The best preserved out of the three Darbar squares in Kathmandu valley, and only 20 minutes out of the city, visiting Bhaktapur is like stepping back in time. Wandering past temples and hidden courtyards, the best way to discover Bhaktapur is to wander aimlessly through its narrow cobblestone streets and to soak in the culture.
Photographer Elaine Wang Yiwei visited Bhaktapur early morning and captured how daily life unfolds in this town.
All photographs: Elaine Wang Yiwei
Days begin early in Bhaktapur as people make their way to work just as the sun is rising.
Two men smoke from a traditional Shisha.
A woman in traditional Newari dress walks down an empty road in the town.
A girl leans out curiously from one of the windows of her brick house.
A Nepali man wearing a Nepali topi and scarf basks in the early morning sun.
A man leaves his house for work.
A woman drying her hands after washing her hands at a faucet.
A man sells puja essentials in front of his motorcycle.
A woman sits in a temple and enjoys the morning sunshine.
A man covers himself in a shawl and enjoys the morning sunshine.
A boy plays football in his uniform before school.
A woman holds her baby and walks along the edge of a pond.
A girl and a boy carry school bags and wait to go to school.
A woman dips the crocks in the pigment and dries them in the sun.
A woman refines a crock using her fingers.