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colorful countryside markets |
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Yuanyang Market Falls every 4 days in several downtown streets of Xinjie, Yuanyang, mostly Hani and Yi people, occasionally some Dai. |
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Shengchun Market Falls every 4 days in the Main street of Shenchun Town, mostly Hani and Yi ethnic people, crowded and noisy. |
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Niujiaozhai Market Falls every 4 days in the central square of Niujiaozhai Town, mostly Hani and Yi, but Hani here is differently dressed. |
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Laomeng Sunday Market Weekly gathering of different ethnic groups as Miao, Yao, Yi, Hani and some Dai in Laomeng, colorful and crowded. |
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Jinping Market Falls every 6 days in downtown streets of Jinping County, mostly Red-top Yao, some Hani and Yi of different branches. |
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Nafa Market Falls every 6 days on China-Vietnam border, mostly Indigo Yao, some Akha, a branch of Hani, some Red-top Yao and Dai. |
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Laojizhai Market Falls every 6 days in the main street of Laojizhai Town, mostly Yi people, dressed differently from Yi of other markets. |
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Luchun Market Falls every 6 days in central market of Luchun County, most Hani people, dressed differently from Hani of other places |
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In the countryside of Yuanyang or neighboring regions, the most lively side of rural life is presented on market day. Market provide minority people not only a place to sell native produces and purchase daily commodities, but also an occasion for them to undertake simple sociality, they exchange information with each other, to greet old friends or make new friends. Kids can find a lot of fun and get some inviting snacks, men can enjoy short relaxation from repeated daily labor, and tribal women in colorful costumes bustling around in the market are playing the most active and photogenic roles in your viewfinder. |