Saturday, March 12, 2011

Xishuang Banna, in the south of Yunnan province, borders Laos and Burma



Long cable ride up the rain forest




Long walk down the rain forest



Butterfly dome



Butterflies in dome







A typical native house


House on stilts due to possible flooding, living quarters on second level. No nails used to build house, so able to sustain earthquakes; stilts are square, not round so that snakes cannot slither up to the upper level



Native now has car


Kitchen area of living quarters - note porous floor boards



Owner of house talks about their customs



Water splashing festival - supposed to be good luck to be splashed on; a lot of fun




Tourists are invited to participate.

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