The Red Soil of Dongchuan
The Wumeng Mountains' bright red soil, the buckwheat's yellow and Yunnan's dramatic skies make the region around Dongchuan a paradise for photographers.
In Huize, the old capital of copper in Yunnan, many splendid guildhalls survive.
Brenda McLean: George Forrest, Plant Hunter
George Forrest, perhaps the most successful plant collector of his time, left little written about his numerous journeys to Yunnan, so this well-illustrated book fills in much needed detail about his life.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Remote temple in Weishan, site of temple fair.
Best surviving station on the French-built Vietnam-Kunming railway.
Fei Hsiao-Tung and Chang Chih-I: Earthbound China: A Study of Rural Economy in Yunnan
Fei is the father of modern sociology in China: western-trained, he came to Yunnan at the end of the 1930s when China's eastern universities relocated west. In "Earthbound China" he applied modern empirical techniques that he had pioneered around Shanghai to the Chinese hinterland. The economical development, and subsequent societal changes, of three un-named, but typical villages in Yunnan is analyzed in great detail in this fascinating study.
Locally important temple.
The Danxia, or red sandstore, cliffs around Liming are a hikers' and climbers' paradise that is just now being discovered.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Pear Flower Festival | 17 Mar |
| Men's Festival | 17 Mar |
| New Moon Ritual | 19 Mar |
| Aluowuluo | 19 Mar |
| Madeng Trade Fair | 19 Mar |
| Weibaoshan Pilgrimage | 19 Mar |
| Kaixinjie | 19 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu) | 19 Mar |
| Wrestling Festival | 20 Mar |
| Dragon Worship | 20 Mar |
| Dragon Worship | 20 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 20 Mar |
Markets this Wednesday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Shunbi | 順濞 |
| Shaba | 沙坝 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Zhongying | 种英 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Shanglan | 上兰 |
| Zhouguanying | 周官营 |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Shangcang | 上沧 |
| Gongguoqiao | 功果桥镇 |
| 顺荡 | |
| 三鹤 | |
| Qinghaiying | 青海营 |
| 龙街 | |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| 三胜 | |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Zhicun | 芷村镇 |
| Shalatuo | 沙拉托 |
| Baiyun | 白云乡 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Yongning | 永宁乡 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Zhemi | 者米拉祜族乡 |
| Tutai | 土台 |
| Panzihua | 攀枝花 |
| Tongchang | 铜厂 |
| Hongtian | 红田 |