On the Statelets between Nanzhao and the Dali Kingdom
After the demise of Nanzhao 南诏, the Buddhist kingdom that integrated the tribes of the Erhai region in the second half of the first millennium, local strongmen proclaimed a succession of short-lived statelets before Duan Siping 段思平 in 937 CE established the Dali Kingdom 大理国.
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.
A clan temple on the slopes of a burial hill near Xizhou.
Hometown of many Bai merchants, Xizhou boast some impressive architecture.
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.
Raw pork skin, together with raw pork meat and sometimes even raw pork liver are traditional delicacies in Dali.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Yangmei Festival | 01 May |
| Donghuangdadi Birthday | 14 May |
| Yi Costume Festival | 14 May |
| Master Earth | 14 May |
| Mouding March Fair | 14 May |
| Baimakou Village Festival | 14 May |
| Beggars' Convention | 14 May |
| Benzhu Worship | 15 May |
| Rice Transplanting | 15 May |
| Damo Temple Fair | 17 May |
| New Moon Ritual | 17 May |
| Luban Festival | 18 May |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Xiangtu | 象图乡 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Waxi | 瓦溪 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Qinghua | 清华 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Yongjian | 永连 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Zuòyì | 作邑 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| 汤涧 | |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| 蛇街 | |
| Xishan | 西山乡 |
| 大栗树 | |
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Liuchang | 刘厂镇 |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| Xinjie | 新街镇 |
| Mizhi | 密祉镇 |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| Wachang | 瓦厂乡 |
| 果城村 | |
| 妙姑村 | |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Judian | 巨甸镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Nafa | 那发 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Jiache | 架车 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Zhongzhai | 中寨 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Xingmeng | 兴蒙 |
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |
| Hexi | 河西 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Weideng | 维登 |
| 岩瓦 |