Lijiang

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207 Lijiang.jpg (39988 bytes) Baisha Village once the capital of the Naxi Kingdom. 

  This Courtyard leads to the ancient Dongba frescos which along with Dr. Ho are the villages main claim to fame.  Dr. Ho is his own greatest fan and will offer you his cure all herbal tea asking that you to pay 'what it is worth'.  John Cleese signed the guest book, 'interesting bloke, crap tea' which sums it up pretty succinctly.

Naxi Musician playing at the entrance to Baisha Village.

 

 

 

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210 Lijiang.jpg (28918 bytes) Kublai Khan was the patron of the first Naxi orchestra and the music has remained unchanged for over seven hundred years.

Dr Rock's friend and Naxi scholar Mr Xua Ke is largely responsible for the current resurgence of Naxi music.

 

 

Naxi 'Frog Eye Sheepskin' capes

Day and night are represented by the light and dark halves of the cape, the Big Dipper by the seven circles.  On either shoulder a circle depicts the eyes of the Dongba Frog God.

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