One Country, Two Schools
An Enrichment Project
Guizhou, China
Ethnographic Photographs - Hong Kong
to Ping Xiang, Guizhou, China and back.
Roof tiles of the Miao homes. |
School teacher in a village school we passed through enroute to Fang Xiang. |
Local jewelry. |
Fuel wood being brought in. |
Corner post of a Miao Home |
Our typical evening meal. |
Roof tiles |
A local waterfall. |
Roof tiles. |
A new building complex in the village of Ping Xiang. |
Roof tiles |
The local Bulletin Boards. |
Drying brooms. |
A Ping Xiang home. |
Chili and clothes drying. |
Candy floss man. |
A Miao home. |
A lovely flower. |
Farming as it has been for a 100 years. |
Testing out the new motorcycle, Lei Shan. |
Happy children. |
Fang Xiang resident. |
Happy children 2. |
An elder villager whom we met last year! |
Chili peppers everywhere. |
Even Fang Xiang is developing - is the first "Good View Cafe"?. |
Chili pepper vendor. |
A thoughtful student brought moon cake to share. |
Corn drying, another staple crop. |
Bark roof in a neighbouring village. |
Aging signs. |
Local motorized tri-cycle. |
Black smith shop in Lei Shan - lots of manual labour still being used. |
Lots of cats seen on this trip - as pets! |
Comrade bag - now a decor. |
Yum, breakfast in Lei Shan, only 2.5 RMB |
An important source of protein, eggs. |
Market vendor, Lei Shan. |
Street cleaners hat, Lei Shan. |
A Fang Xiang elder watching our project unfold. |
Our daily dining in Fang Xiang. |
Satellite technology for those who can afford it in Fang Xiang. |
Postal services are important in Fang Xiang, no internet yet! |
Tofu sales in the Lei Shan market. |
Lei Shan, county seat - rapidly developing, like all of China. |
Children get benefits on the state rail system. |
A young lad enjoying his cotton candy. |
Water moving along a trough to an awaiting field. |
Water power still being used extensively on the rice paddies.
November 2007