Miao women selling bananas in Huangcaoba, Yunnan 1993

Ethnic minority child in Yuanyang, Yunnan 1993

Miao women in Jinping, Yunnan in 1993

Miao women in Jinping, Yunnan in 1993. One of the interesting things about Jinping is that there are at least 3 different ethnic minorities living there - the red hat Yao, the Miao and the Hani. You can find photos of all 3 groups on this blog.

River ferry southern China 1993

An old ferry for crossing a river in southern China in 1993.

Ethnic minority women shopping in southern China in 1993

Ethnic minority women shopping in southern China in 1993.

Yao woman prospecting for gold and mercury in Jinping 1993

Yao woman prospecting for gold and mercury in Jinping 1993. She and her husband showed us some mercury they had found.

Ethnic minority woman in Jinping, Yunnan 1993

An ethnic minority woman in Jinping, Yunnan 1993. Jinping is a fantastic place - a real melting pot of different ethnic minority groups and well worth a visit. It is off the beaten track, hardly anybody knows about it and that's probably what makes it such a great place to visit.

Close-up of Hani woman in Jinping, Yunnan 1993

A close-up of a Hani woman in Jinping, Yunnan 1993

Yao girl in Jinping, Yunnan 1993

Unmarried Yao minority girl in Jinping, Yunnan 1993.

Hani women in Jinping, Yunnan 1993

Hani women shopping in Jinping in Yunnan in 1993.

Yao man smoking a water pipe in Jinping, Yunnan 1993

A Yao minority man was smoking a water pipe by a river in Jinping, Yunnan 1993 while his wife was prospecting for gold in the water.

Jinping market day scene 1993

A group of red hat Yao minority women chat as a Miao minority woman looks on in Jinping in Yunnan province, southern China in the Autumn of 1993.