Slideshows Yunnan · Dali · Weishan
Weishan Town 巍山县城

Weishan Nightscape
巍山夜景

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The old town of Weishan 巍山 at night.

Weishan Rapeseed Flower
巍山油菜花

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The flowering of rapeseed turns the fields of Weishan 巍山 a splendid yellow in late February and early March.

Weishan Chongzheng Bookstore
巍山崇正书店

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The Xianfeng Bookchain 先锋书店, an upmarket bookseller known for innovative architecture, has opened a store in the Ming dynasty Chongzheng Academy 崇正书院 in the centre of Weishan 巍山.

Weishan Cloth Art
巍山布艺

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Little charm animals, called 三羊开泰, are for sale in an embroidery shop in Weishan's historic centre.

Yi Ancestor Worship
彝族祭祖

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An Yi ancestor worship ritual performed at Weibaoshan.

Weishan Qing Architecture
巍山清代建筑

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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.

Weishan Before Dawn
巍山凌晨

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Early morning shots in Weishan's center.

The Ancestral Altars of the Abandoned Village
被废弃村庄的神龛

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In the abandoned Ming dynasty village of Like 利客 in Weishan 巍山 the ancestral altars of the 郑氏 Zheng clan remain.