ALLEN: Did you have to climb the 4000 meters something or did you have help along the way? Did you take a cable car maybe?

SUN YANG: Yes, I take a cable car. The cable car sends us from 3000 high to 3,500 meters. So we begin climbing from 3,500 to the up.

ALLEN: How did you get to the 3000 meter mark?

SUN YANG: By bus.

ALLEN: By bus? Ok!

ALLEN: What’s it difficult to climb the last hundred meters at the top?

SUN YANG: I don’t think so. We are young people. I think I saw some middle aged people feeling a little difficult to climb above 4000 meters.

ALLEN: Because it is difficult to breath the thin air?

SUN YANG: Yes. But remember this: push yourself beyond limits.

ALLEN: How are the people in Yunnan? Are they friendly to you?

SUN YANG: Yes. When we get off the train, there are a lot of people came to help us, they came to you and introduce the hotel and help you find the way. You know Yunnan province has many minorities including: Bai, Yi, and Naxi.

ALLEN: Bai, Yi, and Naxi? Did you go and visit them in the villages?

SUN YANG: Yes. We visited the village of Bai minority in Dali and those of Naxi in Lijiang.

ALLEN: Which minority village did you like the most?

SUN YANG: I think the Naxi is very unique. Especially those of the Mosuo people. You know, the Mosuo people is a branch of the Naxis.

ALLEN: I heard the Mosuo people are matriarchal society?

SUN YANG: Yes. We have visited the Mosuo village in Lugu Lake.

ALLEN: Lugu Lake!

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