Yunnan - China's most beautiful province


The Old Bridges Across the Longjiang

The Old Bridges Across the Longjiang

Many old bridges still span the Longjiang River in western Yunnan. 




A Lahu minority Christian service in a hill village near Menglian.


C. Patterson Giersch: Asian Borderlands: The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan Frontier

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Yunnan was not always China: indeed not so long ago large parts of Yunnan were only nominally part of the empire. To make Yunnan, outside the main Han cities, a Chinese province required significant effort. Here Giersch's study on Yunnan's hinterland makes an interesting if academic read.


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 turn of the Yangzi made Chinese civilization possible and was the location of many important battles.


Jim Goodman: The Akha: Guardians of the Forest

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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.


Best surviving station on the French-built Vietnam-Kunming railway.

Markets this Saturday

Kunming 昆明
Fazhe 法者镇
Shilin 石林彝族自治县
Wumeng 乌蒙乡
Tangdan 汤丹镇

Dali 大理
Zhoucheng 州城
Yongping 永平县
Paiying 排营
Lijiao 力角
Shijing 师井
Diannan 甸南
Dacang 大仓镇
Huangping 黄平镇
Jiangwei 江尾镇
Zuòyì 作邑
Zhongjiang 中江
Miaojie 庙街镇
Jindunjiecun 金墩街村
Changyi 长邑村
龙洞村
Shalong 沙龙镇
三鹤
Deju 德苴乡
三胜
果城村
桥街
Mizhi 密祉镇
Xinjie 新街镇
Houshancun 后山村
Liuchang 刘厂镇
Caifeng 财丰
Xiazhuang 下庄镇

Lijiang 丽江
Jiuhe 九河
Yongsheng 永胜县
Banqiao 板桥

Honghe 红河
Xinansuo 新安所镇
Leyu 乐育
Daheishan 大黑山乡
Xinxian 新现乡
Mengping 勐坪
Shaochong 哨冲镇
Niujie 牛街镇

Wenshan 文山
Lida 里达镇
Shuanglongying 双龙营乡
Zhujie 朱街镇
Pingba 坪坝镇
Matang 马塘镇
Mugan 木杆
Zhulin 珠琳镇
Funing 富宁县

Chuxiong 楚雄
Wanyaoshu 弯腰树
Dahekou 大河口乡

Baoshan 保山市
Zhonghe 中和
Bawan 坝湾镇
Mangkuan 芒宽彝族傣族乡

Lincang 临沧
Menglai 勐来乡

Qujing 曲靖市
Baiwu 白雾
Daqiao 大桥乡
Leye 乐业镇
Malu 马路乡
Yulu 雨碌乡
Zhichang 纸厂乡

Zhaotong 昭通
Shuitian 水田
Linfeng 麟风

Yuxi 玉溪
Yangjie 羊街乡
Mosha 漠沙镇
Xingmeng 兴蒙
Dianzhong 甸中
Hexi 河西

Nujiang 怒江
Hexi 河西
Puladi 普拉底乡
Laowo 老窝
Aludi 阿路底

Puer 普洱
Qushui 曲水乡
Menglian 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县
Mengsuo 勐梭镇

Diqing 迪庆
Xiaoweixi 小维西
Kangpu 康普
Kaifaqu 开发区