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Arriving at the little village of Da Tou (Big Head).
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Curious about the foreigners.
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Smiling for the visitors.
It creates a good impression.
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House proud - and justifiably so.
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The road into the farm. He's not as welcoming as his master.
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The farm house we'll stay in.
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Suspicious of the strange visitors.
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The kitchen. There's a fire underneath that heats the water, too.
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Every man and his dog was out to see the 'laowai' (foreigners).
Check the corner of the earthen wall in the background. It has been worn away by people (literally) cutting the corner.
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This bamboo strip protects the corder of the earthen wall.
Check the texture of a wall.
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Globalisation leads to efficiency, we're told.
It is MUCH easier on the farmers.
but, it doesn't look as pretty.
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Chicken cooked in Lord-Knows-What.
It was DELICIOUS!
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Fatty pork stewed in oils and chemicals for an inordinantly long time. It will soften your heart (albeit by hardening your arteries).
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Watching the foreigners eat!
"Gee Mum, they east just like us!"
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Something has femented in here, is fermenting in here will be fermented in here, or, all three. Anything you see in China should be sniffed!
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Picking beans for lunch.
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There is always lots of bamboo leaning against walls.
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She's seen a famine or two by the look of her face.
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A garden for a garden's sake.
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