Yi woman

Manlong Qiaocaijie Festival

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May 13th 2011
Came back again to Manlong village after one month for their Qiaocaijie festival. the local Yi people said it is their new year, but the festive atmosphere compared with the one in Xinzhai...here...seem like a small family day function! the local told us to get ther by 8am, but thing only happened until after 3pm, more than 7 hours wait or...wasted! I could have sleep a little bit more this mornin ... 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