Yunnan - China's most beautiful province


1875: Death of a British Diplomat

After Britain's 1852 annexation of lower Burma lucrative trade with China through its back-door seemed more than a distant possibility. But after a successful first mission up the Irrawaddy and into Yunnan in 1868, the second British mission six years later ended in tragedy.



The archery competition is an integral part of the Dali Third Month Fair.


Jim Goodman: The Akha: Guardians of the Forest

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The Akha, in China known as the Aini branch of the Hani people, migrated from China southwards into Laos, Burma and Thailand. In this richly illustrated book J Goodman, aka 'Akha Jim', explains their life and culture.


A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.

Largest Miao village in the Kunming area with a large Christian community and a nationally-acclaimed church-choir.


Liao Yiwu: God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China

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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.


Rushan is a dried cow milk cheese, made in the Dali region. 



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.

Markets this Friday

Kunming 昆明
Jinsuo 金所乡

Dali 大理
Hecun 萂村
Nanxin 南新
Gunipen 沽泥盆
Jiancao 捡槽
Haidong 海东
Shuixie 水泄
Gudi 古底
Wuxing 五星
Pingchuan 平川
Yangbi 漾濞彝族自治县
Baidangping 白荡坪
Huangping 黄平镇
Shaxi 沙溪
Caojian 漕间
Zhongjiang 中江
Gonglang 公郎镇
Yousuo 右所镇

Lijiang 丽江
Yongsheng 永胜县
Banqiao 板桥

Honghe 红河
Xinhua 新华乡
Lengquan 冷泉镇
Lengdun 冷墩
Dongshan 东山镇
Majie 马街
Lvchun 绿春县
Shitouzhai 石头寨
Xinjie 新街
Nanke 南科
Shaochong 哨冲镇
Jinping 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县
Niujie 牛街镇
Mengqiao 勐桥乡

Wenshan 文山
Pingzhai 平寨乡
Banggu 蚌谷乡
Muyang 木央镇
Nanping (Majie) 南屏镇 (马街)

Chuxiong 楚雄
Qianchang 前场镇
Dalongkou 大龙口乡
Jiuchang 九厂
Guihua 桂花乡

Baoshan 保山市
Zhonghe 中和
Bawan 坝湾镇
Mangkuan 芒宽彝族傣族乡

Lincang 临沧
Luodang 洛党
Menglai 勐来乡
Xinhua 新华彝族苗族乡

Zhaotong 昭通
Shuitian 水田
Linfeng 麟风

Yuxi 玉溪
Yangjie 羊街乡
Xingmeng 兴蒙
Dianzhong 甸中
Hexi 河西

Nujiang 怒江
Chenggan 称杆
Daxingdi 大兴地乡
Zilijia 子里甲乡

Puer 普洱
Qushui 曲水乡
Menglian 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县
Minle 民乐
Mengsuo 勐梭镇

Diqing 迪庆
Kangpu 康普