My interest was further kindled, and by the time flights opened from Chiang Mai to Kunming in 1992, I was curious enough to go, if only to compare the Akha and Dai in Xishuangbanna with their counterparts in Thailand.
一九九二年，清邁與昆明間的航線開放，在好奇心的驅使下，我動身前往西雙版納探尋僾尼族和傣族（Dai），希望將他們和住在泰國的族裔做一比較。