A Republic Era Map of Dali
A Republic Era map shows the development of the Dali region over the last hundred years.
In Huize, the old capital of copper in Yunnan, many splendid guildhalls survive.
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.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Village Benzhu Temple.
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.
Large Benzhu temple above Shangyangxi village.
Fog swirling on a cold winter morning over endless rice-terraces, the red of the
early morning sun reflected in the flooded paddies: this is the classic view of the
Hani Rice Terraces of Yuanyang, now of UNESCO World Heritage status.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 01 Mar |
| Receiving the Village Protector | 01 Mar |
| Welcoming the Benzhu | 01 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 01 Mar |
| Dawang Temple Fair | 01 Mar |
| Dai Flower Street | 01 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 01 Mar |
| Yang Village Songfest | 01 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 01 Mar |
| Dragon King | 01 Mar |
| Dipping into Spring | 01 Mar |
| Heqing Receiving the Village Protector | 01 Mar |
Markets this Monday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Biaocun | 表村 |
| Jizushan | 鸡足山 |
| Tuanjie | 团结 |
| Misha | 弥沙 |
| Baishi | 白石 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Shaping | 沙平村 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Beiya | 北衙 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| Taiping | 太平乡 |
| Miaowei | 苗尾傈僳族乡 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Shunzhou | 顺州 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Lida | 里达镇 |
| Zhujie | 朱街镇 |
| Shuanglongying | 双龙营乡 |
| Mugan | 木杆 |
| Zhulin | 珠琳镇 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Manglong | 芒龙 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Cangyuan | 沧源佤族自治县 |
| Quannei | 圈内 |
| Shuangjiang | 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 |
| Junsai | 军赛乡 |
| Zhenkang | 镇康县 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Fuyan | 富岩 |