Batik

A Dali style Batik print of a Bai couple. Some of the details, like the grass, are accomplished through a tie-dying technique.

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Journey to the Northwest, Part Two

August 19th 2010
From Lijiang, Mom and I took a four-hour bus to Dali. It was a lovely ride through the hills. Just before arriving in Dali, we got stuck in a totally characteristically Chinese sort of traffic jam. I think we were parked on the not-quite-two-lane road for about half an hour with no movement at all. I'm not sure wha ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

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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