Haba Village
10 May 2004
  

  
  terraces  
  Haba Village likes along this rich and lush valley, colourful with cultivated terraces  
  [ click on the above image for a panoramic view ]  
  
  
  mountains & fields  
  Haba is essentially a one-road village surrounded by farming terraces, with the main highway running through it  
  
  
   
  spring blossoms  
  flowers are in full bloom everywhere  
  
  
  contrast  
  May is the most beautiful time to appreciate the rich flora displays that characterize Yunnan  
  
  
  wheat fields  
  the people who live here are subsistence farmers, growing for their own needs only  
  
  
  snooker  
  snooker seems to be the all-time favorite pastime amongst the males here  
  
  
  more snooker  
  there is a snooker table in almost every corner of the village  
  
  
  craftmen  
  handmade homes... using very simple tools, carpenters manually craft a pillar for the construction of a new house  
  
  
  going home  
  after a hard day working in the farms, these Naxi women are heading home  
  

  
 

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