Guizhou smoked meats

Guizhou is famous for smoking its meats before winter looms. Towards the end of autumn, farms across the land would be permeated with the sweet smells of smoke. Meats are lightly marinated before going into the smoker, which is typically made of brick and sometimes as large as someone's house. The choice of wood varies from family to family, but typically it is a combination of local cedar and beech. Every farmer knows a family trick or two, and nobody does it the same.