Kiss of Life for an Old Caravan Market
Until the middle of last century, Shaxi was a flourishing village on the caravan road to Tibet. The following decades made it a place that history forgot. Now Shaxi is undergoing an award-winning restoration.
Early 20th century murals at Mangzhong Temple near Menglian
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.
Biggest festival in the Dali region, once Bai New Year.
With its well-preserved architecture and tranquil atmosphere, Weishan's capital is Yunnan's most beautiful county town.
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.
Yunlong's famous bridges.
Yunnan's only Shui-Township with stunning karst scenery.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| February Festival | 06 Apr |
| Tuzhu Temple Fair | 06 Apr |
| Gourd Festival | 07 Apr |
| Puxian Birthday | 08 Apr |
| Sangkan Festival | 09 Apr |
| Benzhu Worship | 10 Apr |
| Bainian | 10 Apr |
| Laotai Temple Fair | 10 Apr |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) | 10 Apr |
| Wooden Drum Festival | 10 Apr |
| Holy Fish Festival | 11 Apr |
| Benzhu Worship | 11 Apr |
Markets this Wednesday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Shuixie | 水泄 |
| Shunbi | 順濞 |
| Shaba | 沙坝 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Zhongying | 种英 |
| Gonglang | 公郎镇 |
| Shanglan | 上兰 |
| Zhouguanying | 周官营 |
| Shangcang | 上沧 |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| Gongguoqiao | 功果桥镇 |
| 云南驿村 | |
| 顺荡 | |
| 西庄 | |
| 三鹤 | |
| 龙街 | |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| 三胜 | |
| 寅街村 | |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| 前所 | |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Zhicun | 芷村镇 |
| Lvchun | 绿春县 |
| Majie | 马街 |
| Nanke | 南科 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Baiyun | 白云乡 |
| Jinping | 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 |
| Yongning | 永宁乡 |
| Mengqiao | 勐桥乡 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Tutai | 土台 |
| Hongtian | 红田 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Pingzhai | 平寨乡 |
| Banggu | 蚌谷乡 |
| Muyang | 木央镇 |
| Nanping (Majie) | 南屏镇 (马街） |
| Qujing | 曲靖市 |
|---|---|
| Fenghuang | 凤凰 |
| 干海子 | |
| Jiache | 驾车乡 |
| Laochang | 老厂乡 |
| Luna | 鲁纳乡 |
| Sandao | 三道 |
| Shangcun | 上村乡 |
| Wuxing | 五星乡 |
| Xinjie | 新街回族乡 |
| Yangmeishan | 杨梅山 |