Finally reached Dali in the early morning after a night's journey on the train.
We had breakfast at Cangshan Hotel. Food was tasteless but everyone had their fill. That was sort of our last enjoyable meal before we set off for the village.

Mountains. I have never seen so many mountains in my life. Loved the scenery.
We reached the village after a few hour's ride on the bus. Some villagers were already at the entrance of the village awaiting our arrival. From there, we made our way to the primary school wondering what lies in the days ahead, seeing all the cow dung on the track, chickens and dogs outside the house and rubbish in the drains.

Toilets. That must be everyone's concern. There were no doors, no partitions, nothing. Just a hole to let your stuff drop down. There were even suggestions to use ponchos or even build partitions ourselves. In the end, nothing was done and everyone soon got used to having their buddies side by side with them.
Meetings, cleaning up and unpacking...