China Yunnan

Early winter sees buffalo-egret harmony in Menglian, Pu'er

In early winter, the lingering warmth of late autumn still hovers over the fields, as if time has slowed down its pace. Beside a rice paddy in Menglian Dai, Lahu, and Va autonomous county, southwest Yunnan’s Pu'er city, a water buffalo rests quietly, leisurely chewing on tender grass. A flock of snowy-white egrets seem to be very happy with the giant—Sometimes they stand still on the buffalo’s body, sometimes they tak…