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.
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.
Once an important salt-mining town, now the second largest town along the Heihui River north of Yangbi.
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 fake festival that has become part of Dali's intangible cultural heritage.
A spectacularly narrow canyon high above the Jinsha River.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Dharmic Assembly | 11 Nov |
| Benzhu Worship | 11 Nov |
| Single's Day | 11 Nov |
| Benzhu Festival | 12 Nov |
| Open Door Festival | 12 Nov |
| Benzhu Worship | 12 Nov |
| Temple Fair | 12 Nov |
| Dongshan Tuzhu Temple Fair | 13 Nov |
| Benzhu Festival | 15 Nov |
| Benzhu Festival | 16 Nov |
| Leonid Meteor Shower | 17 Nov |
| Dai New Year | 18 Nov |
Markets this Tuesday
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Kedu | 柯渡镇 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Duomei | 朵美 |
| Junhua | 均化 |
| Fuheng | 富恒 |
| Liandong | 炼洞 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Shanyang | 衫阳 |
| Fengyu | 风羽 |
| Guanping | 关平 |
| Liuhe | 六合 |
| Baofeng | 宝丰乡 |
| Heqing | 鹤庆县 |
| Madeng | 马镫 |
| Binju | 宾居 |
| Shuijing | 水井 |
| Shuanglang | 双廊镇 |
| Zuòyì | 作邑 |
| Caojian | 漕间 |
| Dacang | 大仓镇 |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| 寅街村 | |
| 龙洞村 | |
| Shalong | 沙龙镇 |
| Deju | 德苴乡 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Junhuacun | 均华村 |
| 西庄 | |
| Xiazhuang | 下庄镇 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Liming | 黎明 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Mengla | 勐拉 |
| Wantang | 湾塘乡 |
| Caoba | 草坝镇 |
| Sancun | 三村 |
| Mingjiu | 鸣鹫镇 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Dayangjie | 大羊街 |
| Maandi | 马鞍底 |
| Zhaotong | 昭通 |
|---|---|
| Shuanghe | 双河 |
| Nujiang | 怒江 |
|---|---|
| Gudeng | 古登 |
| Bingzhongluo | 丙中洛 |
| Lishadi | 利沙底乡 |