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2005.06 China (Yunnan)

9 days driving around in Yunnan
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Local transport - but we didn't use this
Local transport - but we didn't use this		 Didn't try this either!
Didn't try this either!		 More like our style (arranged by an agent at KunMing airport - he rang around to find the vehicle we wanted.
More like our style (arranged by an agent at KunMing airport - he rang around to find the vehicle we wanted.		 Owner didn't leave us enough petrol to get out of the carpark - a false economy, I think. (picture by Lilac)
Owner didn't leave us enough petrol to get out of the carpark - a false economy, I think. (picture by Lilac)		 Fields and stone forest (ShiLin)
Fields and stone forest (ShiLin)
Stone forest
Stone forest		 Stone Forest - Lilac setting up a shot
Stone Forest - Lilac setting up a shot		 Stone forest
Stone forest		 Stone forest
Stone forest		 Stone forest
Stone forest
Uncomplimentary underwear. I guess it says something about the hotel's target market!
Uncomplimentary underwear. I guess it says something about the hotel's target market!		 Scenic farmland
Scenic farmland		 Stone forest
Stone forest		 Fields and stone forest
Fields and stone forest		 Fields and stone forest
Fields and stone forest
GuiShan market day - shoe repair
GuiShan market day - shoe repair		 GuiShan market day - grinding spices
GuiShan market day - grinding spices		 GuiShan market day - ready to smoke.
GuiShan market day - ready to smoke.		 GuiShan market day - water pipe technique. Each twist of tobacco was indivudally stuffed into the pipe and then lit.
GuiShan market day - water pipe technique. Each twist of tobacco was indivudally stuffed into the pipe and then lit.		 GuiShan market day - Sani women
GuiShan market day - Sani women
DaDieShui waterfall - from the top, in the rain
DaDieShui waterfall - from the top, in the rain		 DaDieShui waterfall - from the top, in the rain.
DaDieShui waterfall - from the top, in the rain.		 12300 20050626 067 - at DaDieShui waterfall.jpg
12300 20050626 067 - at DaDieShui waterfall.jpg		 DaDieShui waterfall
DaDieShui waterfall		 Goats and vertical meadow. If I were up there, I wouldn't be so relaxed!
Goats and vertical meadow. If I were up there, I wouldn't be so relaxed!
This man was carrying heavy load of something presumably valuable. It's a long way from the bottom of the hill.
This man was carrying heavy load of something presumably valuable. It's a long way from the bottom of the hill.		 LanCangJiang to FuGong - more heavy loads
LanCangJiang to FuGong - more heavy loads		 Local tobacco fields and clouds
Local tobacco fields and clouds		 Yunnan countryside
Yunnan countryside		 Dali - Bai style garden
Dali - Bai style garden
Dali - Fruit seller
Dali - Fruit seller		 LanCangJiang to FuGong
LanCangJiang to FuGong		 LanCangJiang to FuGong - lunch stop
LanCangJiang to FuGong - lunch stop		 Typical lunch stop - but a great name. (Country Bumpkin's Restaurant accordign to the sign)
Typical lunch stop - but a great name. ("Country Bumpkin's Restaurant" accordign to the sign)		 LanCangJiang to FuGong 1
LanCangJiang to FuGong 1
LanCangJiang to FuGong 2
LanCangJiang to FuGong 2		 LanCangJiang to FuGong 3
LanCangJiang to FuGong 3		 LanCangJiang to FuGong 4
LanCangJiang to FuGong 4		 LanCangJiang to FuGong 5
LanCangJiang to FuGong 5		 NuJiang Valley
NuJiang Valley
NuJiang Valley (NuJiang = Angry River)
NuJiang Valley ("NuJiang" = "Angry River")		 NuJiang Valley
NuJiang Valley		 NuJiang Valley. I rather liked the hut, the stone, the cliff, and the water.
NuJiang Valley. I rather liked the hut, the stone, the cliff, and the water.		 NuJiang Valley - Fishing in the standing waves 1
NuJiang Valley - Fishing in the standing waves 1		 NuJiang Valley - Fishing in the standing waves 2
NuJiang Valley - Fishing in the standing waves 2
NuJiang Valley
NuJiang Valley		 NuJiang Valley - waterfall and sun. A nice stop in a long day of driving (LanCangJiang to FuGong).
NuJiang Valley - waterfall and sun. A nice stop in a long day of driving (LanCangJiang to FuGong).		 NuJiang Valley - There's only one road in, and it needs repair. This was a frequent sort of obstacle. Glad of the 4WD!
NuJiang Valley - There's only one road in, and it needs repair. This was a frequent sort of obstacle. Glad of the 4WD!		 NuJiang Valley - The posts mean This bit of road hasn't slipped into the river *yet* but we think it might go soon!
NuJiang Valley - The posts mean "This bit of road hasn't slipped into the river *yet* but we think it might go soon!"		 NuJiang Valley - Road needs repair. Some slips happened while we were upriver; repaired before we returned though.
NuJiang Valley - Road needs repair. Some slips happened while we were upriver; repaired before we returned though.
15200 20050629 328 NuJiang Valley - Road needs work. This bit obviously *had* slipped in.
15200 20050629 328 NuJiang Valley - Road needs work. This bit obviously *had* slipped in.		 NuJiang Valley - wooden houses in village
NuJiang Valley - wooden houses in village		 NuJiang Valley - small mine. Plenty of illegal mines outside tourist areas, we were told.
NuJiang Valley - small mine. Plenty of illegal mines outside tourist areas, we were told.		 NuJiang Valley - from the hills to the market. Minority ethnic group, literally down from the hills.
NuJiang Valley - from the hills to the market. Minority ethnic group, literally "down from the hills".		 NuJiang Valley - from the hills to the market
NuJiang Valley - from the hills to the market
NuJiang Valley - this old man really wanted his photo taken
NuJiang Valley - this old man really wanted his photo taken		 NuJiang Valley - so we did ...
NuJiang Valley - so we did ...		 NuJiang Valley - easy way to cross.
NuJiang Valley - easy way to cross.		 NuJiang Valley - suspension footbridge. A bit scary when you step out onto these.
NuJiang Valley - suspension footbridge. A bit scary when you step out onto these.		 NuJiang Valley - Suspension footbridges are a nice part of the scenery.
NuJiang Valley - Suspension footbridges are a nice part of the scenery.
NuJiang Valley - Suspension footbridge. Also useful for 2-wheeled vehicles?
NuJiang Valley - Suspension footbridge. Also useful for 2-wheeled vehicles?		 NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable
NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable		 NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable.
NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable.		 NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable. He offered to take me across, and I regret that I refused.
NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable. He offered to take me across, and I regret that I refused.		 NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable. Apparently they take cows across this way as well ...
NuJiang Valley - across the river by cable. Apparently they take cows across this way as well ...
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Huh ??!?
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Huh ??!?		 NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Nobody seemd too concerned ...
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Nobody seemd too concerned ...		 NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Seems to be deliberate after all!
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Seems to be deliberate after all!		 NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Turns out to be a display of skill.
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Turns out to be a display of skill.		 NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Nearly loaded.
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. Nearly loaded.
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. All done, ready to go. Took about 5 minutes.
NuJiang Valley. Front end loader. All done, ready to go. Took about 5 minutes.		 NuJiang Valley. Holey mountain
NuJiang Valley. "Holey mountain"		 NuJiang Valley - Scrounging
NuJiang Valley - Scrounging		 NuJiang Valley
NuJiang Valley		 NuJiang Valley. Beware of floods!
NuJiang Valley. Beware of floods!
NuJiang Valley - Tributary and mini hydro scheme.
NuJiang Valley - Tributary and mini hydro scheme.		 NuJiang Valley. Stones in fields by the river. It was too hard to get down there from the road.
NuJiang Valley. Stones in fields by the river. It was too hard to get down there from the road.		 NuJiang Valley. Stones and field. Some of those stones are as big as the huts!
NuJiang Valley. Stones and field. Some of those stones are as big as the huts!		 NuJiang Valley - appraoching FuGong
NuJiang Valley - appraoching FuGong		 LuiKu - great setting but boring town.
LuiKu - great setting but boring town.
LuiKu river wall. We saw the street cleaner painstakingly picking up rubbish in his tongs and throwing each bit into the river.
LuiKu river wall. We saw the street cleaner painstakingly picking up rubbish in his tongs and throwing each bit into the river.		 Smoky work in a green setting
Smoky work in a green setting		 Smoky factory in a green setting. I suppose all progress is good if you see it from a local viewpoint.
Smoky factory in a green setting. I suppose all progress is good if you see it from a local viewpoint.		 Back near LanCangJiang. This was mostly fields 3 days earlier when we went upriver.
Back near LanCangJiang. This was mostly fields 3 days earlier when we went upriver.		 Also just flooded. Don't know if it was deliberate or expected?
Also just flooded. Don't know if it was deliberate or expected?
XiZhou - Bai architecture - sitting under the archway
XiZhou - Bai architecture - sitting under the archway		 XiZhou - Bai architecture - big house
XiZhou - Bai architecture - big house		 XiZhou - Bai architecture - big house
XiZhou - Bai architecture - big house		 XiZhou - Bai architecture - rooftops
XiZhou - Bai architecture - rooftops		 Dali - 3 pagodas. This one is supposed to be the oldest standing manmade structure in this part of China.
Dali - 3 pagodas. This one is supposed to be the oldest standing manmade structure in this part of China.
Dali - 3 pagodas
Dali - 3 pagodas		 Dali - 3 pagodas. Apparently the pagodas reflected in the pool are a mandatory shot for tourists to Dali.
Dali - 3 pagodas. Apparently the pagodas reflected in the pool are a mandatory shot for tourists to Dali.		 Dali - 3 pagodas. Couldn't resist the clouds!
Dali - 3 pagodas. Couldn't resist the clouds!		 Outside Dali South Gate at breakfast time. I wasn't quick enough to snap the guy who was drinking from the teapot spout.
Outside Dali South Gate at breakfast time. I wasn't quick enough to snap the guy who was drinking from the teapot spout.		 Locals fishing on ErHai Lake
Locals fishing on ErHai Lake
Locals fishing on ErHai Lake
Locals fishing on ErHai Lake		 Locals collecting water plants on ErHai Lake
Locals collecting water plants on ErHai Lake		 ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple		 ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple		 ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple - items for sale
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple - items for sale
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple. Seems a bit crowded in there. And there's a dragon flying through the rock in the ceiling.
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple. Seems a bit crowded in there. And there's a dragon flying through the rock in the ceiling.		 ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple		 ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple. Where does the ladder go?
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple. Where does the ladder go?		 ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple
ShiBaoShan - BaoXiang Temple		 ShiBaoShan - Stone Bell temple group in the rain.
ShiBaoShan - Stone Bell temple group in the rain.
man in village
man in village		 Houses near ShiBaoShan
Houses near ShiBaoShan		 Threshing, Yunnan style
Threshing, Yunnan style		 Friday night in LiJiang
Friday night in LiJiang		 LiJiang - Cooking breakfast - a sweet baba. Yum yum!
LiJiang - Cooking breakfast - a sweet baba. Yum yum!
on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. 4506m altitude. Oxygen bottles are available only before you catch the cable car up.
on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. 4506m altitude. Oxygen bottles are available only before you catch the cable car up.		 on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. This girl got through 2 oxygen bottles in short order.
on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. This girl got through 2 oxygen bottles in short order.		 on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - unsafe walkway. I guess they didn't allow for the weight of the snow in winter ...
on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - unsafe walkway. I guess they didn't allow for the weight of the snow in winter ...		 on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Outside the marked safe area. There's a bit of a hill over there somewhere ...
on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Outside the marked safe area. "There's a bit of a hill over there somewhere ..."		 Clouds near Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Clouds near Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Baisha doorway
Baisha doorway		 Baisha laneway
Baisha laneway		 Baisha - mini water pipe!
Baisha - mini water pipe!		 LiJiang - old city. Multi-purpose canals (scenery, rubbish, washing veggies ...)
LiJiang - old city. Multi-purpose canals (scenery, rubbish, washing veggies ...)		 LiJiang - old city. Rubbish collection part 1.
LiJiang - old city. Rubbish collection part 1.
LiJiang - old city. Rubbish collection part 2. Seems the worker sorts it into baskets in the truck.
LiJiang - old city. Rubbish collection part 2. Seems the worker sorts it into baskets in the truck.		 LiJiang - old city. Coal delivery
LiJiang - old city. Coal delivery		 LiJiang - old city.
LiJiang - old city.		 LiJiang - old city.
LiJiang - old city.		 LiJiang - old city. Beggar and tourists. He seemed quite happy!
LiJiang - old city. Beggar and tourists. He seemed quite happy!
LiJiang - old city.
LiJiang - old city.		 LiJiang - old city.
LiJiang - old city.		 LiJiang - Sunset at Black Dragon Pool Park
LiJiang - Sunset at Black Dragon Pool Park
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