On the way back to Lhasa, my friend and I spent an afternoon in the
scenic, ancient Lijiang, listed as a World Heritage site. The un-walled city was
built with a convenient series of waterways (ditches, really) that
provided the town with fresh water. You can tell how to exit from the tiny streets by watching which way the water flows.
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| The three cisterns were used to supply wash water, cooking water, and clean drinking water. |
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| Costumed singers made me feel proud that earlier in the week I had actually met and talked with local women who wear these costumes everyday. |
This area had its own written language - a set of picture-type symbols.
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