Human zoos and disappearing languages: The plight of China's minorities

By Katie Hunt, CNN

Updated 0846 GMT (1646 HKT) November 4, 2013

Despite China's economic boom over the past decade, rural life has changed little in the remote village of Dali in the country's southwestern Guizhou province.
Photos: In pictures: Rural life in China
What's life like in a Chinese village? – Despite China's economic boom over the past decade, rural life has changed little in the remote village of Dali in the country's southwestern Guizhou province.
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While the houses in Dali village have electricity, not all families can afford appliances like washing machines. Incomes, on average, are less than a third of those in cities.
Photos: In pictures: Rural life in China
What's life like in a Chinese village? – While the houses in Dali village have electricity, not all families can afford appliances like washing machines. Incomes, on average, are less than a third of those in cities.
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Rural schools are often run down and under funded but Dali's children got a new elementary school building in 2007. According to the Rural China Education Foundation, nearly half of rural children in some areas don't go to high school.
Photos: In pictures: Rural life in China
What's life like in a Chinese village? – Rural schools are often run down and under funded but Dali's children got a new elementary school building in 2007. According to the Rural China Education Foundation, nearly half of rural children in some areas don't go to high school.
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