A 105-year-old woman of the Dulong ethnic minority group in Dulongjiang town in Southwest China's Yunnan province has just realized her dream of traveling outside her village and driving a car, thanks to a local anti-poverty campaign. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Pu is the oldest living Wenmian woman, or woman with a face tattoo, which is a tradition for Dulong women. There are only 19 Wenmian women left in Dulongjiang town, according to local government.
Local villagers said the tradition has many different explanations, including for beauty, a sign of the ethnic group or as way of avoiding pillage in old times.
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