. About four hours north of Yangshuo we visited a very cool area still in Guangxi province called the Longji Region - the Dragon's Backbone - famous for its hillsides covered in rice terraces. These were built between 700 and 800 years ago during the Yuan (1271-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) Dynasties. The local people here are what are known as minority people - ancient cultures of Dong, Zhuang, Yao and Miao people still in existence today. The women of one of these cultures - the Yao people - are renowned for their long hair. They cut their hair about three times in their lifetime. As part of our initial introduction to the area they unravelled their hair to reveal its full length - on average about 5 foot. As they did so they broke into song - a ritual when welcoming new people to the area. But what caught us by surprise, was the fact that not only do they actually keep the previous cut-offs of their hair (the middle lady is holding one), but they keep them ravelled up on the top of their head! That's a lot of hair! * Mush
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