2091 Looking east across the river toward Caiyuan Village. |
1710 Arriving in Caiyuan Village after crossing the Qingshuijiang River. |
1712 Looking to the west. |
1917 Store owner. |
0007 Historically important stone tablets. |
1922 Bamboo leaves hanging from the second floor window. |
1934 Relaxing in doorway by the river. |
1717 Historical bridge north of boat landing site. |
1721 Earth shrine at southern end of bridge from preceding image number 1717. |
9838 A view of the bridge looking north to south. |
1732 Looking at the northern section of Caiyuan Village. |
9942 Intercropping in the forest area. |
9840 This is a common frog found in the rice paddies. |
9847 A lizard commonly found in and around the rice paddies. |
9950 Order Hemiptera. ***Explanation*** |
0087 Looking northeast. |
1761 An interview of a Caiyaun Village member. |
1764 Interview of a Caiyuan Village member. |
1715 Collecting a blood sample at the village infirmary. |
1714 Receiving IV antibiotics. |
1876 Village elder. Father of one of the village leaders. |
0063 Tying lose logs into a raft. |
1884 Relaxing near boat landing. |
1800 River boat. |
2022 Looking north. |
9982 Walking north from the boat landing. |
9985 Dump site. |
0004 Long Xian Qian showing a Malvaceae flower. |
9999 Long Xian Qian |
9849 Rubiaceae |
0019 Long Xian Qian discussing a medicinal plant. |
1781 Bauhinia leaf used in medicine and the stems are used to make rope. |
9990 Historical inscribed tablet. |
1830 Historical inscribed tablet. |
0021 Historical stone tablet and stone pole. |
1752 Historical stone tablets at the base of a sacred tree. |
9991 Uncovering old stone tablets. |
1754 Historical ceremonial pole. |
1828 Long Xian Qian explaining the use of local medicinal plants. |
7231 A 300 year old historical stone tablet. |
0012 Northeast Caiyuan Village. |
0013 Northeast Caiyuan Village. |
1743 Informal interview. |
9857 participant-1.jpg |
9891 Kam plant expert. |
9853 Kam interviewee. |
9858 Village tailor. |
0051 Infirmary mid July 2006. |
0045 Village tailor. |
1820 Caiyuan village tailor. |
9906 Carrying a log. |
9908 On the small foot paths the only practical way to transport logs is to carry them. |
1731 This is a recently harvested area. |
0100 Logged hillside. ***Explanation*** |
0061 Moving logs down a small stream to the river. |
1946 Gathering the logs. |
1935 Tying the logs together with vines. |
1943 Once a month from spring to fall logs are gathered to be floated to Jinping, which is 15 km's distant. |
1950 Local residents sitting on the porch of the store looking out at the river and enjoying each other's company. |
1937 Pulling the logs together and tying them with vines. |
0067 Logs gathered and made ready to be floated down river. |
0049 The mouth of the small stream that the logs are floated down after being cut. |
1986 Agroforester ***Explanation*** |
2030 The start of the day's journey down river. |
0070 Watching the men and logs as they floated down river. |
2039 The journey down river. |
9860 Agroforester before floating logs down the river. |
2048 A heavy rain fell for much of this day. |
2052 Passing by with their logs. |
2044 Floating logs down the river to the mill. |
2053 A few more hours are ahead of these men before Jinping will be reached and they can sell their raft of logs. |
0084 The last logs floating to market. |
1712 Looking west from the village. |
1823 Rock and cement banking in preparation of the rising water from the dam. |
1757 A new road will connect the village with the main road to Jinping. ***Explanation*** |
1866 Interview participant. |
2015 An earth mover used in the construction of the dirt road. |
9901 Destruction of land and rice paddies due to road construction. |
9898 Road construction. |
Village elder. |
9912 Southeast of the boat landing. This is the home of the village leader. |
9913 Typical Kam construction. This is the home of the village leader. |
9928 Storage area. |
9933 Storage area under the house. |
9922 Rope made of palm fiber and the wood is from the tea tree. |
9923 Twisted vine. In use for 9 years, twisted vines are very strong, durable and rot resistant. |
9939 Wood mallet used in construction. |
9932 Chicken coop. |
9938 Hand forged cutting tool. |
2015 Earth mover used for the construction of the new road to the village. |
2020 The ending of an era. |
2148 Kam painting of past logging when large numbers of logs where floated down river. |
2099 Kam painting of logging operations from their historical past. |
2111 Kam painting of field work. |
2113 Kam painting of rice planting. |
2125 Kam painting of log rafts being floated to market. |
2127 Kam painting of |
2130 Kam painting of the river that runs in the area. |
2152 Kam painting of logs being rafted to market. |
7186 Looking northeast. This and the following images are from the second visit to Caiyuan Village. |
7191 Dam construction 2km downriver. |
7207 Destruction after recent road construction. |
6056 Hauling logs. |
6058 Handoff of log. |
6059 Balancing his cargo with leverage using a stick as he walks up the hill to deposit this log and repeat the process. |
6055 Another view showing the stick used to balance his heavy cargo. |
7244 Southern bridge. |
6066 Destruction of the only path to the main part of the village. |
6076 Path to the main village after the recent road construction. |
6082 Agroforestry continues as road construction continues. |
7240 Felling a tree. |
7243 Using a rope to pull the tree in the direction needed after being cut. |
Fish pond. |
Large fish pond that will be flooded with the completion of the dam. |
Village view looking north. |
6117 Sacred tree and stone tablets. |
Paddy field and grazing area. |
7258 East side of the dam. |
7259 Looking from the east to construction of the dam. |
2091 This and the next image should be viewed to understand the change. |
7207 after |