The Dengchuan Plain 邓川坝子
The Dengchuan Plain 邓川坝子, north of Dali's Erhai Lake 洱海, has with West Lake 西湖 and the Miju River corridor 弥苴河 some beautiful, if hardly known, scenic areas. It's natural scenery, however, is man-made, the result of more than a thousand years of cultivation and water-management projects that have transformed a swamp and marshland into the current cultural environment.
A Lahu minority Christian service in a hill village near Menglian.
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.
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 traditional Bai folk song form.
Best surviving station on the French-built Vietnam-Kunming railway.
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 |
|---|---|
| Street Banquet | 30 Nov |
| Hani New Year | 01 Dec |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 02 Dec |
| Full Moon Ritual | 04 Dec |
| Yongning Mule Fair | 04 Dec |
| Benzhu Worship | 04 Dec |
| Benzhu Worship | 04 Dec |
| Panwang Festival | 05 Dec |
| Great Snow | 07 Dec |
| Mother Earth | 07 Dec |
| Geminid Meteor Shower | 13 Dec |
| Muli Temple Fair | 14 Dec |
Markets this Monday
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Jiulong | 九龙乡 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Junhua | 均化 |
| Duomei | 朵美 |
| Shanyang | 衫阳 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Biaocun | 表村 |
| Jizushan | 鸡足山 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Liuhe | 六合 |
| Tuanjie | 团结 |
| Misha | 弥沙 |
| Heqing | 鹤庆县 |
| Baishi | 白石 |
| Shaping | 沙平村 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Zuòyì | 作邑 |
| Caojian | 漕间 |
| Miaowei | 苗尾傈僳族乡 |
| Junhuacun | 均华村 |
| 西庄 | |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| 寅街村 | |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Taiping | 太平乡 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Liming | 黎明 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Laozhai | 老寨苗族乡 |
| Sancun | 三村 |
| Chemalong | 车玛龙 |
| Sankeshu | 三棵树 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Puxiong | 普雄 |
| Dixibei | 地西北 |
| Baihe | 白河乡 |
| Zhaotong | 昭通 |
|---|---|
| Shuanghe | 双河 |