Xu Xiake 徐霞客 in Dali
Xu Xiake (1586 - 1641) was China's first travel blogger. During the third lunar month in 1639 he travelled through Dali and recorded his experiences in his diary, posthumously published as 徐霞客游记. Is it still possible to retrace Xu's steps on the Dali plain?
In Huize, the old capital of copper in Yunnan, many splendid guildhalls survive.
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.
The biggest country fair in Yunnan.
Yunnan's only Shui-Township with stunning karst scenery.
Judith Shapiro: Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China
Even if Chinese civilization has developed more against than with nature, the Mao years were a particular exercise in environmental destruction. In one case-study Shapiro tells the story of the draining of the northern part of Dianchi Lake, one of the first steps turning Kunming's lake into the fetid cess-pool it is today.
A specific theatre performance style in Dali.
Once an important salt-mining town, now the second largest town along the Heihui River north of Yangbi.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Spring Festival in Fengyu | 02 Mar |
| Awakeing of Insects | 05 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 05 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 05 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 05 Mar |
| Receiving Laoye | 05 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 06 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 06 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 06 Mar |
| Xishan Temple Fair | 06 Mar |
| Zhuomulang Songfest | 07 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 07 Mar |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Xiangtu | 象图乡 |
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Shanyang | 衫阳 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Xintun | 辛屯 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Wanqiao | 湾桥 |
| Waxi | 瓦溪 |
| Songgui | 松桂 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Caojian | 漕间 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Xishan | 西山乡 |
| 大栗树 | |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Wachang | 瓦厂乡 |
| 汤涧 | |
| Junhuacun | 均华村 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Shigu | 石鼓镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Shalatuo | 沙拉托 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Panzihua | 攀枝花 |
| Tongchang | 铜厂 |
| Zhemi | 者米拉祜族乡 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Mangxin | 芒信镇 |
| Baozang | 宝藏乡 |
| Qiannuo | 千糯 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Shangjiang | 上江 |