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jing ping, yunnan
 Yao village women walking through Jing Ping, a small mining town, Yunnan Province

Yao village women walking through Jing Ping, a small mining town, Yunnan Province.

dali, yunnan
The sun above the Three Pagodas in dali, yunnan china
The sun above the Three Pagodas.

ning lang, yunnan
Yi minority women with big black hats in ning lang, yunnan
We loved this little town. Lots of local minorities, mostly Yi.
Here, Susana's checking out the price of live chickens (11 yuan each).
ning lang, yunnan China Yi minority   Near the market, a Yi lady gets her skirt caught.

ning lang, yunnan china yi children in minority costumes
On their way to meet their teacher, these girls play dress up,
wearing local minority clothes.
 Local Yi woman selling at the market.  ning lang, yunnan china Yi minority woman with hat in Market

yong ning, yunnan
yong ning, yunnan china corn alcohol brew A local family brews and sells corn alcohol. They invited us in for tea.

yong ning, yunnan china hotel behind market
A hotel behind the local market.

View from our hotel room. yong ning, yunnan china Hotel view
The pace is slower here than Ning Lang.
Go soon to see it before the Han Chinese tourists invade & destroy it.

Nearby Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Tibetan Buddhist monastery yong ning, yunnan china
                          

tiger leaping gorge, yunnan
Brian Schaller at tiger leaping gorge, yunnan China No leaping tiger, only the gorge.
  We took the whole day to hike on the upper trail of the gorge. Susana Schaller at tiger leaping gorge, yunnan China
Moon over mountians  tiger leaping gorge, yunnan China The views were amazing, especially under the moonlight.

zhong dian, yunnan
Tibetan monastery zhong dian, yunnan China
 Tibetan monastery just outside of town.

Monority women in market in zhong dian, yunnan China
Girls eating at the market.

ming yong glacier, yunnan
Brian and Susana Schaller at ming yong glacier, yunnan China
This hike only took a few hours.


li tang, sichuan
Tibetan granny spinning the holy wheel li tang, sichuan China
Tibetan granny spinning the holy wheel.

Brian and Susana Schaller at li tang, Sichuan China Tibetan Plateau

At 4600m, we were a little sick from the altitude.

Scenery at li tang, yunnan China Tibetan Plateau
The scenery also took our breath away!

along the tibetan plateau
Road from li tang, yunnan China Tibetan Plateau
It took about 3 days to travel by road through the Tibetan Plateau
on the Chinese side. The landscape changed so much
during the ride that we clicked our cameras through most of it.

cheng du, sichuan province
Brian Schaller and Pandas at cheng du, sichuan province breeding center
Feeding time at the Panda Breeding Center.
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