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13-SEP-2007

Painful pose, Pingyao, China, 2007

Pingyao draws many tourists to its ancient sites, most of them Chinese. Commercial photographers offer to take pictures of them wearing traditional headdresses or sitting in old rickshaws. I watched this tourist as she posed in a headdress – at first she was smiling, but as the session wore on, her expression changed. I don’t think she is having fun.

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Phil Douglis29-Sep-2007 03:59
I think it's a matter of getting used to such things, Carol. This tourist has probably never worn one before, and the long "sitting" has reached the point of no return.
Carol E Sandgren29-Sep-2007 01:03
What is it they say..."it hurts to be beautiful" and this headdress certainly is beautiful. I'm sure it is very heavy and cumbersome to wear though so you can admire the women who do wear these in their native dress.
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