Raid on Cikou Church
Western missionaries were not always welcome in Yunnan. And when in 1867 they opened a mission in the upper Mekong valley, on the gates of Tibet, they incurred the wrath of Tibet's rulers.
The watermills in Fengqing's Gumo village operate just like a thousand years ago.
Jim Goodman: The Akha: Guardians of the Forest
The Akha, in China known as the Aini branch of the Hani people, migrated from China southwards into Laos, Burma and Thailand. In this richly illustrated book J Goodman, aka 'Akha Jim', explains their life and culture.
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 big festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Unspoiled Weishan boast Yunnan's most beautiful county town, an important Taoist mountain and areas of strong Muslim and Yi tradition.
Judith Shapiro: Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China
Even if Chinese civilization has developed more against than with nature, the Mao years were a particular exercise in environmental destruction. In one case-study Shapiro tells the story of the draining of the northern part of Dianchi Lake, one of the first steps turning Kunming's lake into the fetid cess-pool it is today.
Locally important temple.
Fog swirling on a cold winter morning over endless rice-terraces, the red of the
early morning sun reflected in the flooded paddies: this is the classic view of the
Hani Rice Terraces of Yuanyang, now of UNESCO World Heritage status.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Yangmei Festival | 01 May |
| Cattle King | 24 May |
| Dongpo Fair | 24 May |
| Buddha's Birthday | 24 May |
| Dancing Cow | 24 May |
| Prince Festival | 24 May |
| Circling the Mountain | 24 May |
| Prince Festival | 24 May |
| Tiaogong Festival | 24 May |
| Corban | 27 May |
| Walnut Valley Culture Festival | 28 May |
| Temple Fair | 28 May |
Markets this Monday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Biaocun | 表村 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Jizushan | 鸡足山 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Caicun | 才村 |
| Yongjian | 永连 |
| Dali | 大理 |
| Tuanjie | 团结 |
| Misha | 弥沙 |
| Baishi | 白石 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Zuòyì | 作邑 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Shaping | 沙平村 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| 蛇街 | |
| Miaowei | 苗尾傈僳族乡 |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| Taiping | 太平乡 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| 妙姑村 | |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| 龙洞村 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Judian | 巨甸镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Laozhai | 老寨苗族乡 |
| Chemalong | 车玛龙 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Mengping | 勐坪 |
| Puxiong | 普雄 |
| Baihe | 白河乡 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Lida | 里达镇 |
| Zhujie | 朱街镇 |
| Shuanglongying | 双龙营乡 |
| Mugan | 木杆 |
| Zhulin | 珠琳镇 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Xingmeng | 兴蒙 |
| Hexi | 河西 |
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Mangxin | 芒信镇 |
| Qiannuo | 千糯 |
| 恩永 |