Naxi woman

a day in Lijiang, china

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April 7th 2005
hi again, all as promised, now i have more access to internet, and you will hear from me more often. i can't say the same about you - didn't get much mails lately... i am in lijiang, a very touristic old town. the town was ruined in an earthquake a while ago, and rebuilt from scratch in an old fashioned way. another thing about this place is the naxi people, one of china's many minorities. ... 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