I learned this the practical way while travelling through Yunnan.
Wear a motorbike helmet with proper visor covering your whole face. Very funny to see the reactions when you take your helmet off. Especially when in rural area nobody wears a helmet and they must have realised that you were an alien.
Works as well with police officers. First let them talk to you for 5 minutes and then take your helmet off to make them understand that you didn't understand a word they were saying. They let you off 100% of the time.
PS: I never tried this without motorbike. Might be even more effective if you actually don't have a motorbike.
Having lived in several countries for extended periods I learned that the main function of me as foreigner there was to entertain the local population. Ones you accept that position all the stares and sneaky pictures then become a sign of appreciation of your work and being there and life becomes more enjoyable instead of irritating.
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