The Naxi Orchestra

You may have heard about these guys they’ve travelled the world trying to keep the old Naxi (that’s another minority group) music & instruments alive. Although some of it was lovely, the high pitched, wails of girl imitating the swine herder, all in some minor key, were so painful that Lisa covered her ears. Ouch it was so bad that even her fellow orchestra members looked pained. Very entertaining though. I kept myself occupied by wondering whether any of the old men who looked fast asleep would actually wake up when it was time for them to play.

Dali & Lijang - a pictoral story

March 11th 2006
Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so rather than bore you with another manuscript, and now that I have a computer at my disposal, I’m going put that theory to the test. After Kunming, we went to Dali on the 6th of March, staying there until our departure for Lijang on the 9th March. Both of these places were beautiful scenic alpine villages, close to many of the colourful ethn ... read more

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