Yimen County
Once a copper mining center, today Yimen makes its money with tobacco and mushrooms.
Yuxi City
One of Yunnan's largest cities, a mere 90km south of Kunming, is of little interest.
Jiangchuan County
Spectacular copper works finds have confirmed the Jiangchuan region as the cradle of Yunnan's early civilization, the Dian kingdom.
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County
Xinping county is an ethnically and culturally divided county, with most of the 90,000 Han living in the large plain around Xinping town in the east, while the Huayao Dai live in the Red River valley and the county's Yi in the mountains to the south.
Chengjiang County
On the northern end of Fuxian Lake, Chengjiang is mostly a week-end destination away from Kunming. However, one should not miss the annual parade day in Yangzong, held at the end of the new year festivities.
Festivals
Dai Flower Street 17 Feb 2019
Incense Festival 18 Feb 2019
Play Festival 08 Mar 2019
Migan Festival 20 Apr 2019
Luban Festival 06 May 2019
Start of Summer Market 09 May 2019
Prince Festival 12 May 2019
Mango Festival 15 Jun 2019
Wild Mushroom Trade Fair 20 Jul 2019
Nadam 13 Dec 2020
