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Dancing with Naxi ladies in Yunnan province.

Dancing in Shangri-La

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Many different cultural groups live in Shangri-La, site of James Hilton's novel Shangri-La. One evening they held a dance altogether in the village square.

Destinations: Kunming | Yunnan | China
Topics: Adventure | Festivals | Music | 20th Century History | Art | Traditions | Culture | People | Fashion | Performing Arts
Meili Snow Mountain is regarded as a Holy Mountain by local Tibetans.

Yunnan's Meili Snow Mountain

dave chou - vjpedia [893]

Meili Snow Mountain, Yunnan, China

Destinations: Kunming | China | Yunnan
Topics: Travel | Nature
The newlywed's wedding bed, in the home of the groom.

Water Dai Wedding in Xishuangbana

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,401]

As is the Dai custom, a party has been sent out from the groom's village, consisting of the groom and his family, off to the bride's village, about 30 km to the north, to pick her up. Perhaps this...

Destinations: Kunming | China | Yunnan | Lancang River | Lijiang River | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Culture | Travel | Women & Travel | Traditions | Ecotourism
This little girl was my guide at Leaping Tiger Gorge

Pinch Yourself

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

My trip through China's Yunnan province provided many experiences that had me saying "Pinch yourself! This can't really be happening to you!"

Destinations: Kunming | Yunnan | Lijiang River | China
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Animals | 20th Century History | Traditions | Art | Culture | Food | Economy | People | Religion | Agriculture | Nature

Legs and Labia: The Sculpture of Luo Xu

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,401]

His work has been described as erotic, powerful, surreal and even profane. He is enamored - some might say obsessed - with the female form. But Kunming-based sculptor Luo Xu has no regrets. This...

Destinations: Kunming | China
Topics: People | Art

Anarchy in the PRC

Joseph Gelfer - gelfer [200]

Oi! Oi! Oi! Oi! Lee throttles the microphone stand while the rest of the band generate a sea of white noise and spit at the speakers. There's a seething mass of a mosh pit in front of the stage -...

Destinations: Kunming | China
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