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Dazhai village, Longsheng county, October 2018
Mrs. Yunmei Pan, an 88 years old Yao minority ethnic woman at her house in the Dazhai ("Big Tribe") village, some settlement in the mountains north of Guilin, exhibiting her dried red hot chili peppers. Like all the other married women in this ethnic group, Mrs. Pan cut her hair only once in her lifetime, when she was 18, just before her marriage. For the Yao women, their very long black hair worn in a bun on their foreheads is the most cherished possession, which they keep grayless, smooth and shiny by washing it with fermented rice water.
RedHot ChiliPeppersYaoMinorityEthnicDazhaiVillageLongshengCountyGuangxiChina
