Enjoying their work

As we walked along the road, we came across this very friendly couple who were using a treadle machine to separate the grains of rice from the stalks. This is a step-up from the people who were hitting the rice stalks against the sides of large wicker baskets to separate the grains from the stalks.

National Holiday Week 2010 - Dali II

October 30th 2010
On Saturday, Dianne and Linda went exploring on their own. From Dianne’s keyboard: Linda and I wanted to visit the village of XiZhou, near ErHai (Er Lake). Max told us how to find a “bus stop” on the busy road at the edge of town. So off we went, dodging the traffic - lots of big trucks, climbing over the railing, ending up on the opposite side of the road. We saw some people standing ... read more

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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

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