Lijiang, home to the Naxi people, declared a Unesco World Heritage Site after a devastating earthquake, has become Yunnan's biggest tourist attraction, but just a few kilometers away quaint villages can still be found. In the far northeast lies Lugu Lake, famous more for it matrilineal Mosuo than for its natural beauty.
Lijiang - Twenty Years On
Jim Goodman, veteran researcher and writer on Yunnan and its people, has just republished his 1997 book "Children of the Jade Dragon: the Naxi and Yi of Northwest Yunnan". In its new preface he looks back at the changes the last twenty years have brought.
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Festivals
Tsongkhapa Festival 14 Dec 2025
Miluoqimi Fair 23 Feb 2026
Stick Festival 03 Mar 2026
Sanduo Festival 26 Mar 2026
Cuoqu Temple Fair 01 May 2026
Mule Fair 17 Aug 2026
Autumn Fair 27 Aug 2026
Circling the Mountain 06 Sep 2026
Yongning Mule Fair 23 Nov 2026
