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The Three Pagodas in Da Li. Earthquakes have caused one to tilt quite a bit.
CoCo, or guide in Da Li.
A woman washing vegetables for market on a street in Da Li.
Walking through Da Li Old Town.
Our Hotel in Da Li.
Wai-Kam, Ivy (our guide) and Florence at Black Dragon Pond in Lijiang.
Mary and Bil practicing Tai Chi in a court yard in our Da Li hotel.
Scenes from an outdoor performance in Lijiang showing some ethnic minorities in that part of China. There were more than 500 performers, as well as hundreds of horses!
Some performers "back stage" at an outdoor performance in Lijiang.
Picking up some snacks early morning in Lijiang.
Fish doesn't come any fresher than this.
Chefs taking a break before things get busy in Lijiang Old Town.
Some people just don't know how to have fun. (Some do.)Wai-Kam and Pauline kick up their heels in Black Dragon Pond.
Time out for some tea.
Dave and Doug in Lijiang.
Elderly lady in the Stone Village.
The guys in our group took part in a "wedding ceremony" in the Miao Village.
Dave sharing a wedding toast with his new "bride".
One of our "brides" showing clothing.
Yes, this guy is standing on broken glass, bare feet. He stomped on the glass and jumped up and down -- no cuts!!
Fire-eating in the Miao Village.
Five of the "grooms" after our wedding. (What ARE they smiling about?)
Doug dancing with his bride.
Roger tried to corrupt the locals with cigarettes.
Guiyang: the old and the new.
Very cute monkeys we came across on the way to a temple in Guiyang.
Ghostbusters?
Lunch time for someone in the Stone Village.
A Miao girl.
Steve having a snack: barbecued corn.
Entrance to the Dragon Cave.
Wai-Kam offering incense at a temple in Guiyang.
Dried corn hanging outside a residence in the Stone Village.
Homes in the Stone Village -- a 600 year old village which has scarecely changed in all that time.