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Penelope Carmichael

Yisa Ancient Town (no admission fee, free parking) || Red River, you really know how to enjoy yourself!

Address: Honghe County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yisa Ancient Town interprets a history of walking and survival written by the people of Yunnan. The old streets of the ancient town are crowded and narrow, with dog-head stones paving the bumpy streets. It's common for a street to turn seven or eight corners and go over a dozen steps. In narrow places, only one person can pass at a time. The streets do not distinguish between directions or length, but simply wind along the houses, feeling as if one is in a maze without an end. The narrow streets are crowded with many old houses, which strangely display their unique personalities and the bygone prosperity. The courtyards of the Ming and Qing styles feature carved beams and painted rafters, with flowers and rockeries; French-style mansions have arched doors and round windows, and the stone fort walls are pierced with gun holes for protection; in the courtyards that blend Chinese and Western styles, under the eaves of green tiles, there are colorful stained glass windows and balconies; some buildings are neither churches nor hospitals, but inexplicably have a cross protruding above the main door or add a European-style attic and carvings...
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Posted: Apr 21, 2024
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