A Republic Era Map of Dali
A Republic Era map shows the development of the Dali region over the last hundred years.
Market day in Shiping's Guanyin Temple Alley 观音寺巷 appears almost unchanged from twenty years ago.
Fei Hsiao-Tung and Chang Chih-I: Earthbound China: A Study of Rural Economy in Yunnan
Fei is the father of modern sociology in China: western-trained, he came to Yunnan at the end of the 1930s when China's eastern universities relocated west. In "Earthbound China" he applied modern empirical techniques that he had pioneered around Shanghai to the Chinese hinterland. The economical development, and subsequent societal changes, of three un-named, but typical villages in Yunnan is analyzed in great detail in this fascinating study.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Midu Folk song is a national level intangible cultural heritage.
This old caravan town on the Jinsha River is Yunnan's gateway to Tibet.
John Israel: Lianda: A Chinese University in War and Revolution
Everyone knows about the Mao's Long March, but a few years later another long march took place: that of Chinese students leaving their cushy campuses on the east coast, trekking all the way to Yunnan where their universities reformed as Lianda, the united university. Kunming, then a total backwater, became a hotbed for new ideas, not just scientific. We liked the section of east coast girls scampering around Mengzi in their latest fashion.
Ritual dance at the court of the local Menglian ruler
The Danxia, or red sandstore, cliffs around Liming are a hikers' and climbers' paradise that is just now being discovered.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Walnut Festival | 01 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 24 Sep |
| Across The Bridge Noodle Festival | 24 Sep |
| New Rice | 24 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 24 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 25 Sep |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | 25 Sep |
| Worship Mother Earth | 25 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) | 25 Sep |
| Yangle Festival | 25 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 25 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 25 Sep |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Xiangtu | 象图乡 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Waxi | 瓦溪 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Yongjian | 永连 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Shuanglang | 双廊镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| 蛇街 | |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| Wachang | 瓦厂乡 |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| 妙姑村 | |
| 汤涧 | |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Xishan | 西山乡 |
| Qinghaiying | 青海营 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| 大栗树 | |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Judian | 巨甸镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Mengla | 勐拉 |
| Niujiaozhai | 牛角寨 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Maandi | 马鞍底 |
| Shiping Guanyin Temple Alley | 石屏观音寺巷 |
| Chezhi | 扯直 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Xingmeng | 兴蒙 |
| Hexi | 河西 |
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Weideng | 维登 |
| 岩瓦 |