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The wetlands in the quiet Fengyu Basin 凤羽坝子 are slowly being restored as a tourist attraction.

An old water-powered rice mill is still in operation near Fengyu 凤羽 in Eryuan county 洱源县.

Rare Silver Pheasants 白鹇 can be seen roaming the woods of Tonghai's Xiushan Temple Mountain 通海秀山.

Evening scenes at the restored wetlands on the eastern side of Dianchi reveal the pleasant vistas that Kunming was once known for.

A performance of the modern Yunnan Opera 滇剧 "Sima Yi"《司马懿》at the Kunming Theatre 昆明剧院.

Fishermen set out on Erhai during the short official fishing season.

The wetlands of Erhai are best preserved on the northern end of the lake.

When Xu Xiake, the Ming traveller, was on Chickenfoot Mountain in 1639, he stayed at Xitan Temple. The temple was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and has not been rebuilt.

The "Eco-Corridor" created around Lake Erhai has transformed the lake into a major tourist destination.

Yang Ling 杨铃, a carpenter from Zhoucheng 周城 north of Dali, shows off his skills.

The annual fair at Shaba, called the Fishpond Fair 渔潭会, starts every year on the day of the Midautumn Festival 中秋节, and runs for a week. Attracting a local crowd, it remains a much more rustic fair than the massive Third Month Fair 三月街 and livestock is still traded here.

Changchundong Temple on Weibaoshan is one of the best preserved Daoist temples in Yunnan.