National Holiday Week 2010 - LiJiang/BaiSha

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October 19th 2010

Published: October 23rd 2010

Editorial aside It has been brought to my attention (by Dianne) that I have not been giving proper credit to the photographer in my blog entries. I would like to point out that most of the pictures you see in our blog were taken by Dianne (obviously the ones she is in were not). Some were taken by fellow travellers and some by servers in restaurants or other travellers who just happened to be ne... Read Full Entry

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Dianne and Peter Wilson

WilsonsInChina

The WilsonsInChina blog charts the course of our three year adventure in China between 2008 and 2011. Dianne was a school administrator in Canada and heard about this opportunity just after retiring. Peter was an IT professional whose last contract ended just as Dianne decided that China sounded like an exciting adventure. He taught ESL one year but spent the rest of the time supporting Dianne as she shared her great knowledge and experience with the Chinese and Western teachers at the Maple Leaf International School in Dalian. China. While we are back in Canada now, our adventures are ToBeCon... full info

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The calm after the storm

This is a side street we found in BaiSha after we left Li and the driver. Quite a difference.

Dying Cloth with Indigo

The plant on the right is an indigo plant which is used to make the blue-purple dye found in the bucket on the left.

Cafe Buena Vista

Having lunch at a restaurant on the main street through town could be noisy. Not here. We had a great lunch and good people watching as the whole town seemed to walk by our table

Hard work

Unlike LiJiang, the locals here did not seemed to be posed for our viewing. Many wore traditional costumes in daily life and certainly seemed to be working hard.

Yet another cute kid

This little girl was ready to go off with us. Most kids are happy to talk to us and smile a lot, but stay pretty close to their caregiver. This one was really friendly.

Meeting of the minds

These two were having quite a discussion on Main Street. Not too much traffic to worry about.

Main Street, BaiSha

When the second mini-bus driver showed up, he just stopped on the Main Street. He sat in the restaurant for about 10 minutes before another car came down the street. The driver had to move his car or there wouldn't have been room for two to pass. Pretty casual.

Having a Rest

This older women had just finished carrying a heavy load. She sat down to have a rest.

Corn fields

Lots of corn fields in this area. This shot was taken on our back road trip heading back to LiJiang.

Batik drying room

I think this shot is out of place but it does show a typical batik processing area. They are all over the place. And you can buy the finished product in literally scores of little shops in any town.

Market stalls

BaiSha was quite different from LiJiang and ShuHe. There were only a couple of streets with stalls and ony a few people doing the selling. One fellow tried to interest us in items from about 10 different stalls along this and the cross street.

A Different Kind Of Brick

Everywhere you go in China, people are either making bricks, building with bricks, or tearing down buildings made of bricks. This was a different kind of brick as it was made from mud and straw.

23rd October 2010

Dianne
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When I read the blog and see the pictures, it almost makes me think that I was there.

16th January 2011

Susan
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Helpful entry...
I have really enjoyed reading this entry, we are planning a similar trip, and I've found it helpful and informative, as well as very interesting. Thank you.

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