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This is a theme park kind of place where they've built sample villages to display the lifestyle of some of the 26 officially-recognized minority peoples who live in Yunnan Province (overall, China has 56 recognized minority peoples). The minority peoples have helped make Yunnan Province a major tourist destination for other Chinese.
People actually live in this place, so as you go through you can see what they do, how they dress, how they treat their pets, and so on. I felt embarrassed and uncomfortable on a few occasions, like I was traipsing through people's yards. "Oh, hi Mr. and Mrs... Jones, is it? Don't mind me. Hey, that barbecue smells delicious! Um, your kid needs to have his nose wiped." Etc. There are also shows where you can see native dancing, singing, yada yada. The whole thing is just this little taste that really makes me want to get out and see the REAL minority villages! We didn't get there until about 5:00 pm, so I didn't get photos of a lot of places due to the whole nighttime thing. It's hard to take pictures by moonlight. But this should be enough to give you some ooh's and aah's! |