Picture of the Week #315 "Tribal Lady in a Blue Hat" Beijing, China 2014 Signed & Stamped

I came across this woman in the Forbidden City in Beijing. I have no idea where she is from or what her outfit signifies. On closer inspection I noticed that the coins were dated 1906 and had "Francaise"and Yun-Wan Province on them. I have no idea if they were medals, coins or some designers' decoration. She was happy to pose for me, even though she's not exactly smiling in this picture. She did in earlier ones but I like this one the best. I was not happy with the original background which was a grey cobblestone and there were buildings and tourists behind her. I was only interested in her. Late last night I started to manipulate the image. First I darkened the background and it went blue, as if it had rained. I loved her wrinkled face that has seen so much and only wish I could have communicated with her besides smiles and Thank you's.