Dali Dali was an ancient capital in northern Yunnan. The dominant population is the Bai people. Outside of Dali they live in white painted villages with pictures painted on the exterior walls. This was taken from one of the buildings at Chongsheng Temple. It shows one of the nearby villages. Rice and corn are common […]
Lijiang After an hour’s delay at Jinghong airport I arrived in Lijang after midnight with the requirement that I call the hostel if I was to arrive after 1am. I then discovered that my Chinese SIM card had run out of credit. I have no independent capacity of knowing its status & I’d thought it was […]
Kunming I am having great difficulty downloading photographs so I don’t think you are going to see too many. I was tired on Monday and didn’t go out until late afternoon and only for a walk around the block of sorts. There were numerous tiny rooms at the front of buildings holding a couple of […]
Part 2 The tall modern version of a Chinese building at the opposite end of the small street was built in 1988 and looks passed its use by date. (Photo) Buildings seem to be a disposable commodity here. If you need an old style, just build it; don’t worry about keeping one just in case. […]