Slideshows Yunnan Province 云南

A Lahu minority Christian service in a hill village near Menglian.

Tying a thread between the relatives and villagers and the newly-weds is an important Dai wedding custom.

Ritual masks used in the Sacred Bird Dance 神鸟舞 of the Dai people in Menglian county 孟连县.

Lingjiu Temple near Fengyu is said to date back to Nanzhao, but the current structures are from the Qing Dynasty

The annual Bai Raosanling is one of the wildest temple fairs in the province.

Some Bai from Heqing county 鹤庆县 at a festival near Liuhe 六合

A small Yi group in Heqing County with distinctive dress.

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.