Certainly the most interesting area of Yunnan for any minzu watcher: Hani, Yi, Dai, Yao, Miao, Zhuang - just to name the more numerous groups in the region. Each township seems to have at least one group that can only be found there.
The marker flags indicate the date of the next market day. Click on the marker to open a pop-up which will give you some information about the market and a detail map.
| Name | Chinese | Info |
|---|
| Sancun | 三村 | Hani market |
| Puxiong | 普雄 | Nothing known, possibly a number of Yi at this market. |
| Panzihua | 攀枝花 | Small market just off the main road to Luchun |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 | Nothing known, but this market in Shiping county should have some Hani … |
| Tongchang | 铜厂 | Interesting Hani and Miao market high up in the Ailao mountains. Frequent … |
| Yangjie | 羊街乡 | A Hani market. Good rice terraces further along the road toward Nanuo. |
| Laozhai | 老寨苗族乡 | Nothing known. |
| Chemalong | 车玛龙 | Nothing known. |
| Shalatuo | 沙拉托 | Another good market in the Yuanyang area with many Hani, Yi and … |
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 | Jiangcheng's market is pretty uninteresting, a few Landian Yao in full dress … |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 | Nice market held in the old town, not the ugly administrative place … |
| Shengcun | 生村 | Large Hani market on way to rice terraces |
| Baihe | 白河乡 | Nothing known, presumably Miao. |
| Zhemi | 者米拉祜族乡 | Very nice market in this remote town with Dai, Yi, Hani, Yao … |
| Name | Chinese | Info |
|---|
| Baixian | 白显 | Yi market on the northern side of the Red River Valley, but … |
| Nanke | 南科 | Very remote border market with a number of interesting Yao. |
| Dianwei | 甸尾乡 | Nothing known, with its location north of Jianshui probably mostly Han, maybe … |
| Baozang | 宝藏乡 | Nothing known. |
| Lvchun | 绿春县 | County town market with Hani. |
| Heping | 和平乡 | Nothing known, presumably Miao. |
| Majie | 马街 | Very traditional market with many well dressed Hani, Yi, Dai and some … |
| Niujiaozhai | 牛角寨 | |
| Mengqiao | 勐桥乡 | Large interesting market with Hani, Yao, Miao, Dai. The area has changed … |
| Jinping | 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 | City market attracting Hani, Miao, Yao, Dai from all over the county. |
| Name | Chinese | Info |
|---|
| Daheigong | 大黑公 | Dai and Hani market near the Red River. |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 | Little market of little interest. |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 | Hani market. |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 | Miao market actually not that far from Mengzi. |
| Longwu | 龙武镇 | Huayao Yi market town |
| Jiache | 架车 | Nothing known. |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 | Small market at the crossroads up to Gejiu with some interesting Yi. |
| Xinhua | 新华乡 | Nothing known, presumably Miao. |
| Zhongzhai | 中寨 | Nothing known about this Hani and Miao market off the road from … |
| Nafa | 那发 | Nice market with many Sha Yao, Dai, Hani right on the Vietnamese … |
| Yuanjiang | 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县 | Large county-town market. |
| Nanuo | 那诺乡 | A Hani market with nice rice terraces all around. One of the … |