Lijiang - Twenty Years On
Jim Goodman, veteran researcher and writer on Yunnan and its people, has just republished his 1997 book "Children of the Jade Dragon: the Naxi and Yi of Northwest Yunnan". In its new preface he looks back at the changes the last twenty years have brought.
A Lahu minority Christian service in a hill village near Menglian.
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.
Bai vernacular architecture is very ornate, the style of painting is recognised as national level intangible heritage.
Ronald G. Knapp: China's Old Dwellings
Few people know as much about Chinese architecture as Knapp: from palaces to humble homes he explains important building principles; the connection between environment and housing styles and the development of style over time. A section on minority housing styles complements the book.
Raw pork skin, together with raw pork meat and sometimes even raw pork liver are traditional delicacies in Dali.
Unspoiled Weishan boast Yunnan's most beautiful county town, an important Taoist mountain and areas of strong Muslim and Yi tradition.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Atai Birthday | 27 Dec |
| Bulang Harvest Festival | 27 Dec |
| Kuoshi Lisu New Year | 27 Dec |
| Mizhi Festival | 29 Dec |
| Coffee Festival | 01 Jan |
| Full Moon Ritual | 03 Jan |
| Yi New Year | 04 Jan |
| Slight Cold | 05 Jan |
| Birthday of the Sun | 07 Jan |
| Birthday of the Sun | 07 Jan |
| Gedong | 14 Jan |
| Benzhu Worship | 18 Jan |
Markets this Sunday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Jiuzhou | 旧州 |
| Sanying | 三营 |
| Yunlong | 云龙县 |
| Qinghua | 清华 |
| Beitou | 北头 |
| Dali | 大理 |
| Caicun | 才村 |
| Liantie | 炼铁 |
| Binchuan | 宾川县 |
| Lawu | 拉乌 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Zuòyì | 作邑 |
| Jianchuan | 剑川县 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Changxin | 长新 |
| Pingpo | 平坡 |
| Eryuan | 洱源县 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Minjian | 民建乡 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| 青苗 | |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Niujie | 牛街彝族乡 |
| 三胜 | |
| 三鹤 | |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Pingbian | 屏边苗族自治县 |
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Nafa | 那发 |
| Diema | 垤玛 |
| Mengzi | 蒙自县 |
| Liangdi | 浪堤 |
| Jiayin | 甲寅 |
| Azhahe | 阿扎河 |
| Chake | 岔科 |
| Jiache | 架车 |
| Baohua | 宝华 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Yongning | 永宁乡 |
| Luoen | 洛恩 |
| Zhongzhai | 中寨 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Laomeng | 老勐 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Menglai | 勐来乡 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Lancang | 澜沧拉祜族自治县 |
| Nanling | 南岭乡 |
| Donghui | 东回镇 |
| Qushui | 曲水乡 |
| Menglian | 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县 |
| Xuelin | 雪林佤族乡 |
| Mengsuo | 勐梭镇 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Kangpu | 康普 |