This village is in a part of the famous Longsheng Terraces, the mountains cut in terraces for growing rice. This lady is a Yao woman, a people sharing this area of northern Guangxi with other so called national minorities. They do try to keep their folclore and tradition, and the surge in tourism has helped it allright. Being the most reachable by road (this path is possibly being laid in asphalt as I write) the village is focusing on tourism, and perhaps 2 out of 3 houses will serve as inns this summer. However, tradition (or the law?) requests that all buildings are made in wood, thus giving it all a warm, cosy feeling. I stayed in her new inn, the water running just below my window, the smell of pine wood, and she and her sister were very welcoming.
3 Apr 2006
Staying with the Yao (Longsheng, Guangxi)
This village is in a part of the famous Longsheng Terraces, the mountains cut in terraces for growing rice. This lady is a Yao woman, a people sharing this area of northern Guangxi with other so called national minorities. They do try to keep their folclore and tradition, and the surge in tourism has helped it allright. Being the most reachable by road (this path is possibly being laid in asphalt as I write) the village is focusing on tourism, and perhaps 2 out of 3 houses will serve as inns this summer. However, tradition (or the law?) requests that all buildings are made in wood, thus giving it all a warm, cosy feeling. I stayed in her new inn, the water running just below my window, the smell of pine wood, and she and her sister were very welcoming.
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Wow! What an amazing experience you have lived Zé. I'm delighted with the photos and your testimonies. Definitely I *need* to go to Asia too!
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