Guandu Old Town
With the Bird and Flower Market and the Muslim Quarter fallen, little remains of 'Lao Kunming', the characterful old town of former times. Now it is all high-rises, wide avenues, chain-shops. Everywhere? No, a small part of Kunming is holding out...
The watermills in Fengqing's Gumo village operate just like a thousand years ago.
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.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Traditional dress in the Erhai region.
The Danxia, or red sandstore, cliffs around Liming are a hikers' and climbers' paradise that is just now being discovered.
Jim Goodman: Children of the Jade Dragon: the Naxi of Lijiang and their mountain neighbours the Yi
In the first half of the 1990s Lijiang had barely made its appearance on the Chinese tourism stage, even less so the then remote mountains of Ningland and Lugu Lake. Jim Goodman's account of the Naxi and the Yi draws back to a time where not everything was staged for mass tourism: an account of a lost world.
An ancient exorcism ritual in Nanjian county.
With its well-preserved architecture and tranquil atmosphere, Weishan's capital is Yunnan's most beautiful county town.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Yangmei Festival | 01 May |
| Circling the Mountain | 24 May |
| Corban | 27 May |
| Walnut Valley Culture Festival | 28 May |
| Temple Fair | 28 May |
| Manlong Buckwheat Festival | 30 May |
| Yongping Wenbi Pagoda Ceremony | 31 May |
| Benzhu Worship | 31 May |
| Benzhu Worship (Midu) | 31 May |
| Butterfly Spring Meeting | 31 May |
| Full Moon Ritual | 31 May |
| Butterfly Festival | 31 May |
Markets this Thursday
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Kedu | 柯渡镇 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Nanxin | 南新 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Yangcen | 羊岑 |
| Maidi | 脉地 |
| Gudi | 古底 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Qiaohou | 乔后 |
| Zuòyì | 作邑 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Daying | 大营 |
| Taiyi | 太邑彝族乡 |
| Shuanglang | 双廊镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| 太和社区 | |
| 三胜 | |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| 三鹤 | |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| Qiaodian | 乔甸镇 |
| 鲁庄 | |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Xishuangbanna | 西双版纳 |
|---|---|
| Xiding | 西定哈尼族乡 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Mengla | 勐拉 |
| Niujiaozhai | 牛角寨 |
| Sancun | 三村 |
| Dianwei | 甸尾乡 |
| Heping | 和平乡 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Baixian | 白显 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Maandi | 马鞍底 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Kangpu | 康普 |