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The back of the village which fronts on the river. Notice the levee built to hold back flood waters.
Any flat surface is used for drying rice – drive ways, parking lots, road way and highways. To make the “squares,” people walk in a straight line north…
In the village the community center is a place for meetings, celebrations and weddings. Patches of paper left on the side posts and doors are from a wedding.
An unnamed student from Cao Ping Cun placed 3rd in the national exams during the period of Dao Guan, 1820-1850.
Whoever abandon this boat must have been in a hurry. Chinese don’t give up things when resources are scarce.
This woman is operating the mylar printing press. After printing, they cut the product to the right size.
This woman works in a print shop which prints on to mylar. She is taking out the detritus.
In Cao Ping Cun I found these threshing machine and bridges. The grain on the stalk goes the top of the trashing machine, a worker spins the wheel…
I found this old tractor with an other in an out building. I don’t know if they’re in use or not.
