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harvest |
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the
people of Haba Village are subsistence farmers, growing enough for their
own consumption and to feed their livestock |
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beans
& wheat |
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growing
a variety of produce, from beans to wheat, barley and maize |
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chickens |
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their
cash produce is actually livestock, with pig farming giving the best returns |
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s-curve |
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essentially
a single-road village, Haba has many minor tracks radiating from this main
road to the furthest reaches beyond |
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firewood |
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electricity
is an available public utility, but an elderly Naxi woman still has to collect
and chop firewood for home heating and cooking purposes |
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homes |
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homes
of typical Naxi architecture line the narrow streets beyond the main road |
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mountain
village |
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a
farmer heading home with his harvest |
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door |
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a
well decorated door typical of most Naxi homesteads |
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taxes |
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notices
numerating the amount of taxes to be paid by individuals are posted on the
wall |
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corn |
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hanging
up to dry, corn on the roof eaves |
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fields
of flowers |
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flowers
flowers everywhere, like lighting the fields afar on fire |
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fresh
vegetables |
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Teh
helping our guesthouse host harvest beans for our dining table |
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fresh
meat |
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chickens
slaughtered for our dining table |
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hotel
haba |
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may
not be the Marriott, but this warm guesthouse was very comfortable and homely |
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expedition
food |
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just
a small part of the "goodies" to be brought up the mountain |
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cherry
tomatoes |
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can
you imagine all these cherry tomatoes to be brought up to base camp? |
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watermill |
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harnessing
the power of water to mill the harvested grains |
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yarn |
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spinning
a yarn from the fur of yaks |
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mosque |
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Haba
Village is populated mainly by the Naxi, with a significant Muslim populace
living around the main village |
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exploring |
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an
evening walk to look for a spring in the mountains |
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fridges |
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underground
storage boxes serving as natural refrigerators, its contents being cooled
by the cold spring waters |
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evian |
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with
waters of turquoise, brings to mind the likes of a miniature Jiuzhaigou |
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mosses
and ferns |
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serenity
at the forest edge, where the spring is located |
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dancing
girls |
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treated
to a warm traditional Naxi dance around the campfire on a chillingly cold
night |
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