Traditional Tibetan Village

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Bill's village and the family home. Its beauty took my breath away the first time I visited in August 2006. A whole new world and I feel privilidged to now be part of it. The family home is a wooden house up in the mountains. The countryside is extremely lush and the house is comfortably nestled into the bamboo forests and blooming vegetation. It's perched on top of the family's main livelihood - their rice paddies. The whole family is up as soon as t...

This is Gaomiao; the nearest town. It is one of the most ancient towns in China and a world heritage sight. However, the tourist industry is yet to venture this far. As it stands, it's an undiscovered gem.Each week, Market Day is a much anticipated local event. People from all the surrounding villages gather to sell and buy goods but also to catch up with old friends and gossip! People walk for miles to get there! As an heritage site, the buildings in Gaomiao...