The Maze Farmer

When we were at the Dongchuan Hongtudi (东川红土地) region of Yunnan Province (云南省) for a photography expedition, we were driven around by our hostel host. Whenever we saw something interesting, we would ask him to stop the vehicle at a safe spot for us to get down to shoot photos, with no exception by the roadside. These photos are of a farmer working in his maze farm just by the the roaside.

The Myrica Rubra Bag

On one morning, our hostel host brought us to a hidden gem at the Dongchuan Hongtudi (东川红土地) region of Yunnan Province (云南省) that is named after the Chinese bayberry or Myrica rubra (杨梅). The name of the place literally means the Chinese bayberry bag (杨梅包). This place is also full of the highland barley plantations and there the a vantage point overlooking the valley which offers fantastic view. It was a surprise from the hostel host for bringing us there as not many visitors to this region know about this place. It is indeed a hidden gem.