Young Bouyei women embroider or do wax painting. A clear stream divides in two when it meets the village, which is much higher than the riverbed. Then, the two streams flow separately around the village and rejoin on the other side. Other streams feed into the river during the next dozen or so kilometers. This is Huangguoshu Falls.
Springs surge in a dragon well near the river in the village.
With the aid of pumps, running spring water reaches all the village families and even many of the village s public places. Doing laundry by the river is always a party for the villagers. Many young people have left the villages for a whole new world outside. Those who stay lead simple lives. The only telephone is located in the village store.