Shiping Fossil Village
石屏化石村
Laoxudian 老旭甸 in Shiping 石屏 has been dubbed Fossil Village 化石村 as the houses are built from sandstone containing many fossilised plants. In a region mostly inhabited by Yi, this village is entirely Han with the families from the Zhou 周 clan.
Dragonfruit Flower
量天尺花
The Dragon Fruit Cactus 量天尺 has a nocturnal flower that opens only once. It grows in southern Yunnan.
Nanzha Buddhist Fortress Ruins
南栅佛房遗址
Hidden in the forests above Shangyun 上允 are the ruins of a Buddhist temple fortress founded during the Qing Dynasty by separatist monks from Jizushan who built a significant religious following by the local Lahu and Dai people.
Closing Door Festival
关门节
An important Dai festival traditionally marking the beginning of the summer retreat for monks.
Mangdao Temple
芒岛佛寺
The temple in Mangdao 芒岛, built in 1899, is one of few surviving examples of Dai Buddhist temples having survived the Cultural Revolution by being converted into grain storage.
Jinggu Dai "WeiBaDa"
景谷傣族《维巴达》
WeiBaDa 维巴达 is a Dai ritual worshipping traces of Buddha, such as footprints and handprints, in Jinggu county 景谷县.
Lancang Gourd Festival
澜沧葫芦节
The Gourd Festival 葫芦节 is the main festival of the Lahu people. In Lancang, its date has been moved into April to coincide with the county's foundation.
Dai Village Rocket Day
高升
The firing of self-made rockets is one of the fun parts of the Dai Watersplashing Festival 泼水节.
Lancang Kids' Ethnic Show
澜沧民族秀
Kids from one of Lancang's 澜沧县 schools dress up in minority clothes for the annual Gourd Festival 葫芦节.
Blue Hour in "White Mist" Villlage
白雾村的暮蓝
Baiwu Village "White Mist" 白雾村 "White Mist" in Huize County 会泽县 is billed as "First Stop on the Copper Road" referring to its past connecting Yunnan's copper mining areas with China's heartland. Plenty of historic architecture bears witness to its splendid past.
Gumo's Old Mills
古墨村的老磨坊
The watermills in Fengqing's Gumo village operate just like a thousand years ago.
