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(Fields on the drive back to Dali from Lijiang. A four hour drive with amazing views! So green!)
(A man dressed in one of the ethnic minority's costumes.)
(One of the rivulets/canals in the ancient section of Lijiang, in the background is 雪山 [shu'eh-shan] Snow Mountain.)
(A tree-lined street in the ancient part of Lijiang. Throughout the ancient part of Lijiang there are many little streams and rivulets that run along the streets. Usually you can see fish in the water, it was the cleanest water I have seen so far.)
(Hearts for sale in a butcher shop. I don't know of what animal, maybe pig?)
(One of the minorities here in Lijiang is the LAST in the world to still draw pictures for their writing. If you look closely at the sign to the right you can see the little pictures. They are called 东巴 [dong-ba] characters.)
(We took a train from Dali to Lijiang. Lijiang means beautiful river. We stayed in the ancient part of Lijiang. This hanging wooden votives have people's wishes and prayers written on them. When you walk by them or walk under them you are supposed to run your hand along the planks to ring the bells. I made one!)
(View of the mountains at sunrise from outside my hotel room in Dali.)
(The ancient town/street of Dali. Dali is the hippie capital of China. I have no idea why, maybe because it is kind of in the middle of nowhere and the weather is fair. We saw a few hippies. My other American friend was followed by a shady Chinese man that said she was beautiful. So we Americans banded together and protected her! Everything was fine in the end. The street is really nice for an evening walk.)
(When I bargained with the employees at the tie-dye store they always asked this lady if the price was okay. She was kind of like the floor manager. She had denchers. One of the Chinese AFS chaperones exclaimed "Wow! You're teeth are so nice!" She smiled and told us the truth. Apparently having teeth is a big deal for old people, especially those in the countryside.)
(Some of the dyed cloth hanging in the courtyard of the tie-dye shop.)
(A tie-dye store in Dali. For some reason Chinese tour group destinations usually have a catch: they want you to buy something!)
(View towards the 洱海 [ar-hai] lake in Dali. This morning was spent in the town of Dali. I really like Dali!)
(View towards the mountains from the upper levels of the replica house.)
(In one of the courtyards of the replica house they served us 3 different kinds of tea and danced for us. Bitter tea, sweet tea, and memory tea which was cinnamon. In the end just about everyone was dancing on the stage.)
(Next morning we were taken to a REPLICA of an old Chinese residence. Even though it was just an eight year old replica it was still really nice. The views from the upper floors were quite nice. It also doubled as a hotel... Sometimes these stops just felt like advertisements.)
(Part of our dinner that evening was crickets and maggots...or grubs I couldn't tell. And I definitely didn't eat them. The smell was making me gag already. From what I heard they didn't have taste, but the texture is a different story.)
(The rock forest, if I heard correctly used to be a giant lake. Many pointy rocks that you can now walk through. If you take a wrong turn you ccould be lost for at least three days. That's what our tour guide said at least. After looking at this picture it seems plausible.)
(A lady and her child dressed in traditional clothing belonging to a minority that lives in the province of Yunnan, this picture was taken in the 石林 [shur-leen] rock forest.)
(Coming out of a dinning hall that day this lady tried to sell us some little trinkets. As you can see there were many others like her. I do like how they were dressed though. This is what one of the local minorities wears. China has 56 ethnic minorities.)
(Me being silly infront of the entrance to the little gazebo on the cliff.)
(One of the first sights we saw on the second day in Yunnan. The first day was just a traveling day so we didn't see any sights. This park is pretty, except everything is fabricated. the next photo was taken atop that cliff.)
(Fields on the drive back to Dali from Lijiang. A four hour drive with amazing views! So green!)
(A man dressed in one of the ethnic minority's costumes.)
(One of the rivulets/canals in the ancient section of Lijiang, in the background is 雪山 [shu'eh-shan] Snow Mountain.)
(A tree-lined street in the ancient part of Lijiang. Throughout the ancient part of Lijiang there are many little streams and rivulets that run along the streets. Usually you can see fish in the water, it was the cleanest water I have seen so far.)
(Hearts for sale in a butcher shop. I don't know of what animal, maybe pig?)
(One of the minorities here in Lijiang is the LAST in the world to still draw pictures for their writing. If you look closely at the sign to the right you can see the little pictures. They are called 东巴 [dong-ba] characters.)
(We took a train from Dali to Lijiang. Lijiang means beautiful river. We stayed in the ancient part of Lijiang. This hanging wooden votives have people's wishes and prayers written on them. When you walk by them or walk under them you are supposed to run your hand along the planks to ring the bells. I made one!)
(View of the mountains at sunrise from outside my hotel room in Dali.)
(The ancient town/street of Dali. Dali is the hippie capital of China. I have no idea why, maybe because it is kind of in the middle of nowhere and the weather is fair. We saw a few hippies. My other American friend was followed by a shady Chinese man that said she was beautiful. So we Americans banded together and protected her! Everything was fine in the end. The street is really nice for an evening walk.)
(When I bargained with the employees at the tie-dye store they always asked this lady if the price was okay. She was kind of like the floor manager. She had denchers. One of the Chinese AFS chaperones exclaimed "Wow! You're teeth are so nice!" She smiled and told us the truth. Apparently having teeth is a big deal for old people, especially those in the countryside.)
(Some of the dyed cloth hanging in the courtyard of the tie-dye shop.)
(A tie-dye store in Dali. For some reason Chinese tour group destinations usually have a catch: they want you to buy something!)
(View towards the 洱海 [ar-hai] lake in Dali. This morning was spent in the town of Dali. I really like Dali!)
(View towards the mountains from the upper levels of the replica house.)
(In one of the courtyards of the replica house they served us 3 different kinds of tea and danced for us. Bitter tea, sweet tea, and memory tea which was cinnamon. In the end just about everyone was dancing on the stage.)
(Next morning we were taken to a REPLICA of an old Chinese residence. Even though it was just an eight year old replica it was still really nice. The views from the upper floors were quite nice. It also doubled as a hotel... Sometimes these stops just felt like advertisements.)
(Part of our dinner that evening was crickets and maggots...or grubs I couldn't tell. And I definitely didn't eat them. The smell was making me gag already. From what I heard they didn't have taste, but the texture is a different story.)
(The rock forest, if I heard correctly used to be a giant lake. Many pointy rocks that you can now walk through. If you take a wrong turn you ccould be lost for at least three days. That's what our tour guide said at least. After looking at this picture it seems plausible.)
(A lady and her child dressed in traditional clothing belonging to a minority that lives in the province of Yunnan, this picture was taken in the 石林 [shur-leen] rock forest.)
(Coming out of a dinning hall that day this lady tried to sell us some little trinkets. As you can see there were many others like her. I do like how they were dressed though. This is what one of the local minorities wears. China has 56 ethnic minorities.)
(Me being silly infront of the entrance to the little gazebo on the cliff.)
(One of the first sights we saw on the second day in Yunnan. The first day was just a traveling day so we didn't see any sights. This park is pretty, except everything is fabricated. the next photo was taken atop that cliff.)
1 comment:
Arthur, you gotta eat them bugs!! Wow wow how fab everything looks, and them hats, I want one, and the tie dye stuff...hope you bought some trinkets to show us when you get back. Beautiful countryside :)
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