Mangkang and Yanjing

A 2024 report follows Mangkang salt worker Ze Ren Wangdui through the movement of brine from well to pool and field, then places Xianzi song beside labor, landscape, love and toasting without inventing lyrics.

Mangkang and Yanjing

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  1. Gada Village’s salt fields across the Lancang River, photographed for a September 2024 report. Photograph by Zhang Jianlin for Beijing News.张建林/新京报 · No independent image licence established; private editorial research only Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗