China has about 55 minorities. We decided it was a good idea to go visit one of them. One of the minorities has a preserved village outside of Xining City.
When we got there, we blessed the village by dipping our middle finger in a cup of alcohol and flicking the liquid three times. They then gave us a white scarf as a gift. (You'll see the scarf in later pictures)
We saw a perfectly preserved house
a museum
Everyone says she looks like an older me, what do you think?
After the tour through the village, they put on a show for us. The show started with a fashion show.
followed by acrobats
Ending with a wedding
The two guys in blue are classmates of mine. They were "married" off to the women covered with veils. It was hilarious.
Day 4- Kanbula National Forest Park
We woke up on a dreary day and drove to the National Forest Park. We saw the Yellow River. (I promise, my camera did not get wet taking these pictures)
My classmates decided that they still wanted to go hiking in this weather. (Would you like to go hiking in this weather?)
We were lucky, after we left the van, the weather started to clear up. Unfortunately, I left my camera on the van because I didn't want it to get wet. So I don't have a ton of pictures from the park. But it was really beautiful. In some places it looks like a rainforest and in others it is a lush hilly area.
After we went down the hill, we had lunch and finished our tour of the park.
There are four more days left to my trip. I'll get to them as soon as I can. :)
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