Manglao - A Dai Village in Winter
Even in the depth of winter, life in a Dai village does not truly slow down—it merely changes its rhythm.
An important Dai festival traditionally marking the beginning of the summer retreat for monks.
C. Patterson Giersch: Asian Borderlands: The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan Frontier
Yunnan was not always China: indeed not so long ago large parts of Yunnan were only nominally part of the empire. To make Yunnan, outside the main Han cities, a Chinese province required significant effort. Here Giersch's study on Yunnan's hinterland makes an interesting if academic read.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Bai rattlestick dance in the Dali region.
Once an important salt-mining town, now the second largest town along the Heihui River north of Yangbi.
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.
Sculpture making in the Dali region.
Once an important salt-mining town, now the second largest town along the Heihui River north of Yangbi.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Ghost Month | 13 Aug |
| Mule Fair | 17 Aug |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) | 17 Aug |
| Benzhu Worship | 19 Aug |
| Qixi Festival | 19 Aug |
| Benzhu Worship | 21 Aug |
| Moerduo Temple Fair | 22 Aug |
| End of Heat | 23 Aug |
| Playing the Fragrant Dragon | 23 Aug |
| Benzhu Worship | 25 Aug |
| Maulid an-Nabi | 26 Aug |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 26 Aug |
Markets this Tuesday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Fuheng | 富恒 |
| Zhongsuo | 中所 |
| Liandong | 炼洞 |
| Fengyu | 风羽 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Shuixie | 水泄 |
| Guanping | 关平 |
| Baofeng | 宝丰乡 |
| Madeng | 马镫 |
| Binju | 宾居 |
| Shuijing | 水井 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Gonglang | 公郎镇 |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| 寅街村 | |
| 前所 | |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| 云南驿村 | |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| 三胜 | |
| 西庄 | |
| 三鹤 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Wantang | 湾塘乡 |
| Caoba | 草坝镇 |
| Mingjiu | 鸣鹫镇 |
| Lvchun | 绿春县 |
| Majie | 马街 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Dayangjie | 大羊街 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Nanke | 南科 |
| Jinping | 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 |
| Mengqiao | 勐桥乡 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Pingzhai | 平寨乡 |
| Jiayi | 稼依镇 |
| Muyang | 木央镇 |
| Banggu | 蚌谷乡 |
| Nanping (Majie) | 南屏镇 (马街） |
| Qujing | 曲靖市 |
|---|---|
| Baiwu | 白雾 |
| Daqiao | 大桥乡 |
| Jiache | 驾车乡 |
| Leye | 乐业镇 |
| Luna | 鲁纳乡 |
| Malu | 马路乡 |
| Shangcun | 上村乡 |
| Zhehai | 者海镇 |
| Zhichang | 纸厂乡 |
| Nujiang | 怒江 |
|---|---|
| Gudeng | 古登 |
| Bingzhongluo | 丙中洛 |
| Lishadi | 利沙底乡 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Kangpu | 康普 |