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XICHUANGBANNA - Menghun, Jin'zhen & Galamba - DAY 13

We wake up early to catch a bus that will bring us to Menghun, an hour and half away from Jinghong. It is Sunday and this sleepy village comes to life for its market. People from all over the region come over to buy and purchase any kinds of goods and...

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16 avril 2006

The Jinuo - Les Jinuo

Indegenious Moutain folks, the Jinuo are a small community confined mostly to the hills in a few areas around Megla county in Xichuangbanna. They grow tea and practice slash-and-burn agriculture to grow upland dry rice. The Jinuo house is different from...

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15 avril 2006

XICHUANGBANNA - Bapu & Jinuo - DAY 12

We check in our hotel, the first one we find! A good shower, and hop, we decide to start visiting the villages around. Ethnic monorities abound in Xichuangbanna. Aini, Dai, Bulang, Yi and numerous others ethnic groups can be found here. One needs to move...

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14 avril 2006

I LOVE THE BUS - DAY 11 - J'AIME LE BUS

A nice choice of buses... / Un grand choix de bus That was a bus day. It felt so well being in Yuanyang, this small town lost in the middle of nowhere. But it's time to move on, and catch the bus that will bring us to Xichuangbanna, the region at the...

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13 avril 2006

The Yi - Les Yi

Yi nation is one of ancient nations in Yunnan. Their ancestors were related to with Qiang nation, numbering 4 million. They are distributed over Chuxiong, Honghe, Alioshang and areas of Xialangshang. Their laguage is a branch of the family of Tibetan-Myamar...

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12 avril 2006

Shengcun and Qingkou - DAY 10

After a good night rest in Yuanyang, we head to Shengcun, a village 20 kms south. It takes us 20 minutes to get to pronounce the name right ("Tchenssueeea" in Mandarin). The route going across moutains and rice terraces is superb. When we got there, we...

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11 avril 2006

The Miao - Les Miao

The Miao women of the southeast prefer to wear their traditional garnments. The outfit comprises a long-sleeved, open-front jacket over a blouse and an ankle-length, back pleated skirt. The sleeves and lower half of the jacket, plus the top half of the...

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10 avril 2006

The sculpted mountains of Yuanyang - DAY 9 - Les montagnes sculptées de Yuanyang

One of the most beautiful seasonal events in Yunnan is the arrival of the winter fog that blankets the valleys and lower slopes of the Ailao Moutains, between the Red River and the border with Vietnam. The verdant moutains rise several hundreds metres...

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9 avril 2006

Jianshui - DAY　8

Three hours bus ride south of Kunming, Jianshui is home of the Hani and Yi ethnies. It is the most attractive municipality of the Honghe region, in terms of architecture and historical interest. The city's old quarter has many elegant private houses in...

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8 avril 2006

The Sani

The main inhabitants of the Shilin area are the Sani, a branch of the Yi ethnic group. Because of the Stone Forest's tourist draw, the Sani are one of the best known of Yunnan's ethnic minority. Their colourful costumes are easy to recognise. The woman's...

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XICHUANGBANNA - Menghun, Jin'zhen & Galamba - DAY 13

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The Jinuo - Les Jinuo

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XICHUANGBANNA - Bapu & Jinuo - DAY 12

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I LOVE THE BUS - DAY 11 - J'AIME LE BUS

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The Yi - Les Yi

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Shengcun and Qingkou - DAY 10

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The Miao - Les Miao

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The sculpted mountains of Yuanyang - DAY 9 - Les montagnes sculptées de Yuanyang

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Jianshui - DAY 8

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The Sani

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Jianshui - DAY　8