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	Delicious fruits everywhere! Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on October 25, 2004

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Fruit seller, Kunming,
Yunnan, China

by XenoHumph

Fruits are everywhere in huge colorful stacks. And they are good too, brought in the cities by farmers on their bicycles or cars, fresh from the field. I do not know the name of the fruit on this picture but it was delicious inside! Mangoes, bananas (several types of different colors), anything you want!
Note: do not forget to peal any fruit you eat. First they might not have been washed, or if they have, it might have been with tap water which is not drinkable anywhere in China.

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	Singing and Dancing Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on October 25, 2004

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Dancing in Lijiang, Yunnan,
China

by XenoHumph

Yunnanese appear to love singing and dancing. Each minotity has a rich folklore of songs that they love to share with any visitor. I have seen young women singing beautifuly in the streets of Lijiang for example, just for the fun of it. In Lijiang too at night, big round dances organize themselves spontanously and everybody is welcomed to participate. The women shown here in the picture are from a village close to Lijiang. They were performing for us in a farm/restaurant. They are all from the same family, and are not professional. By day, they are farmers. Everybody, them and us, had an absolut blast that evening!

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	No running water? Washing hair in the street... Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on October 26, 2004

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Hair wash, Kunming,
Yunnan, China

by XenoHumph

I have seen people washing in the street quite often in the cities and town of Yunnan. I suppose it implies that they do not have running water. In cities, a lot of poor people seems to live in what I would call a garage (just one room with a metal door on the street) which serves as shop, living, dining and bed room.

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	Dragons everywhere Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on February 3, 2005

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Dragon playing with a red
ball, Yuanjiang, Yunnan

by XenoHumph

Dragons are a recurrent theme in Chinese art, and Yunnan is no exception! They are decorating town squares (like this one in Yuanjiang), gates, temples and parks. They can be many centuries old or recently carved and painted.
Dragons do not have the scarry and mean reputation they are given in Western tales. On the contrary, in China, they are peaceful and beloved beasts, associated with many festive events (like the Chinese New Year).

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	Chinese tombs Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on October 26, 2004

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Tombs, Beiya, Yunnan, China

by XenoHumph

This picture shows typical Chinese tombs. I have not seen cemeteries like we have in the Western world (maybe there are some in cities?), but the tombs seem to be put randomly and in a spotted manner in the countryside. The location is probably dictated by Feng Shui rules. I have seen very often hill sides with a dozen tombs in the middle of crop fields. The ones in the picture were at a gold mine.

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	Obsessive Karaoke Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on February 3, 2005

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Singing with locals near
Lijiang, Yunnan

by XenoHumph

You are going to China? I hope you like karaoke!!! The Chinese just love it! There are many karaoke bars in cities and towns, and each hotel has its own (karaoke by the way is singing popular tunes on accompanying music with the help of the text running on a screen in front of you). Young to middle aged people of all background flock these bars and sings to their heart's desire till late in the night. The result in the cheapest hotels is that you might not sleep very well because of all that (pretty bad) singing background...
So when asked if they wanted to sing too during this Naxi traditional singing and dancing event in a Lijiang farm, our Chinese colleagues had absolutely no problem jumping in and obliging, thanks to their heavy karaoke training (picture)...!

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	Men playing cards Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on October 26, 2004

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Playing cards, Stone
Forest, Yunnan, China

by XenoHumph

A common scene in Yunnan is men playing cards, especially the evening in front of their shop or appartment complex. The picture shows men in the Stone Forest playing cards in the middle of the day. The women were busy making embroided cloths for the tourists.

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	Playing pool! Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on October 25, 2004

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Playing Pool in Yunnan, China

by XenoHumph

Men playing pool in their front yards (i.e. the dusty street!) is a very common sight in Yunnan, both in cities and smaller towns. Most pool tables are really old and beat-up, and the yunnanese show real creative skills to balance the table flat on muddy, irregular and slopy grounds! I have seen pool tables in some workers restaurant/cafeteria too, such as in Beiya mine.

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	Lower Your Glass When Toasting Tip Rating:

Updated By crewrower on February 13, 2006

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lower, don't raise, your cup
during a toast

by crewrower

In Chinese culture, when toasting beer or wine glasses together, it is polite to make sure that your glass is lower than the person's who you are toasting. I suppose this to show modesty. I have to say that I have not always noticed this way of toasting taking place in Beijing or Shanghai, and it probably does not occur among good friends.

However, in Yunnan, I did notice this when drinking with my hosts. My British friend, unaware of this toasting practice, was nearly missing the glass of the host when they toasted (the Brit raised and the Chinese lowered, their cups only making contact by about 2cm!). After pointing out this out to my friend, we all adjusted, to the point that toasts were so low the bottoms of our glasses were almost hitting the table!

This is a nice thing to remember when you are having dinner with Chinese hosts. It definitely applies in Yunnan!

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	Chinese hats in China! Tip Rating:

Updated By XenoHumph on October 25, 2004

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Chinese hats, Stone Forest,
Yunnan, China

by XenoHumph

The famous Chinese hat, a style so ubiquitous of South-East Asia, is also seen in Yunnan, mainly worn by peasants working in the fields. The picture is was taken in the Stone Forest, and these women were making and selling souvenirs to tourists.

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