China

Dali. Chinese New Year procession of the serpent. Through the streets and perimeter of town.

Dali. Chinese New Year procession of the serpent. Through the streets and perimeter of town.

Dali. Chinese New Year procession of the serpent. Through the streets and perimeter of town.

Dali. Chinese New Year procession of the serpent. Through the streets and perimeter of town.

Dali Chinese new year. Young Accordion player.

Dali Chinese new year. Young Accordion player.

Dali Chinese new year, young girl playing the Pippa.

Dali Chinese new year, young girl playing the Pippa.

Open market outside Dali. Women wearing traditional dyed indigo clothes looking for bargains.

Open market outside Dali. Women wearing traditional dyed indigo clothes looking for bargains.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali.

Shoe seller proudly holding his home made string instrument.

Shoe seller proudly holding his home made string instrument.

Dali Chinese New Year street procession with musicians.

Dali Chinese New Year street procession with musicians.

Open market outside Dali. Carrying a wardrobe.

Open market outside Dali. Carrying a wardrobe.

Dali Chinese New Year. Snakeskin covered \‘banjo\’ membrane and snakeskin covered cello-bass.

Dali Chinese New Year. Snakeskin covered banjo membrane and snakeskin covered cello-bass.

Open market outside Dali. Women wearing traditional dyed indigo clothes looking for bargains.

Open market outside Dali. Women wearing traditional dyed indigo clothes looking for bargains.

Open market outside Dali. Carrying pig.

Open market outside Dali. Carrying pig.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali. Women sampling red Chillies.

Open market in the mountains outside Dali. Women sampling red Chillies.

Band of musicians Dali Chinese new year each wearing traditional dyed indigo clothes.

Band of musicians Dali Chinese new year each wearing traditional dyed indigo clothes.

Shillin stone (petrified) forest Yunnan China.

Shillin stone (petrified) forest Yunnan China.

River boats China, Yunann.

River boats China, Yunann.

Sail boats on Lake Yunnan Shiloh area.

Sail boats on Lake Yunnan Shiloh area.

Erhu players with dancing in a Park in Kunming.

Erhu players with dancing in a Park in Kunming.

Sani tribal Woman Singing with musician at a gathering in Kunming park on market day. Kunming 1985-6

Sani tribal Woman Singing with musician at a gathering in Kunming park on market day. Kunming 1985-6

Busking for friendship and camaraderie in Kunming China. 1987

Busking for friendship and camaraderie in Kunming China. 1987

Blind Erhu player singer in Kunming.

Blind Erhu player singer in Kunming.

Sani tribal Woman Singing a story ballad at a gathering in Kunming park on market day.

Sani tribal Woman Singing a story ballad at a gathering in Kunming park on market day.

Band of musicians including young girl playing the Pippa Dali Chinese new year.

Band of musicians including young girl playing the Pippa Dali Chinese new year.

Kunming back street men with molten metal casting aluminium bowls on the street.

Kunming back street men with molten metal casting aluminium bowls on the street.

Kunming. Street dentist. Perhaps the woman with the scarf waiting for treatment has a tooth ache

Kunming. Street dentist. Perhaps the woman with the scarf waiting for treatment has a tooth ache

Kunming. The tray of a street dentist displaying extracted teeth and dental tools.

Kunming. The tray of a street dentist displaying extracted teeth and dental tools.

Kunming. Erhu player with people dancing in the background.

Kunming. Erhu player with people dancing in the background.

Musicians and dancers playing in Kunming. Yunnan province.

Musicians and dancers playing in Kunming. Yunnan province.

Sani woman Singing in Kunming park. The man clapped a rhythm for her. I noticed many of the older folks mouthing along the words and younger people laughing at the words of her story song.

Sani woman Singing in Kunming park. The man clapped a rhythm for her. I noticed many of the older folks mouthing along the words and younger people laughing at the words of her story song.