Early Maps of Yunnan
The history of maps in Yunnan began more than a thousand years ago. But it was the Jesuits who revolutionised mapping in China, producing the first accurate maps of the provinces, including remote Yunnan.
A Lahu minority Christian service in a hill village near Menglian.
Brenda McLean: George Forrest, Plant Hunter
George Forrest, perhaps the most successful plant collector of his time, left little written about his numerous journeys to Yunnan, so this well-illustrated book fills in much needed detail about his life.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
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.
Festival on Eryuan's Cibi Lake.
Once an important salt-mining town, now the second largest town along the Heihui River north of Yangbi.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Menglian Gourd Festival | 04 Dec |
| Benzhu Worship | 04 Dec |
| Benzhu Worship | 04 Dec |
| Jingxin Gourd Festival | 04 Dec |
| Yongning Mule Fair | 04 Dec |
| Full Moon Ritual | 04 Dec |
| Panwang Festival | 05 Dec |
| Mother Earth | 07 Dec |
| Great Snow | 07 Dec |
| Geminid Meteor Shower | 13 Dec |
| Muli Temple Fair | 14 Dec |
| Tsongkhapa Festival | 14 Dec |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Xiangtu | 象图乡 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Waxi | 瓦溪 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Dali | 大理 |
| Caicun | 才村 |
| Yongjian | 永连 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Shuanglang | 双廊镇 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| 大栗树 | |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| 汤涧 | |
| 蛇街 | |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| 西庄 | |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| 寅街村 | |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| Wachang | 瓦厂乡 |
| Xishan | 西山乡 |
| 妙姑村 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Judian | 巨甸镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Mengla | 勐拉 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Maandi | 马鞍底 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Xiaopingtian | 小平田 |
| Tengchong | 腾冲县 |
| Wama | 瓦马彝族白族乡 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Xingmeng | 兴蒙 |
| Hexi | 河西 |
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Weideng | 维登 |
| 岩瓦 |