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.
C. Patterson Giersch: Asian Borderlands
Yunnan was not always China: indeed not so long ago large parts of Yunnan were only nominally part of the empire. To make Yunnan, outside the main Han cities, a Chinese province required significant effort. Here Giersch's study on Yunnan's hinterland makes an interesting if academic read.
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Followers of Jianchuan Azhali Buddhism perform a candle dance in Shaxi.
Nuodeng is an ancient Bai salt producing village in Yunlong.
A spectacularly narrow canyon high above the Jinsha River.
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.
Special form of ham making in Nanjian.
Unspoiled Weishan boast Yunnan's most beautiful county town, an important Taoist mountain and areas of strong Muslim and Yi tradition.
Upcoming Festivals
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Yangmei Festival | 01 May |
| Yanguang Birthday | 20 May |
| Praying for Rain | 20 May |
| Grain Full | 21 May |
| Yu An Ceremonies | 22 May |
| Raosanling | 22 May |
| Start of Raosanling | 22 May |
| Benzhu Worship | 23 May |
| Raosanling | 23 May |
| Raosanling in Heyicheng | 24 May |
| Raosanling in Majiuyi | 25 May |
| Benzhu Worship | 25 May |
Markets this Saturday
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Zhoucheng | 州城 |
| Junhua | 均化 |
| Duomei | 朵美 |
| Yongping | 永平县 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Jiangwei | 江尾镇 |
| Paiying | 排营 |
| Shanyang | 衫阳 |
| Shijing | 师井 |
| Lijiao | 力角 |
| Longjie | 龙街 |
| Diannan | 甸南 |
| Liuhe | 六合 |
| Heqing | 鹤庆县 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Xinansuo | 新安所镇 |
| Niujiaozhai | 牛角寨 |
| Daheishan | 大黑山乡 |
| Leyu | 乐育 |
| Wuwan | 乌弯 |
| Xinxian | 新现乡 |
| Sankeshu | 三棵树 |
| Daheigong | 大黑公 |
| Dixibei | 地西北 |
| Zhaotong | 昭通 |
|---|---|
| Shuanghe | 双河 |