The fan salesman was just one of many river vendors who drew up alongside our boat was we cruised the Li river near Guilin, china.
The common form of small river transport in this region is the bamboo raft – a collection of bamboo poles lashed together to form a raft. In the case of this raft, they've used a very stylish pink lashing.
The locals typically stand on these rafts and punt them with a pole against the river bottom to move them around.
Approaching the cruiser, they grab onto a railing and then, as this guy is doing, display their wares and shout their prices.
This guy must have done quite well since he doesn't have many items, if any, left in his basket. But, as I recall, there were no takers on my boat for the flashy silver fan he was offering us.
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