The Red Soil of Dongchuan
The Wumeng Mountains' bright red soil, the buckwheat's yellow and Yunnan's dramatic skies make the region around Dongchuan a paradise for photographers.
WeiBaDa 维巴达 is a Dai ritual worshipping traces of Buddha, such as footprints and handprints, in Jinggu county 景谷县.
Brenda McLean: George Forrest, Plant Hunter
George Forrest, perhaps the most successful plant collector of his time, left little written about his numerous journeys to Yunnan, so this well-illustrated book fills in much needed detail about his life.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
A traditional Bai folk song form.
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.
Reconstructed Qing Wenmiao, in a nice park setting.
Best surviving station on the French-built Vietnam-Kunming railway.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Walnut Festival | 01 Sep |
| Yunlong August Trade Fair | 13 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 18 Sep |
| Shihe Luban Festival | 18 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 18 Sep |
| Corpse Recovering Festival | 18 Sep |
| Lingrui Temple Fair | 18 Sep |
| Yu An Hall Temple Fair | 18 Sep |
| White Elephant Fest | 20 Sep |
| Baoguo Temple Fair | 20 Sep |
| Yellow Dragon Temple Fair | 23 Sep |
| Autumn Equinox | 23 Sep |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Xiangtu | 象图乡 |
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Waxi | 瓦溪 |
| Qinghua | 清华 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| 三胜 | |
| Wachang | 瓦厂乡 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| 汤涧 | |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Xishan | 西山乡 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Sanhe | 三鹤 |
| 大栗树 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Nafa | 那发 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Jiache | 架车 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Baxin | 坝心镇 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Shuiguachong | 水瓜冲 |
| Zhongzhai | 中寨 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Manglong | 芒龙 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Luodang | 洛党 |
| Cangyuan | 沧源佤族自治县 |
| Quannei | 圈内 |
| Shuangjiang | 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 |
| Junsai | 军赛乡 |
| Zhenkang | 镇康县 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Qushui | 曲水乡 |
| Meizi | 梅子镇 |
| Fuyan | 富岩 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Kangpu | 康普 |