Yunnan - China's most beautiful province

Features

Guandu Old Town

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...
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Bibliography

Book Tip

McLean: George Forrest, Plant Hunter

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Laoheipeng Dagehui 老黑棚打歌会

Laoheipeng Dagehui 老黑棚打歌会
Laoheipeng is a small Yi village in western Weishan, right on the border to Changning county. The annual temple fair is not only an opportunity to get the Lusheng out, but also for some strange Taoist rituals.
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Guided Tours

YunnanExplorer can put you in contact with personally vetted, experienced tour guides, speaking Chinese, English and German, for southwestern China. They can help you plan a trip matching your personal interests and requirements and accompany you on your trip. There are no fixed itineraries or time limits. Costs are generally a fixed daily fee plus expenses during the trip. YunnanExplorer just provides the introduction, we do not charge any commission on either side.

Festivals

Upcoming Festivals

NameDate
Butterfly Festival24 05 2013
Guniangjie30 05 2013
Raosanling01 06 2013
Kuzhazha08 06 2013
Flower Festival10 06 2013
Kuzhazha11 06 2013
Golden Horse Festival11 06 2013
"Southern Silk Road" Trade Fair12 06 2013
Festival Calendar

Markets

Markets on 22. May

NameChinese
Shilin石林彝族自治县
Jinping金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县
Lazan腊咱
Longtou龙头街
Yuanjiang元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县
Xinjie新街
Mengjiao勐角乡
Songxin松新镇
Mangka芒卡镇
Lvchun绿春县
Muyang木央镇
Banggu蚌谷乡
Zhicun芷村镇
Xiaopingtian小平田
Yongning永宁乡
Baiyun白云乡
Maojie猫街镇
Fengwei风尾镇
Longwu龙武镇
Pingzhai平寨乡
Lumadeng鹿马登乡
Yaoan姚安县
Hongtian红田
Majie马街
Meng'a孟啊
Nanuo那诺乡
Shizhong适中乡
Xinhua新华彝族苗族乡
Zhongjiang中江
Gonglang公郎镇
Nanping (Majie)南屏镇 (马街)
Mengqiao勐桥乡
Tutai土台
Shunzhou顺州
Boshang博商
Minle民乐
Yongping永平镇
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