A Republic Era Map of Dali
A Republic Era map shows the development of the Dali region over the last hundred years.
A small Yi group in Heqing County with distinctive dress.
Fei Hsiao-Tung and Chang Chih-I: Earthbound China: A Study of Rural Economy in Yunnan
Fei is the father of modern sociology in China: western-trained, he came to Yunnan at the end of the 1930s when China's eastern universities relocated west. In "Earthbound China" he applied modern empirical techniques that he had pioneered around Shanghai to the Chinese hinterland. The economical development, and subsequent societal changes, of three un-named, but typical villages in Yunnan is analyzed in great detail in this fascinating study.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Ancient Daoist temple music performed in Dali.
John Israel: Lianda: A Chinese University in War and Revolution
Everyone knows about the Mao's Long March, but a few years later another long march took place: that of Chinese students leaving their cushy campuses on the east coast, trekking all the way to Yunnan where their universities reformed as Lianda, the united university. Kunming, then a total backwater, became a hotbed for new ideas, not just scientific. We liked the section of east coast girls scampering around Mengzi in their latest fashion.
An ancient Bai folk play form, preserved in Yunlong county.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| National Day | 01 Oct |
| New Rice | 05 Oct |
| Mid-Autumn Festival Rituals | 06 Oct |
| Benzhu Worship | 06 Oct |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | 06 Oct |
| Benzhu Worship | 06 Oct |
| General's Cave Festival | 06 Oct |
| Worship Mother Earth | 06 Oct |
| Yangle Festival | 06 Oct |
| Benzhu Worship | 06 Oct |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) | 06 Oct |
| Leju Yi Festival | 06 Oct |
Markets this Tuesday
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Junhua | 均化 |
| Fuheng | 富恒 |
| Duomei | 朵美 |
| Liandong | 炼洞 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Fengyu | 风羽 |
| Guanping | 关平 |
| Caicun | 才村 |
| Liuhe | 六合 |
| Dali | 大理 |
| Baofeng | 宝丰乡 |
| Heqing | 鹤庆县 |
| Madeng | 马镫 |
| Binju | 宾居 |
| Shuijing | 水井 |
| 果城村 | |
| Xinjie | 新街镇 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| Beiya | 北衙 |
| Liuchang | 刘厂镇 |
| Mizhi | 密祉镇 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Shunzhou | 顺州 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Caoba | 草坝镇 |
| Mingjiu | 鸣鹫镇 |
| Wantang | 湾塘乡 |
| Shalatuo | 沙拉托 |
| Longwu | 龙武镇 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Dayangjie | 大羊街 |
| Zhemi | 者米拉祜族乡 |
| Tongchang | 铜厂 |
| Panzihua | 攀枝花 |
| Zhaotong | 昭通 |
|---|---|
| Shuanghe | 双河 |
| Nujiang | 怒江 |
|---|---|
| Gudeng | 古登 |
| Bingzhongluo | 丙中洛 |
| Lishadi | 利沙底乡 |