Liuyi Village

On Sunday, February 22nd, our group arrived in Tonghai County. Li xiansheng, the local philanthropist and highly regarded official, introduced us to the beautiful community. Our first trip out that afternoon took us to Liuyi Village, a small traditional village located just a few miles away from our hotel.

Li xiansheng had arranged for us to watch a traditional dance performed by the village elders, a tradition leaping closer to disappearance with every year that passes. The eldest of the women was 93 the youngest was in her early seventies. There were seven dancers in all, one appeared to be missing.

This village was famous...

(to be continued)