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Chengjiang Lixia

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May 9th 2013
Chengjiang is the other place in Yunnan where the Yi celebrate Lixia, and they did it rather big, but the push the day a few days later from the actual Lixia day, I guess they want to kept some space with the ist May golden week holiday, as trader might made business in other more popular town during the holiday period, also can gather up more trader and vendors in this Lixia festival. win-win...i ... 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