A family gathers at Qing Ming in Lijian, Yunnan

Generously sharing their traditional meal

We visited the ancient city of Lijiang in Yunnan Province in 2009 and were privileged to partake in a Qing Ming meal in the ancestral home of a Naxi family. The simple but hearty countryside fare was served unceasingly and generously, after which the folks gathered to reminiscence and watch television.

The dim dankly room was brightened considerably by the warm kinsfolk as they chatted under the solitary spartan fluorescent light.