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Fragment of (Southern) Yunnan

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March 2nd 2015
Well...I did tour a little bit around Banna and Lancang after crossing the border from Laos into Yunnan. Beside the welcoming good weather, there wasn't many surprise in minority scene, it was fading everytime I came visit, the Xiding market sadly has only one Ani woman with costume, and Xiding suppose to be the only market in Menghai area where you can still see many dressed hilltribe...gone!!! L ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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