Guandu Old Town
With the Bird and Flower Market and the Muslim Quarter fallen, little remains of 'Lao Kunming', the characterful old town of former times. Now it is all high-rises, wide avenues, chain-shops. Everywhere? No, a small part of Kunming is holding out...
The watermills in Fengqing's Gumo village operate just like a thousand years ago.
Jim Goodman: Children of the Jade Dragon: the Naxi of Lijiang and their mountain neighbours the Yi
In the first half of the 1990s Lijiang had barely made its appearance on the Chinese tourism stage, even less so the then remote mountains of Ningland and Lugu Lake. Jim Goodman's account of the Naxi and the Yi draws back to a time where not everything was staged for mass tourism: an account of a lost world.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Historic ancestral hall north of Pingchuan.
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.
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.
Biggest festival in the Dali region, once Bai New Year.
With its well-preserved architecture and tranquil atmosphere, Weishan's capital is Yunnan's most beautiful county town.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Flower Festival | 17 Jun |
| Benzhu Worship | 19 Jun |
| Kanglang Shengmu Temple Fair | 19 Jun |
| 端午节 | 19 Jun |
| Flower Mountain | 19 Jun |
| Flower Mountain | 19 Jun |
| Xizhou Medicine Market | 19 Jun |
| Dragon Boat Festival | 19 Jun |
| Horse Races | 19 Jun |
| Flower Market | 19 Jun |
| Gunu Temple Healing Walk | 19 Jun |
| Asian Valentines Day | 19 Jun |
Markets this Saturday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Zhoucheng | 州城 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Lijiao | 力角 |
| Paiying | 排营 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Qinghua | 清华 |
| Shijing | 师井 |
| Weishan | 巍山彝族回族自治县 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Diannan | 甸南 |
| Jiangwei | 江尾镇 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Dianzhong | 甸中 |
| Mizhi | 密祉镇 |
| Changyi | 长邑村 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| 田口 | |
| 果城村 | |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| 北桥 | |
| 妙姑村 | |
| Liuchang | 刘厂镇 |
| 桥街 | |
| Xinjie | 新街镇 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Jiuhe | 九河 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Manglong | 芒龙 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Cangyuan | 沧源佤族自治县 |
| Fengqing | 凤庆县 |
| Shuangjiang | 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 |
| Quannei | 圈内 |
| Zhenkang | 镇康县 |
| Junsai | 军赛乡 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Mosha | 漠沙镇 |
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Lancang | 澜沧县 |
| Fubang | 富邦乡 |
| Fuyan | 富岩 |
| Mujia | 木戛乡 |
| Dehua | 德化镇 |
| Kangping | 康平乡 |
| Ankang | 安康佤族乡 |
| Liming | 黎明乡 |
| Wendong | 文东佤族乡 |
| 把边 |