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National Exams – 3rd Place

An unnamed student from Cao Ping Cun placed 3rd in the national exams during the period of Dao Guan, 1820-1850.

Irrigation Ditch Gate

The irrigation ditch gate regulates the amount of water going each plot.

Bridge to Kaiping

In the distance, one can see the “new” bridge to Kaiping.

Boat in Mud

Whoever abandon this boat must have been in a hurry. Chinese don’t give up things when resources are scarce.

Mylar Printing

This woman is operating the mylar printing press. After printing, they cut the product to the right size.

Hauling Trash

This woman works in a print shop which prints on to mylar. She is taking out the detritus.

Dil Lou

This Dil Lou was used in the movie “Let Bullets Fly.”

Abandoned Bicycle

Threshing Machine and Bridges

In Cao Ping Cun I found these threshing machine and bridges. The grain on the stalk goes the top of the trashing machine, a worker spins the wheel…

Tractor

I found this old tractor with an other  in an out building. I don’t know if they’re in use or not.

Old House in Cao Ping Cun

Marina

It is said that many Taishanese start on their journey to America from this spot

Village Hall

This building is still used for village meetings and other occasions.

New Versus Old

One can see a modern structure amidst the old buildings.

New House

This is the newest house in Cao Ping Nun.

Flood Levels

Cao Ping Cun has been flooded many times. The most recent was super typhoon Manghut, September 18, 2018.. It average 107 mph winds with gust up to 138…

Kitchen Storage

Storage has always been a problem. She lines up her stuff linearly and on to the stairway.

Stoves

In many farm houses theses day are two stoves – wood burning and gas.

Cao Ping Cun

She is cleaning and drying. See the clothes upstairs, the carpets on the bamboo, and the fruit peels on the sidewalk.

Cao Ping Cun

Cao Ping Cun is a typical village in Shui Bu. It is a farming village that suffers from abandon buildings and labor shortages due to people going to…

Lady

This lady was nice and helpful. She let me into her home to take photos.