tobacco – Mimo Khair Creative

The clouds of his mind~ Yunnan

Jun 24, 2013

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in life, Photography, story, street, Yunnan

Men puffing out tobacco smoke has become such a common daily sight for us living in China, people smoke in the rain, on bikes, while working, in classrooms, and sometimes even while eating! Yunnan was no different. The ladies smoked their pipes leisurely while the men smoked cigarettes and water pipes. The tobacco fields can…

stories of times gone by~ Yi woman~ Yunnan

Jun 22, 2013

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in CHINA, old age, old people, Photography, street, Travel, Yunnan

It is such a common sight in Yunnan to see these strong women from the Yi ethnic minority with pipes lit in their mouths puffing at tobacco smoke around the streets, markets and village homes. The pipes are hand crafted and each woman holds on to hers for life proudly. When I asked about the…

Day 30~ October 30th~ Yunnan

Oct 31, 2012

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in CHINA, history, Photography, story, street, Yunnan

Since the 7th century in China, Opium was ingested for medicinal purposes and never smoked. Then in the 17th centurycame the Europeans and introduced the mixing of opium with tobacco to be smoked making it the most addictive practice among the Chinese. This led to the two famous opium wars and after several attempts from…

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The clouds of his mind~ Yunnan

stories of times gone by~ Yi woman~ Yunnan

Day 30~ October 30th~ Yunnan