Village Chine Voyages

Guangnan

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:54:49 +0000

Guangnan is on the border of Yunan and Guangxi. Here live the Zhuang, Yao and Miao people. Bamei Zhuang village is another Shangri-la in Yunnan. The village is reputed as one of the most isolated communities of Zhuang minority in Guangnan. Bamei is a village without roads. Even up to now, the underground part of Bamei River has been the only access in and out of the village.

Qiubei

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:53:23 +0000

Qiubei is The Counties in the southeast of Yunnan Province is a charming land boasting beautiful karst land formations, lakes and the unique cultures of the Zhuang, Miao, Yi and Bai ethnic groups living there. These regions are also known as Yunnan’s Guilin. Puzhehei is a highlight site in qiubei with Yi culture and Karst landscape.

Wenshan

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:52:51 +0000

Wenshan is a place inhabited by eleven ethnic minorities. Therefore, celebrating the festivals altogether with local minorities in the most interesting thing. Danu Festival is the grandest festival of the whole for the Yao ethnic minority. In addition, lotus festival, Torch Festival and many other local traditional celebrations are undoubtedly temptations for visitors.

Yuanyang

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:52:01 +0000

Yuanyang rice terraces are without any doubt the most beautiful and spectacular paddy fields around China! Located all around Yuanyang Old Town, those rice fields have been carved on the Mountain by the Hani people for centuries. If it is advised to be in the area from December to May when rice fields are full of water, the weather is changing and it may be foggy all day long in the Mountain. But with luck and patience, you won’t regret the trip here. Yuanyang is also interesting for its intense minorities’ life. You can find a Hani and Yi colorful market each day, based on the Chinese calendar. Hani and Yi minorities still wear their colorful traditional clothes.

Xishuangbanna

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:51:16 +0000

Xishuangbanna is rich in nature, historical and cultural resources, noted for its folklore, rain forests, rare plants and wildlife. Its major tourist attractions include Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden, Manfeilong Pagodas (Tanuozhuanglong), Jingzhen Pavilion, Wild Elephant Gully, Dai people’s village at Ganlanba. The well-known traditional festival is the ethnic Dai’s Water-Splashing Festival. It lasts for three days from April 13 to 15. Besides the water festival event it also consists of some other events such as Dragon boat races, firing of indigenous missiles, flying Kongming Lamps.

Yuxi

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:50:35 +0000

Chao Yang Lou (Old City Gate), which is now preserved on a roundabout in the middle of town
Hutongs or ‘old neighbourhoods’ with cobbled streets and stone wells
Temple of Confucius, Jianshui - one of the largest Confucian temples in China, after that of Qufu, Shandong, Confucius’ home town.
Seventeen Span Bridge (pinyin shi qi kong qiao), a Ming Dynasty bridge outside of the town
The restored Qing Dynasty mansion and garden of a wealthy family

Kunming

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:49:36 +0000

Kunming is a city to be shared — its sunshine, blue skies, fragrant flowers, leisure pursuits, relaxed ambience, and business opportunities are there for everyone. The Kunming inhabitants are tolerant and easygoing. They are happy to let outsiders take up the many available local business opportunities. The night market is the liveliest spot in Kunming, and is where the city’s more artistic and eccentric elements gather. China’s most forward looking and avant-garde works of art may be viewed at the Shanghe Guildhall on Houxin Street, and in the converted boiler room which is now the Chuangku Bar — built on the site of a disused factory. In the teahouses and bars around Cuihu Lake may be observed a fusion of tradition and modernity.

Dali

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:48:51 +0000

Dali is one of Yunnan’s most popular tourist destinations, both for its historic sites and the “Foreigners’ Street” that features western-style food, music, and English-speaking business owners, making it popular among both western and Chinese tourists.

Lijiang

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:47:47 +0000

Lijiang has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The Lijiang old town is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. The old town of Lijiang differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture of its traditional residents the Nakhi people. Lijiang is also home to the Jade Water Village, a Dongba cultural centre and Lugu Lake, a lake which is a tourist attraction.

Shangri-la

Yolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:46:59 +0000

The town is split between Tibetan and Han Chinese residents, as well as a fair smattering of Naxi, Bai, Yi and Lisu, with the surrounding countryside entirely Tibetan. While the crass name change in 2001 was a sign of the desire for increasing mass tourism a la Lijiang, the town has got nowhere near Lijiang’s crowds, and it’s still possible to experience the area’s Tibetan heritage and see gorgeous countryside in near isolation.