Naxi

The Naxi are a main group of the Minority tribes in the Yunnan Province down the bottom west of China.

The people came across as very calm and interesting people. They had a very beautiful temperament and kept to their traditions staunchly.They mostly lived in the traditional villages and even in 'touristy' old town they lived on the outskirts going about their daily lives as normal, not phased by the white faces or the masses of Chinese tourists. Their houses were made of mud bricks and very old and simple, usually enclosed with several buildings, which they used to dry corn or for various other work.

Cattle is attached to the side of their houses and small enclosures for their chickens and a few livestock are evident in most front yards. The areas they live in remain mainly untouched by tourists and remain placid and astounding sights. The woman are sent to work the fiends carrying heavy and big loads on their backs while the man are supposed to bring 'Mana' to the house by reading, writing, learning Marjong and beating his friends.