Yi headdress

Jianchuan, Tongdian and Hexi

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August 2nd 2008
2/8/08 Through Lijiang I get into Jianchuan County 2 days ago, it was a Bai region as you could see costume dressed Bai women everywhere. my plan was Tongdian in Lanping, Nujiang Prefecture. But first I stop at Yangcen for the market, a nice little village with typical Bai houses, and on top of the whitewash finishing, they added the mud-yellowish colour on the wall, together with the green pad ... 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