These are the Shennong Xi boat people, working hard to take us on a fabulous tour of the gorges that surround this tributary of the Yangzi River. These guys were strong and worked so hard throughout, almost made me feel uncomfortable, China. 2008
This is another view of the steep sided gorges of the Shennong Xi, an amazingly untouched landscape leading towards the Yangzi River. The boatmen here are locals who, i presume, made their living doing such work. China, 2008.
The boat people of the Shennong Xi make a hasty exit after delivering us boat to the quayside at the entrance to the Shennong Xi tributary. I can barely imaging earning a living in this way, but we were in central China, which truly did seem like another world at times. Amazing to experience it. 2008.
