Black Well, White Gold
Heijing is a small town in the northern Chuxiong mountains. Salt once made Heijing one of Yunnan's richest towns. Now its architectural splendours are being rediscovered.
Lingjiu Temple near Fengyu is said to date back to Nanzhao, but the current structures are from the Qing Dynasty
Liao Yiwu: God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China
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.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Local Dali opera form.
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.
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 traditional Bai folk song form.
Once an important salt-mining town, now the second largest town along the Heihui River north of Yangbi.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Benzhu Worship | 29 Aug |
| Qixi Festival | 29 Aug |
| Benzhu Worship | 31 Aug |
| Walnut Festival | 01 Sep |
| Moerduo Temple Fair | 01 Sep |
| Playing the Fragrant Dragon | 02 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 04 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 05 Sep |
| Maulid an-Nabi | 05 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 05 Sep |
| Burning Bag Festival | 05 Sep |
| Qingsuo Lantern Festival | 06 Sep |
Markets this Saturday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Zhoucheng | 州城 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Paiying | 排营 |
| Lijiao | 力角 |
| Qinghua | 清华 |
| Weishan | 巍山彝族回族自治县 |
| Shijing | 师井 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Diannan | 甸南 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Jiangwei | 江尾镇 |
| Dianzhong | 甸中 |
| Changyi | 长邑村 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| 田口 | |
| 桥街 | |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| 妙姑村 | |
| 北桥 | |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Jiuhe | 九河 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Nafa | 那发 |
| Xinansuo | 新安所镇 |
| Daheishan | 大黑山乡 |
| Leyu | 乐育 |
| Jiache | 架车 |
| Xinxian | 新现乡 |
| Zhongzhai | 中寨 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Mosha | 漠沙镇 |
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Menglian | 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 |
| Kangping | 康平乡 |
| Mengsuo | 勐梭镇 |