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Happy Autumn! |
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Yao Women of Dazhai Village |
Guangxi Province is a 2 hour flight southwest of Shanghai. In late September we take advantage of the three day
Zhong Qiu Jie, or Mid-Autumn Festival, and travel to two magnificent areas:
Longsheng Rice Terraces, and
Yangshuo
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Harvest time |
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Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces |
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The rice is almost ready
for harvest |
We first head to the spectacular vistas of
Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. The rice is just about ready to harvest. We stay in a simple inn,
Wisdom Inn, run by a Shanghainese woman. The town of Dazhai is tiny. Very refreshing to be away from the crowds!
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Called Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces
because in some seasons they look like the twisty scales of dragon's back. |
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We trek from village to village in the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terrace |
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Dazhai, laid back Yao Minority Village where we stay |
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In the rice fields with new Chinese friends
We then travel 3 hours south in a taxi to spend two more nights at our next destination: Yangshuo. The karst mountain peaks are just stunning. Mystical and magical, we are in awe of God's creation. We take a bamboo raft down to Yangshuo. |
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Two hour float down Li River |
Jeanie, these photos are so full of life and color. Stunning!
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