The road to Yellow Sheep River

We have been in Yellow Sheep River for two days. This is a very small town in Gansu province, which lies in the exact center of China. 

One third of China's population lives in small towns scattered across the desert and mountain regions of Western China. Most of them are poor--some of the poorest people in the world. 

Most families farm the land for potatoes and other roots and vegetables. In a good year, a typical family earns 2000 RMB (USD300). 

The next few posts are about Yellow Sheep River and what we did in this amazing place with some outstanding people. 

(Photo: High desert farmland in foreground with Western China mountains in background.)