Yunnan-Tibet Trip 23

Yunnan-Tibet Trip 23 2023.09.16 Arrived at Longyuan Village, Derung Ethnic Township at 08:15 in the morning. The Derung is a unique ethnic group in Yunnan. 25 years ago, I came to Yunnan to shoot the special film 'Chinese Ethnic Sports', but unfortunately had to give up because there was no road to reach here. Today, I finally got my wish to come here. The Derung people call themselves 'Derung', and they are also known as 'Qupa', 'Qulo', etc. They mainly live in the Derung River Basin in Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County, and they are the earliest masters of the Derung River area. The Derung people originally had the custom of primitive group marriage, which no longer exists. Both men and women have loose hair, and young girls have the habit of tattooing their faces. The Derung people believe that everything has a spirit and worship natural objects. When we entered Longyuan Village, we were fortunate to take photos with the tattooed grandmother in the village. Today, this village is also one of the central government's fiscal transfer projects in border areas. The scattered and staggered uniform-shaped houses of the villagers are neat and unique. National Road YunnanSichuan Xinjiang Trip