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It's a woman's world over here
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    • bpacker
  • Updated By bpacker on January 24, 2008
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    • Dancing a frenzy after seeing a cute guy - Lijiang
    Dancing a frenzy after seeing
    a cute guy
    by bpacker
    Just like the Minangkabau culture in Indonesia, the NAXI culture is matriachal. The women work in the fields all day long while the men take it easy. On top of that, the women are free to take on as many lovers as possible since marriage is an unknown instituition. However, all these free lovin' swingin' habits have since been watered down by communist measures.

    Marriage and divorce are now familiar instituitions like anywhere else. Still, some habits die hard and you still see more women entrepreneurs compared to men (just like I observed in Indonesia) over here.

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    It's Beautiful to be Fat and Tanned
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    • bpacker
  • Updated By bpacker on January 30, 2008
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    • Pangjinmei and Pangjinge from S'pore - Lijiang
    Pangjinmei and Pangjinge from
    S'pore
    by bpacker
    The Naxi/Tibetan idea of beauty is different from the rest of the world. While most of us think that having pasty white skin and an emanciapted body are hallmarks of beauty, the Naxi think that we're nuts. A typical Naxi Beauty is as plump as a dumpling and tanned as leather. And so are the men.

    Yes, my husband actually loves this place since a man will not be slapped over here for saying that his wife looks fat in a dress. In fact, it's very flattering to call a young lady pang-jin-mei (fat gold sister). Same goes for the men. Fat Bastard* will not feel out of place over here since he'll be called pang-jin-ge(fat gold brother).

    *Scottish lump of lard seen in "The Spy who Shagged Me".

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    Learn how to drink Chinese Tea!
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    • sunshinee
  • Updated By sunshinee on February 28, 2008
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    • Lijiang Local Customs
    by sunshinee
    There were many tea shops selling Yunnan tea in the old town. So many flavours and you don't know what to choose from! Some of these tea shops would let you taste the flavor before you buy. Like the woman in the picture, she was making tea in a very sophisticated way and which this was a proper way to make Chinese tea. And she also let you know what kind of tea has what kind of effect. We had got a kind which had a very nice floral fragrant and it supposed to help insomnia. Always remember to bargain a good price!!!

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    Respect the local traditions
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    • darthmilmo
  • Updated By darthmilmo on September 14, 2002
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    • Lijiang Local Customs
    by darthmilmo
    Lijiang is home to one of the many non-chinese people in Yunnan province. There are many traditional "naxi" locals dressed in the traditional dress code. They seem to be real shy with the camera though.

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    Naxi hieroglyph
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  • By stmlnyc on February 11, 2004
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    • Old hieroglyph - Lijiang
    Old hieroglyph
    by stmlnyc
    As mentioned, the men of the Naxi nationality take up leisure activity while the women work. In the picture is an old gentleman practicing his hieroglyphic writing.

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    Naxi Women
    srd130
  • By srd130 on February 1, 2004
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    • Naxi women - Lijiang
    Naxi women
    by srd130
    As the Naxi culture is headed by females, they walk around looking proud and strong. You will have the opportunity to see them walking both in the new and old town. This photo shows them in their traditional dress - the clothing of a hard working woman.

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    La siesta del gato / Cats siesta
    elpariente
  • By elpariente on April 18, 2008
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    • Lijiang Local Customs
    by elpariente
    Aunque hay mucho barullo y jaleo en Lijiang , no deja de haber también tranquilidad , como se puede ver en la sieta de este gato

    Although there is much chaos and noise in Lijiang, you also have tranquil places , as you can see in the "siesta" of this cat sieta

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    Naxi Alphabet
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  • By srd130 on February 1, 2004
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    • Learning to write in Naxi - Lijiang
    Learning to write in Naxi
    by srd130
    I was amazed with the Naxi alphabet. It is a pictorial alphabet (the words resemble the thing they are describing). Of course Chinese is pictorial too from an ancient perspective, as obvious in such characters as 'center' and 'person'. But the Naxi is more like drawing little figures.

    Unfortunately, I do not have any photos of it, but you will see it. The streets signs in Lijiang's new town are written in Mandarin, Mandarin in Roman letters, and Naxi.

    And be certain to try and learn some of it, as the Naxi alphabet is an art in itself.

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    Mud bricks for walls
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  • By Willettsworld on May 11, 2009
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    • Lijiang Local Customs
    by Willettsworld
    If you walk around some of the back streets and alleyways you'll probably notice buildings with a more rustic feel like this one where you can clearly see is built from mud bricks.

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    Naxi classical music
    stmlnyc
  • By stmlnyc on February 11, 2004
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    • Folk singer - Lijiang
    Folk singer
    by stmlnyc
    Naxi classical music is famous all across China. We were fortunately enough to see a folk song performance in Ancient Town.

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