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South China

A journey in South China, the provinces Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan, up to the Tibetan region. This part of China is dominated by rice-growing and minorities.

Rice terraces around Ping'an

Rice terraces around Ping'an

Rice terraces near Zhaoxing

Rice terraces near Zhaoxing

Harvesting rice in Guizhou

Harvesting rice in Guizhou

Automated rice harvesting in Guizhou

Manual rice harvesting near Dali

Harvesting rice in Guizhou

One of the last stages of rice harvesting

Cotton

Typical drying rack shelves in the Tibetan region

Tea plantations near Chengyang

Drying corn-cobs in Guizhou

Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan

Karst mountains near Yangshuo

Stone forrest Kunming

Stone forrest Kunming

Cormorant fishing Yangshuo

Cormorant fishing Yangshuo

Cormorant fishing near Dali

Cormorant fishing near Dali

Cormorant fishing near Dali

Dong minority in Zhaoxing

Miao minority in Guizhou

Miao minority in Guizhou

Miao minority in Guizhou

Bai minority in Shaping

Bai minority in Shaping

Bai minority in Shaping

Yi minority

Schoolgirl in Guizhou

Gejia minority in Guizhou

Gejia minority in Guizhou

Yufeng monastery in Lijiang

Praying monks in Dali

Praying monks in Dali

Zhiyun temple in Lijiang

Zhiyun temple in Lijiang

Zhiyun temple in Lijiang

Songzanlin monastery in Zhongdian

Prayer flags in Zhongdian

Prayer flags in Zhiyun temple in Lijiang

Typical village Ping'an

Typical village Zhaoxing

Inside wind and rain bridge in Chengyang

Chengyang

Chejiang Dong village

The old city of Lijiang

The old city of Lijiang

Old city touches new city of Lijiang

Lijiang by night

Zhaoxing

At home with Tibetan farmer near Zhongdian