I am taking advantage of the rainy season to explore northern Thailand while there are few tourists around. Though the sky is overcast, the hillsides are teeming with bamboo and teak trees in all shades of green as I drive north from Chiang Mai, and I am delighted to see that I am the only guest when I arrive at Lisu Lodge, about 50 kilometers from the city.
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Reading the chicken bones in northern Thailand
The unchanging nature of Lisu medicine contrasts sharply with Western ideas
Chicken bones and bamboo slivers used by a Lisu shaman to divine spiritual messages during a healing ritual. (All photos by Ron Emmons)
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