Shaxi was one of the important stops along the ancient tea road, aka Tea and Horse Caravan Road/chamagudao of Southwest China.
沙溪，茶马古道上的驿站，古市集。
The Shepherd 孤独的牧羊人
By Depth of Field Guesthouse Dali 恬野文化摄影家庭客栈
Lady in the market, it's spring festival (Chinese New Year), everyone was in a high spirit.
Man walking his cow by the market.
Spring on the bridge 村外的小桥，夏天的时候长满青草;
Bathing the horse 白马在村外河里洗澡；
Outside every village, often by a mountain, you often will see a shrine 村子外面一般有个神社，通常是依山而立，祈求风调雨顺.
Cows and horses in their winter homeland 枯草原上的奶牛；
Lady coming back from the filed 田里归来的妇女;
Drying sheets of milk skin 晒乳扇;
In every village, by the field, there often is a relatively taller white house, still don't know what it's for 村口总会有一座稍高的白房子，用处不明;
The respected men 巩固两基成果;
Local restaurant 镇上的白族餐厅;
China Mobile advertising 中国移动;
Birth control propaganda 计划生育;
Along the tea road 茶马古道;
Doors to the past 古建筑;
Light tower and the homeland 灯塔，田园，家园.
Depth of Field Guesthouse Dali 恬野文化摄影家庭客栈