Xijiang

What a nice town. Located between hills full of rice terraces the houses stretch along the river in the middle and up the hill. The rice terraces were the nicest I have seen so far. The vastness is impressing. The gorgeous alley leading you between the houses are an experience on it's own. The indigenous people the Miao are polite and interested in all the people who come to their town. There are still very few Westerners who find their way up here, but Chinese people already got the taste for it. But not as many as in Dali or Lijiang. The weather was a bit cloudy, but the views were still stunning. The food from the market added to the good experience.
Because we were short on time we only stayed for one night. But I would prefer one night here to three nights in many cities in Asia.
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