Siew Thai and Li Chang at a small roadside eating stall in Longpan, Lijiang County Dec 1996 Notice the red chillies hanging from the eaves of the house? They were being dried in the sun. Dried chillies are one of the ingredients of the hot and spicy Yunnan noodle soup, known as "guo qiao mi xian"(cross the bridge rice noodle) in Chinese.
Country road, Lijiang County Dec 1996 Li chang taking in the view on a picture-perfect day. Golden and scarlet-tinged leaves, deserted road, quiet farmhouse, tranquility pervades the air...a memorable brief stop
Lijiang-Dali Dec 1996 Many of the mountains in Yunnan were quite barren. There is definitely a need to control logging. Anyway the authorities are very serious in reafforestation. I was very impressed with their efforts and determination.
