Protecting Erhai: The Seven Big Activities
When in April 2017 guesthouses and restaurants around western Yunnan's Erhai Lake were suddenly summarily ordered closed until further notice, big character slogans also began proclaiming: "Protecting Erhai: The Seven Big Activities" 保护洱海七大行动. The slogan suggests that the closure of tourist facilities is just one part of a wider campaign to clean up the Erhai environment.
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.
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Weishan town has the best preserved collection of Qing architecture in all of Yunnan province, including a recently restored complex including a Temple for the Yellow Emperor 玉皇阁.
Liao Yiwu: God is Red
Liao Yiwu, one of China's most prominent dissidents, was driven out of China, but not before he used a period of internal exile to research Christian groups, mainly in Yunnan. In this book he tells the stories of the Christians of Dali and of Wuding county.
Once an important salt-mining town, now the second largest town along the Heihui River north of Yangbi.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| February Festival | 25 Mar |
| Luocha Temple Festival | 25 Mar |
| Guanyin Festival | 25 Mar |
| Guanyin Cave Fair | 25 Mar |
| Singing Festival | 25 Mar |
| Tuzhu Temple Fair | 25 Mar |
| Puxian Birthday | 27 Mar |
| Cold Food Feast | 04 Apr |
| Fumin Cherry Picking | 05 Apr |
| Flower Picking Festival | 05 Apr |
| Gutianshi Temple Fair | 05 Apr |
| Tomb Sweeping Day | 05 Apr |
Markets this Tuesday
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Jiulong | 九龙乡 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Fuheng | 富恒 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Fengyu | 风羽 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Liandong | 炼洞 |
| Haidong | 海东 |
| Shanyang | 衫阳 |
| Songgui | 松桂 |
| Xintun | 辛屯 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Baofeng | 宝丰乡 |
| Guanping | 关平 |
| Yinqiao | 银桥 |
| Madeng | 马镫 |
| Binju | 宾居 |
| Shuijing | 水井 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Shigu | 石鼓镇 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Shangjiang | 上江 |
| Nujiang | 怒江 |
|---|---|
| Lishadi | 利沙底乡 |
| Gudeng | 古登 |
| Bingzhongluo | 丙中洛 |