The Shaxi
Valley is located in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas,
in the northwest of Yunnan (China). The population in the valley
mainly belongs to the Bai ethnic group.
The Shuiluo
Valley is located close to Tibet, in the southwest of Sichuan
(China) at an altitude of 2000-6000 m. It is popultated by five
different ethnic groups.