Zhang Xue Xian, an 80-year old Muslim veteran of the tea-horse trail, at prayer in Dong Lian Hua ('East of the Lotus Flowers'), a Muslim village near Weishan, south of Dali and Xiaguan, on the Tea-Horse Road (Cha Ma Gu Dao).

80-year old Zhang Xue Xian, at prayer in his home, is one of the last surviving ma guo tou from Dong Lian Hua. Formerly, the staunchly Muslim village ran most of the section of the trail between Weishan and Dali.