A villager carries rebars on his back in Nongwei Village of Bansheng Township, southwest China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 18, 2014.? Because of the lack of flatland, most of the families in the western mountainous areas of Dahua build their houses on hills. In Qibainong and Bansheng counties of Dahua, people of the Miao ethnic group have lived in the mountains for about a thousand years. They count on planting corns for their livelihood. Three-story stilted building is the traditional architecture style in the two counties. People raise livestock on the lower floor, reside on the

A villager carries rebars on his back in Nongwei Village of Bansheng Township, southwest China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 18, 2014.? Because of the lack of flatland, most of the families in the western mountainous areas of Dahua build their houses on hills. In Qibainong and Bansheng counties of Dahua, people of the Miao ethnic group have lived in the mountains for about a thousand years. They count on planting corns for their livelihood. Three-story stilted building is the traditional architecture style in the two counties. People raise livestock on the lower floor, reside on the Stock Photo
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A villager carries rebars on his back in Nongwei Village of Bansheng Township, southwest China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 18, 2014.? Because of the lack of flatland, most of the families in the western mountainous areas of Dahua build their houses on hills. In Qibainong and Bansheng counties of Dahua, people of the Miao ethnic group have lived in the mountains for about a thousand years. They count on planting corns for their livelihood. Three-story stilted building is the traditional architecture style in the two counties. People raise livestock on the lower floor, reside on the middle floor and store grain on the top floor. They have to face a big fire hazard due to the thatched or shingle structure of their houses. Since the implementation of the?reform?and?opening-up?policy in 1978, some young people working in modern cities h PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN a village carries rebars ON His Back in Village of Township Southwest China S Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region June 18 2014 because of The Lacquer of Most of The families in The Western mountainous Areas of Dahua BUILD their Houses ON Hills in Qibainong and Counties of Dahua Celebrities of The Miao Ethnic Group have lived in The Mountains for About a Thousand Years They Count ON Planting corns for their Livelihood Three Story stilted Building IS The Traditional Architecture Style in The Two Counties Celebrities Raise Livestock ON The Lower Floor reside ON The Middle Floor and Store Grain ON The Top Floor They have to Face a Big Fire Hazard Due to The thatched or Shingle Structure of their Houses Since The Implementation of The Reform and Opening up Policy in 1978 Some Young Celebrities Working in Modern CITIES H PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

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