From Niujiaozhai to Yuanyang
Yuanyang county, south of the Red River in the province's southeast, is famous for its Hani rice-terraces. With its splendid vistas and ethnic mix it is also a great area for hiking. Here we describe a moderate day-hike starting at the market-town of Niujiaozhai, passing through Yi and Hani villages and ending with stunning sunset vistas over the rice-terraces of Longshuba.
The archery competition is an integral part of the Dali Third Month Fair.
C. Patterson Giersch: Asian Borderlands: The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan Frontier
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.
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A history trading post on the upper reaches of the Yangzi.
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 well-preserved Bai merchant town with perhaps the best examples of Bai traditional architecture.
Yunnan's only Shui-Township with stunning karst scenery.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Yangmei Festival | 01 May |
| Monihei | 01 May |
| Twin Festival | 01 May |
| May Day | 01 May |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 02 May |
| Sizhuang Pond Fair | 02 May |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 03 May |
| Start of Summer | 05 May |
| Start of Summer Market | 05 May |
| Start of Summer | 05 May |
| Benzhu Worship | 05 May |
| Smelly Water | 05 May |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Nanxin | 南新 |
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Xintun | 辛屯 |
| Songgui | 松桂 |
| Gudi | 古底 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Caojian | 漕间 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Shalatuo | 沙拉托 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Zhemi | 者米拉祜族乡 |
| Tongchang | 铜厂 |
| Panzihua | 攀枝花 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Nuofu | 糯福 |
| Mengma | 孟马镇 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Jiagetu | 价格土 |