Bai Wedding - Dali, China

The lanky groom greeted me at the door to a courtyard, handing me a cigarette. In fact he greeted every male guest with cigarette. I don't smoke and every time the groom saw me not smoking he gave me a new cigarette, which I promptly stuffed into my jacket pocket. Once he figured out my game, he snuck up behind me and stuffed cigarettes behind my ears. He even tried to jam one in my mouth. I ended up with a pocket full of loose tobacco and rolling paper.

I was, quite unexpectedly, invited to a wedding in Yunnan Province, probably the most un-Chinese place in China. READ MORE