At Home in Guizhou

Guizhou has a rich minority culture, with many ethnic minorities making their homes in the mountains. Most visitors to the province visit the more better-known Miao and Dong minority villages, but few make their way to the Northeast of the province to step into the less touristy Tujia minority area. I rarely make my way out to this region, so I didn't want to miss the chance to visit Huanhe Village, a village rejuvenated by one man's dream to share his home with the world. Working together with several local women, Ding Lang (the man washing vegetables with me in this video), has spent the last few years sharing local foraging, cooking and farming on Chinese social media. Through the earnings from this, they improved local roads, brought internet and phone signal to the mountain top village, and greatly improved the lives of the few people who remain in their home. This was a brief visit, but I'll definitely be back to talk more with Mr. Ding and learn more about their work.

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