Ryo Takeuchi poses with a fan in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province. [Photo/China Daily]

Takeuchi interviews a resident in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo/China Daily]

Takeuchi listens to the folk music of the Yi ethnic group in Liangshan. [Photo/China Daily]

A documentary is filmed by Takeuchi in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province. [Photo/China Daily]