Early Maps of Yunnan
The history of maps in Yunnan began more than a thousand years ago. But it was the Jesuits who revolutionised mapping in China, producing the first accurate maps of the provinces, including remote Yunnan.
The discovery of the bronze age culture of Sanxingdui in the Chengdu Plain is one of the most significant of the 20th century.
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.
Suona music in Eryuan county.
Yunnan's only Shui-Township with stunning karst scenery.
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 Bai town famous for its typical Bai architecture.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Summer Solstice | 21 Jun |
| South Gate Festival | 23 Jun |
| Benzhu Worship | 23 Jun |
| Zhoucheng Patron Saint Birthday | 23 Jun |
| Benzhu Worship | 23 Jun |
| Danu Festival | 24 Jun |
| Benzhu Worship | 25 Jun |
| Southern Dipper Ritual | 25 Jun |
| Lizhi Festival | 27 Jun |
| Benzhu Worship | 29 Jun |
| Waxberry Festival | 30 Jun |
| Benzhu Worship | 30 Jun |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Xiangtu | 象图乡 |
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Waxi | 瓦溪 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Weishan | 巍山彝族回族自治县 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Shuanglang | 双廊镇 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Dianzhong | 甸中 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| 田口 | |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| 汤涧 | |
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| 妙姑村 | |
| Xishan | 西山乡 |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Qinghaiying | 青海营 |
| 西庄 | |
| 寅街村 | |
| 北桥 | |
| 大栗树 | |
| Wachang | 瓦厂乡 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Mengla | 勐拉 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Maandi | 马鞍底 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Manglong | 芒龙 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |