The Red Soil of Dongchuan
The Wumeng Mountains' bright red soil, the buckwheat's yellow and Yunnan's dramatic skies make the region around Dongchuan a paradise for photographers.
Hand-made giant sparklers, called "Fire Flowers" 火花, are part of the firework displays for temple fairs in Menglian county.
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.
Tie-Dye is an Bai traditional technique with its centre in Zhoucheng 周城.
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.
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.
Location of the historically important 'Cangshan Conference' in 794AD.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Dharmic Assembly | 31 Oct |
| Sea of Blood Temple Fair | 02 Nov |
| Benzhu Festival | 04 Nov |
| Jingpo New Rice | 04 Nov |
| Benzhu Festival | 05 Nov |
| Start of Winter | 07 Nov |
| New Moon Ritual | 09 Nov |
| Single's Day | 11 Nov |
| Yi New Year | 12 Nov |
| Hani New Year | 14 Nov |
| Mother Earth Worship | 16 Nov |
| Meige Festival | 16 Nov |
Markets this Tuesday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Fuheng | 富恒 |
| Zhongsuo | 中所 |
| Fengyu | 风羽 |
| Liandong | 炼洞 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Xintun | 辛屯 |
| Songgui | 松桂 |
| Guanping | 关平 |
| Baofeng | 宝丰乡 |
| Madeng | 马镫 |
| Binju | 宾居 |
| Shuijing | 水井 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Qinghaiying | 青海营 |
| 三胜 | |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| Xinjie | 新街镇 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| 果城村 | |
| Mizhi | 密祉镇 |
| Liuchang | 刘厂镇 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Mingjiu | 鸣鹫镇 |
| Wantang | 湾塘乡 |
| Caoba | 草坝镇 |
| Baxin | 坝心镇 |
| Shuiguachong | 水瓜冲 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Dayangjie | 大羊街 |
| Mengping | 勐坪 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Shuanglongying | 双龙营乡 |
| Zhujie | 朱街镇 |
| Lida | 里达镇 |
| Jiayi | 稼依镇 |
| Mugan | 木杆 |
| Zhulin | 珠琳镇 |
| Banlun | 板仑乡 |
| Funing | 富宁县 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Menglai | 勐来乡 |
| Nujiang | 怒江 |
|---|---|
| Gudeng | 古登 |
| Bingzhongluo | 丙中洛 |
| Lishadi | 利沙底乡 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Donghui | 东回镇 |
| Meizi | 梅子镇 |
| Fubang | 富邦乡 |
| Menglian | 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 |
| Xuelin | 雪林佤族乡 |
| Mujia | 木戛乡 |
| Mengsuo | 勐梭镇 |
| Ankang | 安康佤族乡 |
| Wendong | 文东佤族乡 |
| Wenggake | 翁嘎科镇 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Jiagetu | 价格土 |
| 岩瓦 |