The Accultured Robot presents:
South China, Fall, 2003
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Chiang Jiang River (Yang Tze) fishing boat, Wuhan, Henan A small boat putts down the Yangtze past Wuhan. |
Pomelo Orchard, Countryside, Yangshuo, Guangxi In the farmlands around Guilin, the Pomelo has become the crop of choice, edging out subsistence farming. Pomelos require fertilizers that farmers never used to need, but bring in more money. |
Early Morning, Yangshuo, Guangxi Reputed to be the most beautiful place in China, this rural karst landscape looks most magical in early morning. |
Black Dragon Village, Countryside, Yangshuo, Guangxi Limestone pinnacles jutted out of the midst of small towns. |
Watching TV, near Yangshuo, Guangxi An old television set entertains boys of all ages. |
Ping an, Dragon's Backbone Terraces, Guangxi The rice terraces climbing this hillside are hundreds of years in the making. |
Raising Joinery House, Ping An, Guangxi Late afternoon brought all out all the men in town to raise this house--built entirely without nails. |
Riverside, Ping An Valley, Guangxi Traditional wooden homes line the river in this valley below the rice terraces (satelite dishes fit in, house on the left). |
Waterwheel, Chenyang Qiao, Guangxi This wheel delivers water from the river below to the rice paddies nearby. |
Chenyang Qiao, Guangxi This is a wind and rain bridge built in the traditional style of the Dong minority people. |
Rice Fields, Chenyang Qiao, Guangxi Rice fields surround the houses in the village and the bamboo forest in the background creeps down from the hills. |
Drying Cloth, Chenyang Qiao, Guangxi Big swathes of indigo dyed cloth are laid to dry on any available surface. |