I spent two weeks in Yunnan Province, the first week in Kunming
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Shilin - The Stone Forest - basalt formations located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, east of Kunming
These formations, caused by the dissolution of limestone, are believed to be over 270 million years old.
Shilin - The Stone Forest
Sani people singing, dancing, and playing instruments, in the Shilin
Shilin - The Stone Forest
Elephant Rock in the Shilin
A pavilion in the Shilin
Henri Bayle, a Frenchman from Reunion Island, and Zhang Yihua, from Panzhihua in southern Sichuan, a student at Beijing Agricultural University.
Shilin - The Stone Forest
Shilin - The Stone Forest
Zhang Yihua, a student at Beijing Agricultural University. His hometown is Panzhihua in southern Sichuan.
Shilin - The Stone Forest
Shilin - The Stone Forest
The famous Ashima Rock, Shilin
A Black Dragon at Heilongtan - Black Dragon Pool, Kunming
Feeding the fish at Black Dragon Pool, Kunming
Two women at a farmhouse near Black Dragon Pool, Kunming
Boy at a farmhouse near Black Dragon Pool, Kunming
Hen and chicks
Mule and red chili peppers
Old tombs in a cemetary behind a farmhouse near Black Dragon Pool, Kunming
A turtle with flags reflected on the water
Boluo fan - pineapple stuffed with colored rice and chunks of pinapple - sweet and delicious!
Yuantong Temple - a Zen Buddhist Temple, Kunming
A worshipper at Yuantong Temple, Kunming
The view from Xishan - West Mountain - Kunming
A pavilion on West Mountain, Kunming
A tree house in Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
A pretty young girl and and a handsome old man, Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Music performance at Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
A song and dance performance at Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Inner Mongolian yurt Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Goats in the Yunnan Ethnic Village, Kunming
Cuihui Lake Park, Kunming
Cuihui Lake Park, Kunming
Daguan Lou in Daguan Park, Kunming
Ancient bronze coffin in the Yunnan Provincial Museum
Bronze drums of the ancient Dian Kingdom that inhabited Yunnan, 4th century BC - 109 BC, in the Yunnan Provincial Museum
A bronze cowry shell vessel, (cowry shells were once used as currency in China), made by the Dian people
Ethnic minority costumes in the Yunnan Provincial Museum
Cat roof tiles, (demonic, demented, or happy?), in the Yunnan Provincial Museum
Dongba, a pictographic script, of the Naxi ethnic group, in the Yunnan Provincial Museum
Dǎilèyǔ,Tai Lü, or Xishuangbanna Dai: the language and script of the Dai ethnic group, in the Yunnan Provincial Museum
A yueqin, a musical instrument of the Yi ethnic group, and some other instruments, in the Yunnan Provincial Museum
Niúhǔ tóng àn – a bronze zǔ (俎), a table or altar, depicting a tiger attacking bull, where meat dishes made from the sacrificed bull were placed as a sacrificial offering to the gods. The tiger holds a high position in ancient Dian mythology.
Jin Dian, Golden Temple, on Mifeng Mountain: a small temple made entirely of bronze, built in the Ming Dynasty, 1602, during Emperor Wanli's rule, Kunming