China: Waterwheels at the edge of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province. The Naxi or Nakhi are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. The Naxi are thought to have come originally from Tibet and, until recently, maintained overland trading links with Lhasa and India. The Naxi form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised by the People's Republic of China. The Naxi are traditionally followers of the Dongba religion.

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