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Yunnan - China.
Yunnan has always been very different from the rest of China, positioned in the south-western corner of the country, and shielded from the rest of the nation by high mountains. Yunnan means literally, south of the clouds, situated, as it is, beneath the mountains to its north. It shares borders with Tibet, Burma, Laos and Vietnam. Within its borders this province has 28 recognized ethnic groups, the greatest number in any province in China and is as different culturally, as it is possible to be, with the rest of Han China. The ethnic groups include the Dai and Bai, Wa, Lahu, Hani, Jingpo, Nu, Naxi and Lisu. All of these groups have their own language, food, religions and in the case of women distinctive costumes. The weather is generally mild throughout the year, although northern Yunnan has cold winters and heavy snow the closer one gets to the Tibetan border, to the south as one approaches the borders with Laos and Burma it is always warm, with a torrential wet season in summer.
Naxi man at Baisha village, near Lijiang, Yunnan, China.
The Twin Dragon Bridge, near Jianshui, Yunnan, China.
Mah Jong game in Baisha village, near Lijiang, Yunnan, China.
Yi tribeswoman at the livestock market at Yuanyang, Yunnan, China.
Naxi women dancing in Lijiang, Yunnan, China.
Hani tribeswoman at the remote hillside town of Yuanyang in Yunnan, South West China.
Traditional Chinese hat at the village of Tuanshan, Yunnan, China.
Hani man and women at a market near Yuanyang, Yunnan, China.
Hani tribeswoman in the remote hillside town of Yuanyang, Yunnan, South west China.
The village of Qingkou, near Yuanyang, Yunnan, China.
Hani tribeswoman at the livestock market at Yuanyang, Yunnan, China.
Breakfast time at the village of Tuanshan, Yunnan, China.
Hani man and woman at a market near Yuanyang, Yunnan, China.
Hani men and women at a market near Yuanyang, Yunnan, China.
Hani women at a market near Yuanyang, Yunnan, China.
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