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Miáo Sisters Festival: Day 3

Posted on 2010/05/25 by

[Shīdòng, more photos and videos] The third and last day of the festival arrived. I heard from the restaurant guy that there would be some (non-lethal) water buffalo wrestling somewhere, in addition to dancing. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get … Continue reading →

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Miáo Sisters Festival: Day 2

Posted on 2010/05/24 by

[Shīdòng, more photos and videos] Day 2 found me sober and hangover-free. I overheard the restaurant guy telling some Chinese tourists that there would be a parade from town in the afternoon, ending at the river-side festival grounds in a … Continue reading →

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Miáo Sisters Festival: Day 1

Posted on 2010/05/22 by

[Shīdòng, more photos and videos] I’d heard from the restaurant guy that the day’s festivities would be in Lǎotún, about an hour’s walk south of town. Instead of taking the walk, I hopped into a shared minivan. Luckily, I got … Continue reading →

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Shīdòng: an introduction

Posted on 2010/05/15 by

This post is to introduce Shīdòng, to provide some context for the setting of the Miáo Sisters Festival, which will be in an upcoming post. There are many more photos and videos at the Flickr set; I’ll just select some … Continue reading →

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