Slideshows Yunnan · Dali
Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County 巍山彝族巍山彝族

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

The old town of Weishan 巍山 at night.

The flowering of rapeseed turns the fields of Weishan 巍山 a splendid yellow in late February and early March.

The Xianfeng Bookchain 先锋书店, an upmarket bookseller known for innovative architecture, has opened a store in the Ming dynasty Chongzheng Academy 崇正书院 in the centre of Weishan 巍山.

Little charm animals, called 三羊开泰, are for sale in an embroidery shop in Weishan's historic centre.

An Yi ancestor worship ritual performed at Weibaoshan.

Tianmoya 天摩牙 is a vast temple complex on the western side of the Weishan basin that combines elements of Daoism, Buddhism and Ancient Religion. The Leishen 雷神 shown here are magic spirits of the Daoist world.

Weishan town has the best preserved collection of Qing architecture in all of Yunnan province, including a recently restored complex including a Temple for the Yellow Emperor 玉皇阁.

Early morning shots in Weishan's center.

Dressed in the garb of the Weishan Yi, a girl poses for some autumnal shots.

In the abandoned Ming dynasty village of Like 利客 in Weishan 巍山 the ancestral altars of the 郑氏 Zheng clan remain.

The Yi of the Eastern Mountains in Weishan County retain Daoist rituals dating back generations.