The Old Salt Roads in Yunnan
The Tea Horse Road 茶马古道 into Tibet has become a romantic moniker for Yunnan, but economically more important were the old salt roads.
The temple in Mangdao 芒岛, built in 1899, is one of few surviving examples of Dai Buddhist temples having survived the Cultural Revolution by being converted into grain storage.
Liao Yiwu: God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China
Liao Yiwu, one of China's most prominent dissidents, was driven out of China, but not before he used a period of internal exile to research Christian groups, mainly in Yunnan. In this book he tells the stories of the Christians of Dali and of Wuding county.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Historic Building of the Pacification Commission in Menglian
Yunnan's only Shui-Township with stunning karst scenery.
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.
The Dali history museum inside the headquarters of Du Wenxiu.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Perseid Meteor Shower | 12 Aug |
| Wumulong Torch Festival | 12 Aug |
| New Moon Ritual | 13 Aug |
| Camel Festival | 13 Aug |
| Baijie Festival | 13 Aug |
| Yinongwu | 13 Aug |
| Ghost Month | 13 Aug |
| Longkan Ghost Festival | 13 Aug |
| Ghost Month Ritual | 14 Aug |
| Dicang Fair | 15 Aug |
| Wild Mushroom Festival | 16 Aug |
| Mule Fair | 17 Aug |
Markets this Thursday
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Banqiao | 板桥乡 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Nanxin | 南新 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Yangcen | 羊岑 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Maidi | 脉地 |
| Xintun | 辛屯 |
| Qinghua | 清华 |
| Songgui | 松桂 |
| Gudi | 古底 |
| Taiyi | 太邑彝族乡 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Qiaohou | 乔后 |
| Daying | 大营 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| 太和社区 | |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Qiaodian | 乔甸镇 |
| 三胜 | |
| 鲁庄 | |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Xishuangbanna | 西双版纳 |
|---|---|
| Xiding | 西定哈尼族乡 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Nafa | 那发 |
| Dianwei | 甸尾乡 |
| Heping | 和平乡 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Jiache | 架车 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Baixian | 白显 |
| Zhongzhai | 中寨 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Mangxin | 芒信镇 |
| Qiannuo | 千糯 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Jiagetu | 价格土 |
| 岩瓦 |