A Republic Era Map of Dali
A Republic Era map shows the development of the Dali region over the last hundred years.
The temple in Mangdao 芒岛, built in 1899, is one of few surviving examples of Dai Buddhist temples having survived the Cultural Revolution by being converted into grain storage.
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.
Traditional dress in the Erhai region.
A history trading post on the upper reaches of the Yangzi.
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.
Large Benzhu temple above Shangyangxi village.
A spectacularly narrow canyon high above the Jinsha River.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Southern Dipper Ritual | 14 Jul |
| Flowery Face Festival | 18 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship | 18 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship | 19 Jul |
| Waxberry Festival | 19 Jul |
| Sixth of June | 19 Jul |
| Bai Yi New Year | 19 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship | 19 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship | 19 Jul |
| Wild Mushroom Trade Fair | 20 Jul |
| Lingshan Temple Fair | 21 Jul |
| Ongkor Festival | 23 Jul |
Markets this Saturday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Zhoucheng | 州城 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Lijiao | 力角 |
| Paiying | 排营 |
| Shijing | 师井 |
| Yinqiao | 银桥 |
| Diannan | 甸南 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Jiangwei | 江尾镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| 三鹤 | |
| Liuchang | 刘厂镇 |
| 三胜 | |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| Xinjie | 新街镇 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| 桥街 | |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| Mizhi | 密祉镇 |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Qinghaiying | 青海营 |
| Changyi | 长邑村 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| 果城村 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Lida | 里达镇 |
| Pingba | 坪坝镇 |
| Matang | 马塘镇 |
| Zhujie | 朱街镇 |
| Shuanglongying | 双龙营乡 |
| Mugan | 木杆 |
| Zhulin | 珠琳镇 |
| Banlun | 板仑乡 |
| Funing | 富宁县 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Xiaopingtian | 小平田 |
| Tengchong | 腾冲县 |
| Wama | 瓦马彝族白族乡 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Lancang | 澜沧县 |
| Qushui | 曲水乡 |
| Fubang | 富邦乡 |
| Mujia | 木戛乡 |
| Yongping | 永平镇 |
| Ankang | 安康佤族乡 |
| Meng'a | 孟啊 |
| Wendong | 文东佤族乡 |