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.
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.
Jim Goodman: The Akha: Guardians of the Forest
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.
Location of the historically important 'Cangshan Conference' in 794AD.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Zhuomulang Songfest | 07 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 07 Mar |
| International Women's Day | 08 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 08 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 11 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 11 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) | 11 Mar |
| Benzhu Festival | 11 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 11 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 11 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 11 Mar |
| Tianmoya Temple Fair | 12 Mar |
Markets this Sunday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Jiuzhou | 旧州 |
| Sanying | 三营 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Yunlong | 云龙县 |
| Yinqiao | 银桥 |
| Binchuan | 宾川县 |
| Beitou | 北头 |
| Liantie | 炼铁 |
| Lawu | 拉乌 |
| Jianchuan | 剑川县 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Changxin | 长新 |
| Pingpo | 平坡 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Eryuan | 洱源县 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| 果城村 | |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Minjian | 民建乡 |
| 青苗 | |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| 三鹤 | |
| Liuchang | 刘厂镇 |
| Xinjie | 新街镇 |
| Qinghaiying | 青海营 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| 三胜 | |
| Mizhi | 密祉镇 |
| Niujie | 牛街彝族乡 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Pingbian | 屏边苗族自治县 |
| Diema | 垤玛 |
| Mengzi | 蒙自县 |
| Liangdi | 浪堤 |
| Chake | 岔科 |
| Jiayin | 甲寅 |
| Azhahe | 阿扎河 |
| Baohua | 宝华 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Mengping | 勐坪 |
| Luoen | 洛恩 |
| Yongning | 永宁乡 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Laomeng | 老勐 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Lida | 里达镇 |
| Zhujie | 朱街镇 |
| Shuanglongying | 双龙营乡 |
| Guangnan | 广南县 |
| Mugan | 木杆 |
| Zhulin | 珠琳镇 |
| Banlun | 板仑乡 |
| Pingyuan | 平远 |
| Zhesang | 者桑乡 |
| Funing | 富宁县 |
| Babao | 八宝镇 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Menglai | 勐来乡 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Lancang | 澜沧拉祜族自治县 |
| Nanling | 南岭乡 |
| Donghui | 东回镇 |
| Fubang | 富邦乡 |
| Qushui | 曲水乡 |
| Xuelin | 雪林佤族乡 |
| Menglian | 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 |
| Mengsuo | 勐梭镇 |
| Mujia | 木戛乡 |
| Ankang | 安康佤族乡 |
| Wendong | 文东佤族乡 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Kangpu | 康普 |