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local people

Chinese refugees walking during summer/fall 1944, fleeing the Japanese advance during Ichigo. In Guangxi province, China, during WWII.
A GI buys a ticket to bet on a horse race arranged at Guilin during WWII, while a local lady waits in line. The betting was "pari mutuels" wagering, to be split among all winners.
Farmers carry goods---vegetables---on shoulder poles, near Kunming, China, during WWII.
Chinese people crossing a busy bridge in SW China during WWII.
Local people in southern China during WWII: Bashful children in front of the photographer. During WWII.
People transporting possessions in Guangxi province during WWII, possibly in preparation to fleeing in the face of the Japanese Ichigo campaign.
A fleeing Chinese refugee pulls possession on a cart in Guangxi province, China, during the fall of 1944, in the face of the Japanese Ichigo campaign.
People carrying shoulder poles in China during WWII.
GI rides a sedan chair carried on bamboo poles by two Chinese men. During WWII.
An elderly Chinese woman takes her lunch somewhere outside of Kunming, while a Nationalist guard is in the background. During WWII.