Bird walking is a popular hobby in China with men. It’s like car shows but with songbirds, not T-birds. The cages are made of bamboo are not something you’d pick up at Walmart.
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Men pack their birds in their cages to bring them outside for some fresh air. They think socializing with other birds will help their birds sing better. I think they’re right.
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The birds were beautifully loud, like nature’s version of America’s Idol. If there were other chicks listening (bad pun intended) I would have stayed longer.
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In Xishuangbanna, there is a park dedicated to these aficionados on the MeKong River Walk. The big white thing is where the bird walkers hang their cages.
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The guys sit and watch, but don’t talk.
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Bird Walking has been popular in China since the Qing dynasty 1644–1911.