A Republic Era Map of Dali
A Republic Era map shows the development of the Dali region over the last hundred years.
A day of honours for village elders eighty years and over.
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.
An unspoilt Tibetan area along the Zhibaluo River.
C. Patterson Giersch: Asian Borderlands: The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan Frontier
Yunnan was not always China: indeed not so long ago large parts of Yunnan were only nominally part of the empire. To make Yunnan, outside the main Han cities, a Chinese province required significant effort. Here Giersch's study on Yunnan's hinterland makes an interesting if academic read.
Local Dali opera form.
Best surviving station on the French-built Vietnam-Kunming railway.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu) | 19 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship | 24 Mar |
| Boluo Temple Fair | 24 Mar |
| Chicken Worship | 25 Mar |
| Sanduo Festival | 26 Mar |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 26 Mar |
| Yangbi Sword Ladder Festival | 26 Mar |
| Houshan Ancestor Worship | 26 Mar |
| Migu Festival | 26 Mar |
| Cattle Festival | 26 Mar |
| Horse Cherry Blossom | 26 Mar |
| Snack Festival | 26 Mar |
Markets this Wednesday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Shunbi | 順濞 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Shaba | 沙坝 |
| Fengyi | 凤仪 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Wase | 挖色 |
| Yongjian | 永连 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Zhongying | 种英 |
| Shanglan | 上兰 |
| Zhouguanying | 周官营 |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Shangcang | 上沧 |
| Gongguoqiao | 功果桥镇 |
| 顺荡 | |
| Shidongcun | 石洞村 |
| Luming | 鹿鸣乡 |
| 龙街 | |
| 妙姑村 | |
| 蛇街 | |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Judian | 巨甸镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Zhicun | 芷村镇 |
| Niujiaozhai | 牛角寨 |
| Sancun | 三村 |
| Sankeshu | 三棵树 |
| Baiyun | 白云乡 |
| Dixibei | 地西北 |
| Yongning | 永宁乡 |
| Tutai | 土台 |
| Hongtian | 红田 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Xiaopingtian | 小平田 |
| Wama | 瓦马彝族白族乡 |
| Tengchong | 腾冲县 |
| Yuxi | 玉溪 |
|---|---|
| Xingmeng | 兴蒙 |
| Hexi | 河西 |
| Fuliangpeng | 富良棚 |