(Long Dong village is a Side Comb Miao
village located in De Wo township, Longlin county and is 35km to the south of
the town of Longlin in Guangxi province, south west China)
These photos were taken on a visit to Long
Dong village in October 2000. The villagers, Side Comb Miao, provided a
fine welcome for us with young girls greeting us with alcohol in gourds whilst
the men played musical instruments. The children also lined up to welcome
us and women showed off their babies in beautifully decorated baby carriers -
both embroidery and batik. The women then demonstrated hemp and ramie
preparation techniques - especially batik, indigo dyeing and embroidery before
the men played and danced for us and then the women provided a textile market
for us. We were made to feel very welcome in a village which had obviously
seen few western visitors.
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