Until the middle of last century, Shaxi was a flourishing village on the caravan road to Tibet. The following decades made it a place that history forgot. Now Shaxi is undergoing an award-winning restoration.
Did the great Venetian traveller reach Yunnan? Almost certainly not, but still his accounts are the first words Europeans heard about this far-away region.
In China even the 'old towns' are new. Under the 古镇, or ancient town, moniker old towns are razed and their population driven out to make space for sanitized versions of Chinese history that drive the tourist dollar.
Bai 白族话 is the language spoken by the Bai people 白族 in the Dali area. While Chinese has become the lingua franca, Bai is still actively spoken by many, particularly older people, but it does not have a native written form and comes in many dialects. Here we list the available resources for learning this difficult language.
Dali City administers surroundings of Erhai with the lofty Cangshan mountains to the west, a region dominated by the Bai people.
Yangbi is an Yi area to the western side of the Cangshan mountains. It is famous for its walnuts.
Nanjian's main attractions are the cherry flower in December and the Earth Forest.
Called 'museum of bridges', Yunlong county is one of Yunnan's rarely visited gems: the small county town with pleasant Hushan temple mountain in the back, the historic salt town Nuodeng just a few kilometers away and the many covered bridges across the picturesque Bi River that have given the county its moniker make a trip to Yunlong a trip back in time.
Unspoiled Weishan boast Yunnan's most beautiful county town, an important Taoist mountain and areas of strong Muslim and Yi tradition.
With Shibaoshan Jianchuan hosts the most historically interesting temple complex in Yunnan and just south of it lies Shaxi, the best preserved traditional trading post.
The 'Source of Erhai' has with Cibi Lake, West Lake and Fengyu a number of nice place, plus plenty of hotsprings.
Singing Festival 05 Feb 2023
Flower Lantern Festival 05 Feb 2023
Mute God Festival 27 Feb 2023
Benzhu Worship 27 Feb 2023
Caojian Bath Gathering 27 Feb 2023
Snack Festival 27 Feb 2023
Temple Fair 06 Mar 2023
Singing Festival 10 Mar 2023
Zhonghe Temple Songfest 22 Apr 2023
Third Month Fair 04 May 2023
Chaoshan Fair 04 May 2023
Start of Summer Market 06 May 2023
Lingbao Mountain Fair 09 May 2023
Benzhu Worship 18 May 2023
Butterfly Festival 02 Jun 2023
Raosanling 09 Jun 2023
Dandao Temple Fair 30 Jun 2023
Benzhu Worship 31 Jul 2023
Benzhu Worship 01 Aug 2023
Guanyin Practice Day 05 Aug 2023
Bai Torch Festival 11 Aug 2023
Benzhu Worship 11 Aug 2023
Benzhu Worship 14 Aug 2023
Bridge Temple Fair 30 Aug 2023
Benzhu Worship 05 Sep 2023
Benzhu Worship 06 Sep 2023
Songgui Temple Fair 06 Sep 2023
Lanterns on the Lake 06 Sep 2023
Benzhu Worship 07 Sep 2023
Benzhu Worship 08 Sep 2023
Shibaoshan Songfest 11 Sep 2023
Fishpond Fair 29 Sep 2023
Benzhu Worship 07 Oct 2023
Flower Lantern 15 Oct 2023
Opening of the Fishing Season 28 Oct 2023
Guanyin Enlightenment 02 Nov 2023
Benzhu Worship 24 Jan 2024
Benzhu Worship 25 Jan 2024
Benzhu Worship 28 Jan 2024
Benzhu Worship 02 Feb 2024
Bai Opera 14 Feb 2024
Yaba Festival 17 Feb 2024
Singing Festival 18 Feb 2024
Weishan Temple Fair 18 Feb 2024