A grubby and poor county dominated by mining.
Raid on Cikou Church
Western missionaries were not always welcome in Yunnan. And when in 1867 they opened a mission in the upper Mekong valley, on the gates of Tibet, they incurred the wrath of Tibet's rulers.
Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Temple Fair 03 Mar 2026
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| Xiaoweixi 小维西 | 31 May |
| 岩瓦 | 31 May |
| Zili 梓里 | 02 Jun |
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| Zhonglu 中路 | 04 Jun |
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| Kangpu 康普 | 08 Jun |
