Gloria Crespo MacLennan The protagonists of these images seem as real as dreamed. As close to the sky as far from us. There is both drama and tenderness in their eyes and expressions. They are enigmatic depictions that remain us of our most primogenic instincts.
Liangshan, China, with an altitude of 2,000 to 3,000 meters, is surrounded in the cold, barren and isolated mountains. The Yi people have lived here for more than 2,000 years, generation after generation. In recent years, with the help of the Chinese government, Yi people’s material life has begun to modernize, and at the same time, ancient traditional customs are also facing changes. Perhaps history has always come this way. What we think is valuable and worthless, will both be left behind or even forgotten, as we walked along the way.
Liangshan, China, with an altitude of 2,000 to 3,000 meters, is surrounded in the cold, barren and isolated mountains. The Yi people have lived here for more than 2,000 years, generation after generation.
In recent years, with the help of the Chinese government, Yi people’s material life has begun to modernize, and at the same time, ancient traditional customs are also facing changes.
Perhaps history has always come this way. What we think is valuable and worthless, will both be left behind or even forgotten, as we walked along the way.
1.<The Yi Woman>
2.<The Shepherd>The lonely shepherd communicates with heaven and earth through singing.
3.<Snacks>The snacks for coaxing the baby can also be a handful of rice grains.
4.<The Yi Girl>
5.<Cradle>A wool felt blanket, can be a cloak, a quilt, or a warm cradle.
6.<Drunken Sleep>Quilt the sky, bed the ground, troubles away from my dreams.
7.<Heavenly Bodhisattva>Yi men have a long strand of hair on top of their heads, which they believe is the place where men's souls live, called "Heavenly Bodhisattva".
8.<Bi Mo>"Bi Mo" is the person responsible for offering sacrifices to the Yi people. This Bimo just finished a ritual and went home carrying his reward.