dirt road
Walking the main roads from Shangrila to Suo Jia Cun and back through the village I can now say I know the true meaning of dirt road. In the village they are digging a ditch for the open sewer to go underground - it's a mess! Toilet functions take place behind half open communal brick shelters along the street, while fetching water and cleaning happens by faucets placed at regular intervals. Most of the buildings consist of a single room with a bed in the back and some kind of store or workshop to the street. A new one-storey building with picture windows to the street catches my attention with its white made beds. I realize it is not a furniture store but a local hospital when I spot a lady getting intravenous food and a child being examined. The road twists and turns by markets and a square with outdoor pool tables before it cuts through some farmland. The farmers' shelters are even poorer than the village houses. Everywhere people are working, cars are honking their horns, bikes are passing, mules are pulling - my son thinks it looks like Busy Town.
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