Yak Traffic Jam

May 7, 2011

A Slow Yak Blocks Traffic - Deqin, Yunnan, China - Daily Travel Photos
(Deqin, Yunnan, China)
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A meandering yak snarls traffic in downtown Deqin (ARCHIVED PHOTO on the weekends - originally photographed 2007/10/10).

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