The Red Soil of Dongchuan
The Wumeng Mountains' bright red soil, the buckwheat's yellow and Yunnan's dramatic skies make the region around Dongchuan a paradise for photographers.
WeiBaDa 维巴达 is a Dai ritual worshipping traces of Buddha, such as footprints and handprints, in Jinggu county 景谷县.
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.
Bai rattlestick dance in the Dali region.
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.
A clan temple on the slopes of a burial hill near Xizhou.
Best surviving station on the French-built Vietnam-Kunming railway.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Walnut Festival | 01 Sep |
| Yunlong August Trade Fair | 13 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 18 Sep |
| Shihe Luban Festival | 18 Sep |
| Benzhu Worship | 18 Sep |
| Corpse Recovering Festival | 18 Sep |
| Lingrui Temple Fair | 18 Sep |
| Yu An Hall Temple Fair | 18 Sep |
| White Elephant Fest | 20 Sep |
| Baoguo Temple Fair | 20 Sep |
| Yellow Dragon Temple Fair | 23 Sep |
| Autumn Equinox | 23 Sep |
Markets this Friday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Xiangtu | 象图乡 |
| Hecun | 萂村 |
| Jiancao | 捡槽 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Gunipen | 沽泥盆 |
| Waxi | 瓦溪 |
| Qinghua | 清华 |
| Pingchuan | 平川 |
| Wuxing | 五星 |
| Yangbi | 漾濞彝族自治县 |
| Baidangping | 白荡坪 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Shaxi | 沙溪 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Yousuo | 右所镇 |
| Zhongjiang | 中江 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Jijie | 鸡街乡 |
| Houshancun | 后山村 |
| 三胜 | |
| Wachang | 瓦厂乡 |
| Hongyan | 红岩镇 |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Caifeng | 财丰 |
| 汤涧 | |
| Jindunjiecun | 金墩街村 |
| Xishan | 西山乡 |
| Miaojie | 庙街镇 |
| Hedian | 禾甸镇 |
| Sanhe | 三鹤 |
| 大栗树 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinhua | 新华乡 |
| Shengcun | 生村 |
| Nafa | 那发 |
| Lengquan | 冷泉镇 |
| Lengdun | 冷墩 |
| Dongshan | 东山镇 |
| Jiache | 架车 |
| Shitouzhai | 石头寨 |
| Baxin | 坝心镇 |
| Shaochong | 哨冲镇 |
| Shuiguachong | 水瓜冲 |
| Zhongzhai | 中寨 |
| Niujie | 牛街镇 |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Manglong | 芒龙 |
| Lincang | 临沧 |
|---|---|
| Luodang | 洛党 |
| Cangyuan | 沧源佤族自治县 |
| Quannei | 圈内 |
| Shuangjiang | 双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县 |
| Junsai | 军赛乡 |
| Zhenkang | 镇康县 |
| Puer | 普洱 |
|---|---|
| Jiangcheng | 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 |
| Qushui | 曲水乡 |
| Meizi | 梅子镇 |
| Fuyan | 富岩 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Kangpu | 康普 |