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xaver Says: Another small town, another market.The Zoucheng market is smaller than the Xizhou one and, from the very first impression I had, it seemed also to be less*vegeterian*. At least this is what I thought when as soon as we entered the square where the market took place, we saw...
xaver Says: It seemed to me tha the main activity of this area is the agricolture.This is not definitly a town for people who have the hay fever, infact in any house, courtyard, and even in the samllest street you will find some hay.After seing a lot of hay in the street I asked why...
xaver Says: In Xichou, though the market offers the opportunity to take a lot of pics, do not stop just there, go outside the main streets and wander around the town, you will have the chance to see some local houses, architecture and above all other daily activities different from...
xaver Says: This market is not huge, but it gives you the chance to see some Bai women with their traditional clothes and hats.Fortunatly here, there are not so many people asking you to buy their stuffs, this is one of the things I appreciated more around Yunnan markets.When i came...
local house: I have no idea of what I ate
xaver Says: My guide got hungry, so though I did not want to stop for lunch, he took me to the house of one of his friend.As soon as we entered, the woman showed us the table with the food we were expected to eat, so i wondered if she knew we were arriving or if she just cook everyday...
xaver Says: I asked Jim(the owner of the hotel where I stayed in Dali) if he could find a private driver for me to go visit some towns nearby and also asked him to reccommend towns worth to visit.I got the driver the morning after and he took me around Xichou and Zhoucheng for about 6...
Avieira67 Says: Price per day 10 - 15 CNY. I rent a bike for 10 CNY in the International Youth hostel in Old Dali.
xaver Says: We visited a small textiles factory in Zhoucheng, when I say small I mean it was just a house where everyone was working at washing, colouring, sewing, drying clothes and textiles in general. I took some hanging pockets and some scarves that I will probably never use but...
xaver Says: If you have the chance, try to visit some local houses both in Xichou or in Zhoucheng.Most of them have a courtyard where people take the tools for work, the wood, where they hang clothes and mais.Yes, mais, most of houses I visited have hanging mais in their courtyard, I...
Avieira67 Says: It was a noise like a bomb.
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Price per day 10 - 15 CNY. I rent a bike for 10 CNY in the International Youth hostel in Old Dali.
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This small village, located 24km North from Dali, is easily reached by bike. Here, you can admire the original architecture of Bai people.
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