Naxi Woman at Work in Lijiang

In Naxi culture, the women do almost all of the farming and household work, yet do not reap the benefits of a matriarchal system like that of the Mosuo people to the north. For sale in Lijiang old town are the patches worn by Naxi women. These patches represent the moon and stars and act as a symbol for the women's hard work - as Naxi women wake up with the moon and stars, and return from the fields with the moon and stars.

First Half of Summer Travels (Yunnan Province)

July 30th 2008
Panzhihua Panzhihua in southern Sichuan was described to us as an armpit of a city, a necessary but very unpleasant stopping point on one's way from Chengdu to Lijiang in Yunnan province. After arriving in Panzhihua - post-overnight sleeper train - we decided to give the city a shot. This was in part due to the fact that we dawdled a bit after breakfast (who, us?) and missed all of the d ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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