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.
The temple in Mangdao 芒岛, built in 1899, is one of few surviving examples of Dai Buddhist temples having survived the Cultural Revolution by being converted into grain storage.
Judith Shapiro: Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China
Even if Chinese civilization has developed more against than with nature, the Mao years were a particular exercise in environmental destruction. In one case-study Shapiro tells the story of the draining of the northern part of Dianchi Lake, one of the first steps turning Kunming's lake into the fetid cess-pool it is today.
A number of Chinese historic texts covering life and politics in Yunnan have survived over the centuries. I have translated a few of them.
Dali's biggest religious festival at the end of the fourth lunar month.
A history trading post on the upper reaches of the Yangzi.
Jim Goodman: Living in Shangrila: Tibetans and Mosuo in Northwest Yunnan
Abstract: When Diqing Prefecture, opened its doors to foreign visitors in 1992, tourist agencies and government officials promoted Zhongdian County as the Shangrila of James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon. In 2001 the city officially changed its name to Shangrila. On a high plateau of over 3200 meters, surrounded by snow covered mountain peaks, inhabited mainly by relatively prosperous, friendly and contented Tibetans, with beautiful monasteries, lakes, forests and summer flowers, the county’s scenery and lifestyle certainly bore a strong resemblance to that in the novel. Living in Shangrila describes the life and environment of the Tibetan people throughout Diqing Prefecture. It also examines their neighbors the Mosuo, a branch of the Naxi nationality, who adopted Tibetan Buddhism as their religion, but are still mainly a matrilineal society, unique to Yunnan, living around Lugu Lake, the most picturesque body of water in the province. The book includes over 200 photographs.
Main Benzhu Temple in Wase.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Benzhu Worship | 28 Jul |
| Full Moon Ritual | 28 Jul |
| Close Door Festival | 28 Jul |
| Bai Yi New Year | 28 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship | 28 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship | 28 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship | 28 Jul |
| Circling Jianhu | 28 Jul |
| Eighteen Altar Temple Fair | 28 Jul |
| Black Dragon Fair | 29 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 31 Jul |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) | 31 Jul |
Markets this Wednesday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Xintun | 辛屯 |
| Shunbi | 順濞 |
| Songgui | 松桂 |
| Shaba | 沙坝 |
| Caicun | 才村 |
| Dali | 大理 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Huangping | 黄平镇 |
| Zhongying | 种英 |
| Shanglan | 上兰 |
| Zhouguanying | 周官营 |
| Gongguoqiao | 功果桥镇 |
| Puping | 普淜镇 |
| Shangcang | 上沧 |
| 顺荡 | |
| 龙街 | |
| 寅街村 | |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| 西庄 |
| Lijiang | 丽江 |
|---|---|
| Shigu | 石鼓镇 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Zhicun | 芷村镇 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Sankeshu | 三棵树 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Baiyun | 白云乡 |
| Dixibei | 地西北 |
| Yongning | 永宁乡 |
| Tutai | 土台 |
| Hongtian | 红田 |
| Qujing | 曲靖市 |
|---|---|
| Baiwu | 白雾 |
| Daba | 大坝 |
| Daqiao | 大桥乡 |
| Jiache | 驾车乡 |
| Leye | 乐业镇 |
| Malu | 马路乡 |
| Sandao | 三道 |
| Zhehai | 者海镇 |
| Zhichang | 纸厂乡 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Kaifaqu | 开发区 |