The instruction of donor DuLong tattoo women activity

  At present there are 48 living tattoo women of DuLong, most of them live in the DuLong Grand Canyon where is shortage of materials. There a high mountain water depth, almost no arable land. Because of the snow closing for about half a year each year, it is very difficult for people access to DuLong River. Many of them have never worn shoes and have never walked out of the mountain. Because they walk without wearing shoes for many years, a lot of people’s feet have become malformation. As a valuable witness to Chinese tattoo history, it is no doubt that the tattoo women are Chinese tattoo artist’s great fortune. But most of today’s tattoo women are very old. They will pass away after several years. In order to keep this valuable tattoo history as long as possible and to release the tattooers’ kindness, China Association Of Tattoo Artists offer a solemn proposal: carry out a charitable contribution activity in the world of tattoo.

The meaning of the donor activity:           

Although many people still are biased against tattoo and the trade of tattoo hasn’t been authorized officially, we are accepted by the society which is becoming more and more open. And the largest developing space is being given to Chinese tattoo artists. In order to return the society and to let people understand tattooers much better, we will devote our love and kindness and we will give our care and goodwill to tattoo women of DuLong with our supreme passion and limited power. In another sense, the tattoo women are tattooers’ predecessors, we couldn't bear that the tattoo women are spending their declining years in poverty. They are the most valuable witness to Chinese tattoo history. We can tell Chinese tattoo history to the world proudly because of their existence. Our Chinese tattooers are duty-bound to contribute tattoo women of DuLong.

To respect the elders and to help poverty is also Chinese traditional virtues.

  The method of donor：

 （一）Orienting donor: We will pass the people who enter for the activity by voluntary contribution. Donor the forty-eight tattoo women by one-on-one. We will confirm forty-eight tattooers or tattoo lovers to donor forty-eight tattoo women. In order to give everyone more chances, we request that one donor can choose only one tattoo women to donor. The standards of donor is at least one hundred yuan per month for each tattoo woman, the limit time is one year, that is one thousand and two hundred yuan. We will organize donors to DuLong river to visit tattoo women in late September and ask the donors to give the donatives to tattoo women by themselves.

 （二）Free donor: We will set a account for special donative found. Everyone can donate money into the account in the way of register or non-register. We will distribute the money averagely to the tattoo women  regularly or irregularly. We will open the account and matters about distributing money on the appointed website. We will open the supervisor committee and ask them to supervise the use of the donative found and the matters about distributing money..

 （三）Donate goods: We will recruit the place of donating for storing the donation. We will  collect the donation regularly or irregularly and then distribute it to the people who live in poverty life in DuLong river.

The necessary goods for DuLong river region： clothes( clothes of all year round, especially winter clothes), quilt， shoes （require flat-heeled shoes and small size )，raincoat and umbrella, wind oil, learning appliance( bag, pencil, pencil-box, extracurricular readings and so on) etc.

  Our donation will be without return. The contributors will be without return. We will open the list of contributors on the internet and relevant media. Our donation action is initiated by the way of folk but not by government. We hope everyone donate the cash to the DuLong people directly to the best of your abilities. We will provide the detailed the information about the route, guide and contact etc.of DuLong region. We also provide the information about tattoo women's address as accurately as possible for the convenience of everyone's going to DuLong river.

How to access to DuLong river

  （1）If you want to enter into DuLong river, you have to arrive at "GongShan" first. The bus from "KunMing" to "GongShan" generally starts from "KunMing" to "LiuKu" and then transfer to "GongShan". The journey is general one day and one night and the fee is about 300 yuan.

The closing period in DuLong river is from the end of November to the next year's end of May. All the roads the access to DuLong river will be closed down in the closing period. The rainy season there is general from June to August. It is very dangerous to enter into DuLong river because there is too much rain in this period. Because the road always be blocked by the landslide, mudflow and so on in the rainy season. The dangerous situation such as bus crash and rolling stone often happen in the rainy season. We advise that everyone enter into DuLong river safely from late August to November. But the safe what we say is relative other seasons. There are two ways for choose. One is age-old road caravan, which is about 40 miles. Traveler has to have a walking trip and has to cross about 4000 meters GaoLi GongShan. It is take 3-4 days to get KongDang, which is the site of government by estimate. This road is very arduous and you must need a guide if you want to take this way. The price of employing a guide or a caravan is about 50-80 yuan per day. It is suitable choose for you to see the landscape. Another way is from "GongShan" to "KongDang" by bus. This road is 97 miles. there are buses in "GongShan". The traffic is general truck, vehicle for agriculture and jeep. The truck and vehicle are cheap but are in poor condition. The fee is about 50 yuan per person. Jeep is relative comfortable and the price is about 70 yuan per person. It has high demand on the car and the skill of the car self-driver. Only SUV can bear the bumpy road generally. The mountain roads are very dangerous, please don't have a try if without experience of driving on the poor road.

  （2）You can take a rest in some hotels in "KongDang". You'd better make preparation in "GongShan" town if you need to supply food or other materials used for entering into the mountain.

  （3）There is a highway from "KongDang" to " DiZhengDang". There is hardly buses, unless hitch a ride. There are all narrow snaky roads after "DiZhengDang". The roads will be much more arduous. Horse can't pass. All materials are carried by people. There are many drung bridges on the vine and slipping ropeways if you go far. You have to pass these dangerous bridges and ropeways if you want to arrive some villages. We suggest that you'd beeter give up these places if you don't have enough bravery. We suggest that don't go too far if you don't have a strong body or have illness.

  （4）There are many poisonous snakes and leeches in DuLong region. We suggest that everyone should do protective work well. Wrap up puttee( on sale in "GongShan" town, about 20 yuan/puttee). There are much fleas in the region and very hard to defend people against them. So please make preparation for being bitten. Maybe it is a good idea that someone suggest wear a dog-collar.

  （5）Please don't drink unboiled water. You must drink the running water down from mountain. Never drink the water in rivers or in ditches even through it seems like very clean. Because there may be are very tiny leeches in the rivers or ditches. These leeches are very dangerous and hardly see clearly. It is said that these leeches are much tinnier than thread. The length is about one cm. The color is yellow and white. The leeches are very difficult to find in the water.

  （6）There is much rain in DuLong river. Don't forget to take rain clothe. We suggest that wear professional climbing shoes or sport shoes. But for my opinion army booth is much better. You must wear waterproof shoes and the sole of the shoes is hard that you won't feel tired. Sport shoes have soft sole, maybe you will get feet hurt. Climbing shoes have much better waterproof than sport shoes. Maybe people can't adapt to hard sole shoes easily. You'd better adapt to the shoes advance. Army boot has many advantages, such as good waterproof, good air permeability, hard sole and the high upper can protect the ankle against from wrench. Another the biggest advantage is the army boot is very cheap. 200 yuan army boot is very good. The professional climbing shoes is at least about 800 yuan.

  （7）Aother necessary equipments ：Tent, out-door sleeping bags, moisture-proof pad, climbing mountain stick, canteen, headlight, flashlight, knife, lighter, shoulder bag, appliance for washing, medicine (especial the medicine prevents from getting hurt)etc. Another suggestion is taking the wind oil and hand radio. The cell-phone doesn't have signal in the mountain. The leeches most feared is wind oil. The best way of connecting is using hand-radio.

  （8）You'd better take much food. You can buy chicken in mountain and about 50 yuan for one. There is hardly other meat. What we must say is careful of the food with a kind of oil named "QiYou". We suggest that you'd better don't eat it. "QiYou" is a very special food in DuLong region. It is abstracted from the Qi tree' seed. It has very fragrant flavor and good nutrition. About one tenth people have allergy to "QiYou". Slight sufferers come out in a rash. Serious sufferers can cause breathing difficulty. They add "QiYou" in the stewed chicken, meat and milktea when they are cooking in DuLong region. There is a famous food named "XiaLa", and also be added in "QiYou". The method of cooking "XiaLa" is stewing the chicken with strong liquor. It is a special way and taste good. But "XiaLa" is often added in "QiYou". "QiYou" is dark brown and looks like chocolate. It will float a flat of brown oil when put the "QiYou" in the food.

  （9）You can pass the drung bridges on the vine or skipping ropeways under the local guides' guiding. Especially, when pass the skipping ropeways.

  （10）DuLong people are very shy and don't like to contact with strangers. But the hosts are often very enthusiastic when visiting them. The most common food are roast potatoes, milk-tea and wine. The old people can't speak PuTongHua. It is better there is a person who understand DuLong language if you want to communicate with them.

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