Duoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
The Yuanyang area is known for its beautiful rice terraces and the minority Hani people. Most people, besides the children if they go to school, cannot speak Chinese. Sometimes I would speak to the children in Chinese and they would translate for their families. That’s something I never expected to do before I came to China.
This Hani woman lived in the house beside the guesthouse I stayed in for a week while I was in Duoyishu. Every morning she would lead her 50+ ducks from her home to a rice paddy for them to spend the day. One day as I was walking home from photographing, the ducks started following me! I couldn’t get them to stop, and I ended up accidently leading them all the way back to their home. All of the villagers got a kick out of that. I thought she would be mad, but she found it hilarious. I heard her laughing while she led the ducks back to their spot. A few days later, she posed for this photo for me. I wish I could have asked her name.
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