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Tour near Dali

I hooked up with a tour from Jim's Tibetan Peace Cafe. Jim (half Tibetan) showed us around several nearby towns and temples. What made this tour so great was his local and historical knowledge of the area.

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Wow, that's a lot of eggplant	Waving hello to me	The Chinese like their food fresh and therefore shop often
Little chicks for sale, cute	Man roasting beans in pressure cooker and somewhat disapproving of my picture taking	The spice cart
Tour guide Jim pointing out items of interest	Traditional home entrance with Cultural Revolution damage (1. Lions missing under red character on each side of door. 2. Original woodwork above door preserved because it was covered (hidden) with mud.)	Tires are recycled into dish pans
Pig temple to honor pigs before they are slaughtered	Village accented by rainbow	Checking out tea leaves
Plowing the field with two water buffalos	Team effort in planting rice	The village school
Temple entrance with tour vehicle on left	Statues inside temple. Buddhist symbol on chest is not to be confused with swastika	Mini statues. Note long arm on left
More statues inside temple	Taking a rest in old village	Coming out to see the foreigners
Interesting old gentleman	Playing a game of Chinese Chess	Entrance to village wine factory
The corn based wine measured in at 59% alcohol this day	Wine is sold by weight. The driver purchased a jug as a gift for his Dad	Myself and driver after an interesting conversation
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