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Ancient courtyard tree — the heartwood of the village

Ancient Courtyard Tree

Nuodeng Village

The Confucian Temple — 名教大雄, unchanged since the Tang era

The Confucian Temple

Nuodeng Village

The Old School Blackboard — rules still chalked, students long gone

The Old School Blackboard

Nuodeng Village

Black-footed pigs — the breed behind every 諾鄧火腿

Black-Footed Pigs

Nuodeng Village

Spring in the Valley — cherry blossoms above the grey rooftops

Spring in the Valley

Yunlong County

The River Bridge — a covered wooden crossing over the red current

The River Bridge

Nuodeng Village

An Ancient Watchtower on stone stilts, watching over the valley

Ancient Watchtower

Nuodeng Village

Earthen Walls — rammed earth and tile, five centuries unchanged

Earthen Walls

Nuodeng Village

Home for the Night — the village guesthouse

Home for the Night

Nuodeng Village

Valley in Bloom — white blossoms over the terraced hills

Valley in Bloom

Yunlong County

Tasting the Mountain — wild red grain found on the trail above

Tasting the Mountain

Yunlong County

An Afternoon in the Village — watching clouds gather over the mountains

An Afternoon in the Village

Nuodeng Village

The Gate of 興教寺 — 700-year-old guardian statues at the threshold

The Gate of 興教寺

Yunlong County

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Field Journal

Nuodeng First Visit

Four days in China's most ancient salt village

March–April 2024 · Nuodeng Village, Yunlong County, Yunnan

All 13 Photographs

Ancient courtyard tree — the heartwood of the village
Ancient Courtyard Tree

Nuodeng Village

The Confucian Temple — 名教大雄, unchanged since the Tang era
The Confucian Temple

Nuodeng Village

The Old School Blackboard — rules still chalked, students long gone
The Old School Blackboard

Nuodeng Village

Black-footed pigs — the breed behind every 諾鄧火腿
Black-Footed Pigs

Nuodeng Village

Spring in the Valley — cherry blossoms above the grey rooftops
Spring in the Valley

Yunlong County

The River Bridge — a covered wooden crossing over the red current
The River Bridge

Nuodeng Village

An Ancient Watchtower on stone stilts, watching over the valley
Ancient Watchtower

Nuodeng Village

Earthen Walls — rammed earth and tile, five centuries unchanged
Earthen Walls

Nuodeng Village

Home for the Night — the village guesthouse
Home for the Night

Nuodeng Village

Valley in Bloom — white blossoms over the terraced hills
Valley in Bloom

Yunlong County

Tasting the Mountain — wild red grain found on the trail above
Tasting the Mountain

Yunlong County

An Afternoon in the Village — watching clouds gather over the mountains
An Afternoon in the Village

Nuodeng Village

The Gate of 興教寺 — 700-year-old guardian statues at the threshold
The Gate of 興教寺

Yunlong County

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上篇 · Heritage

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 順垌村的祭祖飯
中篇 · Food & Culture

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下篇 · Heritage

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