Teacake Takes in the view by Neil Via Flickr: The real scenery action is on the boulders above the “official” viewpoint. Here’s Teacake perched on her spot.

Boats moored at the river. View from the top of Laozhai Mountain by Neil

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So many tourists taking so many boat trips

Boats along the Lijiang River by Neil

Hawkers by the river in Xingping by Neil

Xingping Alley by Neil

Motorcycle Covered by a red tarp

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Three piece ring sets by DAINTYmeBOUTIQUE on Etsy

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The hand-grasp cake by Neil

Via Flickr:
A toss up between the hand-grasp cake and the eggs & pork floss.

Portrait of Mao by Neil

Via Flickr:
You see many homes sporting a portrait of Mao

Famous view found on the 20 Yuan note by Neil

Lijiang River Tour by Neil

What’s a motorcade but with boats? A flotilla?

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Example of Yokohama-e (literally “Yokohama pictures”), a type of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print which focused on depicting the foreigners who flooded through Yokohama during the 1860s and 70s, in particular North Americans. See more here: bit.ly/1IhPdan

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Miniature calendar, Tatsuya Tanaka

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English-speakers in Europe

Sculpture Park by Neil

Via Flickr:
Now that car hacking is a thing you might find one day that someone’s bricked your car.

Li River flotilla by Neil

Via Flickr:
It’s busy on the river

Whole Family Restaurant by Neil

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Bamboo rice being cooked over the fire

Bamboo rice by Neil

Via Flickr:
Sticky rice is packed into a bamboo tube and cooked over a fire.

Terraces and the distant hills by Neil

Via Flickr:
We met a Chinese girl travelling solo along the way to Ping'an. I managed to catch her silhouetted against the sky just before she rounded the corner.

We were intrigued with her as it’s relatively rare to meet a Chinese person solo travelling, especially a woman.

Beautiful geometry of the rice terraces by Neil

Teacake Travels on the trail by Neil

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