Today is May Day.At six o'clock in the morning,we started off,it was still dark.
At the time the sun rose.we had already arrived at a Lahu Ethnic Group village in Zhutang Township.Lancang County.The villagers were very interested in our coming,they surrounded us,curiously looked at our cameras.
The Ten-Thousand-Mu-Tea Garden
At about ten O’clock in the morning,we arrived in Ximeng County.I left this land more than twenty years ago.But it seemed to me this little and remote county hadn't changed so much.We drove to the former Lila Brigade,Mengsuo Commune where 1 was sent as an educated youth in the early l970s.
I introduced myself to the present village leader.he got very excited and showed us around.
We drove across the Nankang River,and began to climb Ximeng Mountain When passing through the Wa Ethnic Group village,we got off and made photos again.Then We kept driving up,passing through the old Ximeng County Town.the Black
Mountain and the reservoir….1 was passing the mountains and rivers where 1 had left my footprints in my childhood.
Yang Hui suggested that we go to see another unique Wa village Since we were not familiar with the road,We traveled on the wrong way for dozens of kilometers.
And the road was too bad.we were a11 terrified since on the side of the road,it was a precipitous crag on all the road,we could hear sounds uttered
by monkeys,owls and by some other animals or birds which we could not identify At last at three o'clock in the morning.we arrived in the Ximeng County Town and stayed at the Dragon Pool Hotel.