Zhaoxing was one of the most interesting villages in Guizhou. They only get about 700 visiters per year but that will be changing quickly with the addition of an airport nearby. It is a killer ride on the roads to get there but definitely worth it. Zhaoxing still has its traditional wooden structures including a [...]
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Zhaoxing (Zhao Xing), Guizhou, China
October 16th, 2006 
Sheila Simkin 
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More Dong Villages and Bia Sha Black Miao, Guizhou Province, China
October 15th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Yin Tan Dong Village was entirely different because of its Drum Towers. The Dong trace their origins back to about the 3rd century BC and speak a Thai language as part of the Sino-Tibetan Thai ethnic-linguistic group. This village was encircled by 100-year old trees and typical Dong houses on stilts. Dong Drum Towers are [...]
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Rong Jiang and Che Jiang Dong Village, Guizhou Province, China
October 14th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Rong Jiang had a very old Banyan Tree (been there…seen that) and a Dong village in Che Jiang. This was one of the most interesting villages because of all the different activities taking place. Groups of people were playing maj jong in the central courtyard (I was invited to join in but didn’t remember how [...]
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Pai Ka Miao and Datang Villages, Guizhou Province, China
October 13th, 2006 Sheila Simkin There were several houses in Pai Ka Miao Village where we watched the local master craftsmen making the Lusheng. This took more work than one would expect – choosing the proper bamboo, cutting, tempering, tuning. The end result – a Lusheng with different tonal qualities. Everywhere we drove or visited, the local people were harvesting [...]
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Flag Stone and Wu Dong Villages, Guizhou Province, China
October 12th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Some of the villages we visited greeted us with potent, homemade rice wine. Looked to me like an excuse for a PARTY! I wouldn’t have minded trying a slug or two but they kept passing these huge jugs from person to person to drink out of. I have a real problem sharing with many strangers, [...]
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Lusheng Festival in Kaili, Guizhou Province, China
October 11th, 2006 Sheila Simkin We spent the entire day watching and participating in the annual Lusheng Festival. …View image…All the local villages came to march in the parade, socialize, meet friends and be entertained. The Miao groups wore local dress for the parade and the Lusheng contest inside Kaili Stadium was held at noon. Group after group of Miao [...]
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“Four Seals Miao” in Xin Yao, China
October 10th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Andy, our guide, took us to visit the “Four Seals Miao” in Xin Yao. There was a lot of activity among the people who were busy harvesting rice and heading their pigs and other livestock towards the Lusheng Festival to sell. This was another very poor village where we met with one family to see [...]
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Long Horn Miao People – The “Hair” Village, China
October 9th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Lunch in Anshun and then a 2-1/2 hour ride toward Liuzhi to visit a subgroup of the Miao Minority, Soga Village of Chang Jiao Miao (Long Horn Miao people). This was an heartbreakingly basic village. Most of the province still lives below the national poverty level even though the government is trying to change this. [...]
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Tunbao Village and Tian Long Old Town, China
October 8th, 2006 Sheila Simkin The trip started (and almost ended) in Shanghai where we overnighted before flying into Guiyang. Our driver blew his exit driving from the aiport and screeched across four lanes of traffic to make it. A truck and another taxi missed us by inches! You should have heard the Chinese swearing and shouting going on including [...]
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Planning A Trip to Guizhou, China
October 7th, 2006 Sheila Simkin The final itinerary consisted of nine actual days in Guizhou Province, with several extra days in Shanghai to celebrate our anniversary. And then, you always have to add the 2-3 days spent actually getting to China and at least two days returning home! The tour itself would focus on two areas: Southeast and West of [...]
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