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UPDATED: 13:33, October 05, 2005 |
| Life in Yunnan's ancient village |
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A local woman dries chilies in Hujie (Tiger Street) Village in Baohua County, the Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Nanjian, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 1, 2005. Located at Mount Wuliang, the village had been a key pass on the ancient Tea-Horse Trail. Well-preserved roads and 100-year-old dwelling houses are telling witnesses of the village's past prosperity. Villagers now mainly do farming and lead a tranquil life. Tea-Horse Trail (Chamagudao), the ancient trade route connecting Tibet, provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, had been the important path along which tea, horse and traditional Chinese medicine were transported and traded.
Local villagers drive pigs on a flagging in Hujie (Tiger Street) Village in Baohua County, the Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Nanjian, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 1, 2005. Located at Mount Wuliang, the village had been a key pass on the ancient Tea-Horse Trail. Well-preserved roads and 100-year-old dwelling houses are telling witnesses of the village's past prosperity. Villagers now mainly do farming and lead a tranquil life. Tea-Horse Trail (Chamagudao), the ancient trade route connecting Tibet, provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, had been the important path along which tea, horse and traditional Chinese medicine were transported and traded.
A local girl reads a book by a woodcarving door in Hujie (Tiger Street) Village in Baohua County, the Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Nanjian, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 1, 2005. Located at Mount Wuliang, the village had been a key pass on the ancient Tea-Horse Trail. Well-preserved roads and 100-year-old dwelling houses are telling witnesses of the village's past prosperity. Villagers now mainly do farming and lead a tranquil life. Tea-Horse Trail (Chamagudao), the ancient trade route connecting Tibet, provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, had been the important path along which tea, horse and traditional Chinese medicine were transported and traded.
A local girl looks out from ancient doors in Hujie (Tiger Street) Village in Baohua County, the Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Nanjian, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 1, 2005. Located at Mount Wuliang, the village had been a key pass on the ancient Tea-Horse Trail. Well-preserved roads and 100-year-old dwelling houses are telling witnesses of the village's past prosperity. Villagers now mainly do farming and lead a tranquil life. Tea-Horse Trail (Chamagudao), the ancient trade route connecting Tibet, provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, had been the important path along which tea, horse and traditional Chinese medicine were transported and traded.
A local man carries some vegetables on his back in Hujie (Tiger Street) Village in Baohua County, the Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Nanjian, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 1, 2005. Located at Mount Wuliang, the village had been a key pass on the ancient Tea-Horse Trail. Well-preserved roads and 100-year-old dwelling houses are telling witnesses of the village's past prosperity. Villagers now mainly do farming and lead a tranquil life. Tea-Horse Trail (Chamagudao), the ancient trade route connecting Tibet, provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, had been the important path along which tea, horse and traditional Chinese medicine were transported and traded.
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