摘要
The old proverb that “the mountains are high and the emperor is far away” may be the reason why local people in Yunnan Province have such a laidback attitude and open-minded outlook. This was certainly the view I came away with after visiting as part of a delegation of foreign and Chinese reporters. My another goal of the trip was to get a better understanding of the mentality and cultural identity of the Bai people, one of the most widespread ethnic minorities in southwest China.
