Chengjiang County
On the northern end of Fuxian Lake, Chengjiang is mostly a week-end destination away from Kunming. However, one should not miss the annual parade day in Yangzong, held at the end of the new year festivities.
Yuxi City
One of Yunnan's largest cities, a mere 90km south of Kunming, is of little interest.
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County
Xinping county is an ethnically and culturally divided county, with most of the 90,000 Han living in the large plain around Xinping town in the east, while the Huayao Dai live in the Red River valley and the county's Yi in the mountains to the south.
Jiangchuan County
Spectacular copper works finds have confirmed the Jiangchuan region as the cradle of Yunnan's early civilization, the Dian kingdom.
Yimen County
Once a copper mining center, today Yimen makes its money with tobacco and mushrooms.
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Festivals
Migan Festival 13 Apr 2025
Luban Festival 29 Apr 2025
Prince Festival 05 May 2025
Start of Summer Market 09 May 2025
Mango Festival 15 Jun 2025
Wild Mushroom Trade Fair 20 Jul 2025
Dai Flower Street 01 Mar 2026
Incense Festival 02 Mar 2026
Play Festival 20 Mar 2026
Nadam 13 Dec 2026
