Into the Land of the Black Lisu
The Nujiang Canyon, on Yunnan's western frontier, was until the 1930s a blank area on the map that not even Chinese troops dared to enter. In 1905 two British explorers made the first foray into this land of the Black Lisu.
Early 20th century murals at Mangzhong Temple near Menglian
John Israel: Lianda: A Chinese University in War and Revolution
Everyone knows about the Mao's Long March, but a few years later another long march took place: that of Chinese students leaving their cushy campuses on the east coast, trekking all the way to Yunnan where their universities reformed as Lianda, the united university. Kunming, then a total backwater, became a hotbed for new ideas, not just scientific. We liked the section of east coast girls scampering around Mengzi in their latest fashion.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Nuodeng is an ancient Bai salt producing village in Yunlong.
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.
Suona music in Eryuan county.
Best surviving station on the French-built Vietnam-Kunming railway.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Fumin Cherry Picking | 05 Apr |
| Singing Festival | 06 Apr |
| Pingchuan Guanyin Birthday | 06 Apr |
| February Festival | 06 Apr |
| Guanyin Cave Fair | 06 Apr |
| Guanyin Festival | 06 Apr |
| Dali Guanyin Worship | 06 Apr |
| Dengchuan Guanyin Worship | 06 Apr |
| Guanyin Birthday | 06 Apr |
| Tuzhu Temple Fair | 06 Apr |
| Luocha Temple Festival | 06 Apr |
| Yangbi Farm Fair | 06 Apr |
Markets this Tuesday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Junhua | 均化 |
| Zhongsuo | 中所 |
| Fuheng | 富恒 |
| Duomei | 朵美 |
| Liandong | 炼洞 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Fengyu | 风羽 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Guanping | 关平 |
| Baofeng | 宝丰乡 |
| Liuhe | 六合 |
| Yinqiao | 银桥 |
| Binju | 宾居 |
| Madeng | 马镫 |
| Heqing | 鹤庆县 |
| Shuijing | 水井 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Qinghaiying | 青海营 |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| Beiya | 北衙 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Shunzhou | 顺州 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Menglai | 勐来乡 |
| Zhaotong | 昭通 |
|---|---|
| Shuanghe | 双河 |
| Nujiang | 怒江 |
|---|---|
| Gudeng | 古登 |
| Bingzhongluo | 丙中洛 |
| Lishadi | 利沙底乡 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Donghui | 东回镇 |
| Meizi | 梅子镇 |
| Xuelin | 雪林佤族乡 |
| Menglian | 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 |
| Mengsuo | 勐梭镇 |
| Wenggake | 翁嘎科镇 |