Hongcun village man washing in pond by Kevin Earl

A man washing his laundry in the moat at Hongcun, an ancient Chinese village. Supposedly the streams/irrigation that runs its narrow alleys and paths are clean enough to drink from in the morning but dirty by mid-day because it is used to clean clothes, produce and meat.

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