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An unnamed student from Cao Ping Cun placed 3rd in the national exams during the period of Dao Guan, 1820-1850.
The irrigation ditch gate regulates the amount of water going each plot.
In the distance, one can see the “new” bridge to Kaiping.
Whoever abandon this boat must have been in a hurry. Chinese don’t give up things when resources are scarce.
This woman is operating the mylar printing press. After printing, they cut the product to the right size.
This woman works in a print shop which prints on to mylar. She is taking out the detritus.
This Dil Lou was used in the movie “Let Bullets Fly.”
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…
I found this old tractor with an other in an out building. I don’t know if they’re in use or not.
It is said that many Taishanese start on their journey to America from this spot
This building is still used for village meetings and other occasions.
One can see a modern structure amidst the old buildings.
This is the newest house in Cao Ping Nun.
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…
Storage has always been a problem. She lines up her stuff linearly and on to the stairway.
In many farm houses theses day are two stoves – wood burning and gas.
She is cleaning and drying. See the clothes upstairs, the carpets on the bamboo, and the fruit peels on the sidewalk.
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…
This lady was nice and helpful. She let me into her home to take photos.