Ping-an.
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We watched the spectacle rather than being the spectacle.
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The bambo river rafts.
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We flew out at 6.00am. It was just on dawn. Yangshou.
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Ping-an village.
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The cormorant fisher.
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The terraces covered the entire valley. This rice has been cut and is drying before being hand threshed.
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The rice harvest was in full swing. This guy has his knife in the cane basket.
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Ping-an village has no road access. Walk or be carried. We walked.
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No tourists here at all. Long-ji village.
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No machines whatsoever
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500 year old terraces. Loking across to Long-ji.
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Rice Terraces at Ping-an.
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