Region: 安徽Anhui

西递图片Xidi Village Pictures

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  Xidi's farmland.

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  Xidi is surrounded by streams, so there is sufficient water for farming.

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  Two women washing on a small pool of water.

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  A horxe grazing on the farmland. I wasn't here long enough to see many animals. It was after harvest, so that could be a reason.

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  The village under early morngin light.

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  A farmer doing early morining routine.

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  A bird's eye view of the village from further up on the hill.

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  A further view of the village with the mountain background. It shows the secluded village surrounded by mountains and away from everything else. This type of seclusion along with a seemingly idyllic life has been a constant yearning of Daoists, before and since the great Jin poet Tao Yuanming's(365-427) short description of it in his 桃花源 Peach Blossom Spring essay, which permanently fixed this romanticism in literature.

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  A parked bicycle on the near the hill where I am climbing.

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  A family doing some farmwork.

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  I was here not very long after the 中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival, so red lanterns were still displayed.

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  The man in the photo told me that he recently traded his cow for this young horse.

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