Sha Ping Monday market

Working in the fields of Sha Ping

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March 10th 2010
Today a Dutch friend and I got a bus from Dali to nearby village Sha Ping, to go to the village market. The market ws great - heaving with local Bai women in their traditional clothes. Yunnan - the province I am currently in is nearly twice the size of the UK and is home to a large number of 'minority' Chinese people. The Bai are one of the largest groups and they live in an enviable position ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

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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