Minekura, you sly old she-fox ...
... OMG, Hakkai!
"Many of the changes are economic. Over the past few years, a boom in demand for yartsa gunbu - fungus-infected worm larvae sometimes called "Tibetan viagra" - has brought modern amenities to a number of Tibetan towns. But it has also erased much of their distinctiveness - "and most of the profits still go to Han Chinese," says Yamashita."
Christopher DeWolf for Urban Photo; "The road to Tibet: Photographer Michael Yamashita discusses his fascinating but challenging journey through China into a rapidly changing Tibet, while researching his new book Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa";
The Guardian; Tuesday, 18 December, 2012.
(Picture courtesy of Saiyuki Manga on Livejournal. Cho Hakkai is saying, “See? I found all this caterpillar fungi. They’re very good for you!”)
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"Many of the changes are economic. Over the past few years, a boom in demand for yartsa gunbu - fungus-infected worm larvae sometimes called "Tibetan viagra" - has brought modern amenities to a number of Tibetan towns. But it has also erased much of their distinctiveness - "and most of the profits still go to Han Chinese," says Yamashita."
Christopher DeWolf for Urban Photo; "The road to Tibet: Photographer Michael Yamashita discusses his fascinating but challenging journey through China into a rapidly changing Tibet, while researching his new book Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa";
The Guardian; Tuesday, 18 December, 2012.
(Picture courtesy of Saiyuki Manga on Livejournal. Cho Hakkai is saying, “See? I found all this caterpillar fungi. They’re very good for you!”)
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