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.
Fishermen set out on Erhai during the short official fishing season.
Brenda McLean: George Forrest, Plant Hunter
George Forrest, perhaps the most successful plant collector of his time, left little written about his numerous journeys to Yunnan, so this well-illustrated book fills in much needed detail about his life.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Dali's biggest religious festival at the end of the fourth lunar month.
This old caravan town on the Jinsha River is Yunnan's gateway to Tibet.
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.
Cangshan 苍山 to the west and Erhai 洱海 to the east frame the Dali Bai homeland.
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.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Benzhu Worship | 22 Jan |
| Gedong | 25 Jan |
| Benzhu Worship | 28 Jan |
| Lunar New Year's Eve | 28 Jan |
| Daba Spring Festival Evening Party | 28 Jan |
| Benzhu Worship | 28 Jan |
| Benzhu Worship | 29 Jan |
| Heshen Festival | 29 Jan |
| New Year Ritual | 29 Jan |
| Benzhu Worship | 29 Jan |
| Dalaogeng | 29 Jan |
| Spring Festival | 29 Jan |
Markets this Thursday
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Jiulong | 九龙乡 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Nanxin | 南新 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Yangcen | 羊岑 |
| Xintun | 辛屯 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Maidi | 脉地 |
| Gudi | 古底 |
| Songgui | 松桂 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Qiaohou | 乔后 |
| Taiyi | 太邑彝族乡 |
| Daying | 大营 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| 三胜 | |
| Qiaodian | 乔甸镇 |
| 鲁庄 | |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| 西庄 | |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| 寅街村 | |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| 太和社区 | |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Xishuangbanna | 西双版纳 |
|---|---|
| Xiding | 西定哈尼族乡 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Dianwei | 甸尾乡 |
| Heping | 和平乡 |
| Sankeshu | 三棵树 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Dixibei | 地西北 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Baixian | 白显 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Jiagetu | 价格土 |
| 岩瓦 |