Portait of a girl

Xizhou

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June 11th 2008
Just outside of Dali, is one of many Bai villages - Xizhou where we drove out to see the local Bai minority tribes trading and buying their daily supplies from the Market and to see the small laneways and preserved architecture in the old village. We had an incredible time here watching the local men & women carry their baskets and barter for their fruit & vegies. ... read more

Asia » China

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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