In part one of this story I recounted how I had already visited the Kang family in Tsu Nan Guo, which is Maca, originally from South America is grown widely throughout the Yunnan highlands a small village tucked away behind Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, about an hour's drive out from Lijiang city. It [...]
The Yi minority numbers just over 8 million people who live widely through south and south west China, Laos and northern Vietnam. The Yi of Yunnan province and the areas around Lijiang live high in the mountains in isolated villages, often above 3000m. Mrs Kang Once referred to as the Lolo they originally [...]
Traditional "Moon and Stars" costume Ancient Nakhi pictographic script The Nakhi people (pron. Na'hee) are one of the 56 officially recognised groups of minority peoples in China. The Han Chinese pronounce their name Na'xi as in 'nashi' since there is no sound in mandarin to deal with the 'kh'. Today [...]
