Our Man in China: Joseph Rock

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Heirs to generosity, Li Jinyuan and his wife carry a chest containing carpentry and dental tools given by Rock to Li's father...
Naxi traditional band music has died out through out China and is now played for tourists. They perform nightly in town to en...
Today pigs have a run of the street in a subdued shopping district in Yongning, another Yunnan Town.
Two boys posed with a hog gutted, boned, salted and sealed - preserving the pork for years.
Bright headpiece, worn correctly, crowns the senior monk of an order of Tibetan Buddhists known as the Yellow Hats.
At the age of 66, Lonsang Yeshe, the High Lama of Yongning, is permitted by the communist government to wear his official rob...
He Zouyi, 82, translates Naxi pictographs. He and National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock produced Naxi/English dictionary....
Old ways survive on Lugu Lake, where the Mosuo people wear the same traditional dress as they did during Rock's day.
Carpentry tools left behind by National Geographic Society explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunnan, China
Naxi traditional band music has died out through out China and is now played for tourists. They perform nightly in town to en...
He Zouyi, 82, translates Naxi Pictographs, He and NGS explorer Joseph Rock produced Naxi/ English dictionary.
He Zouyi, 82, translates Naxi pictographs. He and National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock produced Naxi/English dictionary....
He Zouyi, 82, translates Naxi pictographs. He and National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock produced Naxi/English dictionary....
He Zouyi, 82, translates Naxi pictographs. He and National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock produced Naxi/English dictionary....
Mosuo tribesmen carry a salted pig. Used as a mattress and for meat/ can eat for years..Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China
Mosuo tribesmen carry a salted pig. Used as a mattress and for meat/ can eat for years..Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China
The home away from home village of National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunnan, China
The home away from home village of National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunnan, China
The home away from home village of National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunnan, China
Mosuo women row to Lamasary Island. Old Lamasary was destroyed by the Red Guard.
Mosuo women row to Lamasary Island. Old Lamasary was destroyed by the Red Guard.
Mosuo tribal horsewomen. Most make their living in the tourist trade..Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China
Mosuo tribal horsewomen. Most make their living in the tourist trade..Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China
Mosuo tribal horsewomen. Most make their living in the tourist trade..Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China
Mosuo tribal horsewomen. Most make their living in the tourist trade..Lugu Lake, Yunnan, China
Dental tools left by National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunnan, China
Dental tools left by National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunnan, China
Dentist, Li Zin Yun, 65, pulls woman's teeth using dental tools left by National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunn...
Dentist, Li Zin Yun, 65, pulls woman's teeth using dental tools left by National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunn...
Dentist, Li Zin Yun, 65, pulls woman's teeth using dental tools left by National Geographic explorer, Joseph Rock..Yuhu, Yunn...
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Making yak butter tea..Zh...
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Making yak butter tea..Zh...
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Making yak butter tea..Zh...
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Making yak butter tea..Zh...
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Making yak butter tea..Zh...
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Making yak butter tea..Zh...
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Songzanlin Lamasery also known as Guihua Monastery. The biggest in Yunnan Province, over 800 lamas. Zhongdian, Yunnan, China
Lobsang Yeshe, the high Lama of Yongning, allowed by government to wear official robes one week per year for New Year festiva...
Lamasery at Yongning. Biggest in Lijiang area, once the home of the living Buddha..Yongning, China
Lamasery at Yongning. Biggest in Lijiang area, once the home of the living Buddha..Yongning, China