The Chuxiong city is a part of the administrative division of the prefecture by the same name. It lies in the central part of the Yunnan Province and is approximately 100 miles from the capital city of Kunming and about 110 miles from Dali, which is a popular tourist destination for tourists and students. The city automatically becomes a part of the travel itinerary of summer programs for high school students and other study abroad programs.
The city is marked by beautiful natural surroundings. There are rivers and mountains along with many interesting sites which give a remarkable overview into Chinese history and culture. The city is comprised of the biggest population of the Yi ethnicity. Along with Yi people, it is also the home of Han, Lisu, Miao, Dai, Hui, Bai, Hani, Zhuang minorities, just to name a few. This cultural diversity shows in the lifestyle of the people in the city and hence it can be another pivotal observation point for studying diverse cultures. Its proximity to Kunming makes it an ideal location to visit during weekends, especially since Kunming is the hub for multiple Chinese language programs as well as Chinese summer programs.
Shuangbai County (双柏县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.Shuangbai County is the heartland of Yunnan province, the east of Ailao Mountain and lies on the south of the divide between the Jinsha River and the Red River. It is close to Yimen County, E’shan County and Xinping County of Yuxi district in the southeast.It connect with Lufeng County in the north,adjoining with Jingdong County and Zhenyuan County of Simao district in the west. Multiple minorities promote the colorful and long-standing history of Shuangbai county.
The History of Jinsha River
The Jinsha River (Chinese: 金沙江, p Jīnshājiāng, “Gold Dust River”) is the Chinese name for the upper stretches of the Yangtze River. It flows through the provinces ofQinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan in western China. The river passes through Tiger Leaping Gorge.It is sometimes grouped together with the Lancang (upper Mekong) and Nu (upper Salween) as the Sanjiang (“Three Rivers”) area,part of which makes up the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas.
The river was first recorded as the Hei (黑水, Hēishuǐ,lit. “Blackwater”) in the Warring States’ “Tribute of Yu”. It was described as the Sheng (t 繩水, s 绳水, Shéngshuǐ, “Rope River”) in the Han-era Classic of Mountains and Seas. During the Three Kingdoms, it was known as the Lu (t 瀘水, s 泸水,Lúshuǐ). The present name was adopted in during the Song dynasty.
Owing to earlier romanization systems, the river has been known as the Chin-sha Chiang and Kinsha Kiang (when it was not simply described as the Yangtze) in English sources for the last three centuries. The most common present name,Jinsha is the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the same Chinese characters as the other two.
Although the name is generally over-literally translated as the “Gold Sand” or “Golden-Sanded River”, the name is not poetic or descriptive of the color of the river’s banks. Instead, 金沙 described actual placer gold, alluvial gold powder sometimes still panned from the river’s waters.The Jinsha culture in prehistoric China derives its name from a road near its type site and not from the river directly.
The History of Yi Ethnic Group
Some scholars believe that the Yi are descended from the ancientQiang people of today’s western China, who are also said to be the ancestors of the Tibetan, Naxi and Qiang peoples. They migrated from southeastern Tibet through Sichuan and into the YunnanProvince, where their largest populations can be found today.
They practice a form of animism, led by a shaman priest known as the Bimaw. They still retain a few ancient religious texts written in their unique pictographic script. Their religion also contains many elements of Daoism and Buddhism.
Many of the Yi in Liangshan and northwestern Yunnan practiced a complicated form of slavery. People were split into the nuohuo or Black Yi (nobles), qunuo or White Yi (commoners), and slaves. White Yi were free and could own property and slaves but were in a way tied to a lord. Other ethnic groups were held as slaves.
Yingchun Teahouse(迎春茶室)
Address: No.5 of Yongxing Road, Shuangbai county, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州双柏县永兴路5号)
Hongfu Teahouse(鸿福茶室)
Address: No.61 of Dongxing Road, Shuangbai county, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture楚雄彝族自治州双柏县东兴路61号)
Just Waiting For You(就等您)
Address: No.5 of Yongxing Road, Shuangbai county, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州双柏县永兴路5号)
Shuangbai Grand Hotel KTV(双柏大酒店-KTV)
Address: Inside the Shuangbai Grand Hotel, Shuangbai county, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州双柏县双柏大酒店内)
Tel: 0878-7716888
Yile KTV(彝乐KTV)
Address: Gongnong Road, Shuangbai county, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州双柏县工农路)
Tel: 0878-7721828
Donglaidongwang Bar(东来东往)
Address: No.22 of Dongxing Road, Shuangbai county, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture楚雄彝族自治州双柏县东兴路22号)
Tel: 13887880667
Music House Bar(音乐房子Bar)
Address: The Gate of Chamu Golden Lake Garden, Shuangbai county, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture楚雄彝族自治州双柏县查姆金湖秀园大门口)
Traditions and Customs of Torch Festival in Each Dynasty
The Torch Festival or Fire Festival (Chinese: 火把节; pinyin: Huǒbǎ Jié) is one of the main holidays of the Yi people of southwest China, and is also celebrated by other ethnic groups of the region. It is celebrated on the 24th or 25th day of the sixth month of the Yi calendar, corresponding to August in the Gregorian calendar. It commemorates the legendary wrestler Atilaba, who drove away a plague of locusts using torches made from pine trees. Since 1993, the government of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan has sponsored a modernised celebration of the festival, featuring wrestling, horse racing, dance shows, and a beauty contest. Different groups set the festival at different time.
In the Torch Festival, every family needs to light a torch and hold the torch to illuminate the corners in the room and walk around the fields. Some villagers even have torch parade so as to drive away all bad lucks and pray for a harvest. The custom of holding a torch to shed light on tree and field was found in Han people in Southern Song Dynasty. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces had the custom as well. The most attractive activity is the Bonfire Party. People play music instruments like Yusheng(乐声), yueqin(月琴) and sanxian(three stringed plucked instrument), singing and dancing for a whole night.
Mouding county (牟定县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.It is situated in the north-central part of Yunnan province.The county is 57.6 kilometers from north to south, and 53.6 kilometers from west to east at most. Within the territory of Mouding County,the highest elevation is 2879 meters, and the lowest elevation is 1140 meters,while the average elevation is 1758 meters in the county town of Gonghe. By 2012, Mouding county has the distribution of ethnic Yi, Bai, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Lisu, Lahu, and so on. Yi occupies 20.04% of the total population. Multiple minorities promote the colorful and long-standing history of Mouding county.
The History of Yi Ethnic Group
The Yi or Lolo people[3] are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China. They live primarily in rural areas ofSichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, usually in mountainous regions. As of 1999, there were 3,300 “Lô Lô” people living in Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, and Lào Cai provinces in northeastern Vietnam.
The Yi speak various Loloish languages, Sino-Tibetan languages closely related to Burmese. The prestige variety is Nuosu, which is written in the Yi script.
Some scholars believe that the Yi are descended from the ancientQiang people of today’s western China, who are also said to be the ancestors of the Tibetan, Naxi and Qiang peoples. They migrated from southeastern Tibet through Sichuan and into the YunnanProvince, where their largest populations can be found today.
They practice a form of animism, led by a shaman priest known as the Bimaw. They still retain a few ancient religious texts written in their unique pictographic script. Their religion also contains many elements of Daoism and Buddhism.
Many of the Yi in Liangshan and northwestern Yunnan practiced a complicated form of slavery. People were split into the nuohuo or Black Yi (nobles), qunuo or White Yi (commoners), and slaves. White Yi were free and could own property and slaves but were in a way tied to a lord. Other ethnic groups were held as slaves.
Best Tea House(一品茶屋)
Address: Wanshou Road, Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县万寿路)
Sunshine Leisure Club(阳光休闲会所)
Address: Western Zhongyuan Road, Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县中园西路)
Tel: 15125912559
Friends Tea House(益友茶楼)
Address: Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县)
Tel: 0878-5368960
A Cup of Fragrant(一杯清香)
Address: Wanshou Road, Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县万寿路)
Hidden House(隐世居)
Address: Wanshou Road, Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县万寿路)
Tel: 13887882536
Jinsui Coffee Bar(金穗咖啡吧)
Address: No.46 of Dongjie, Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县东街46号)
Youth-Center Bar(青年中心酒吧)
Address: Wanshou Road, Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县万寿路)
Free Zone Bar(自由地带酒吧)
Address: Nanda Street, Mouding County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州牟定县南大街)
The Torch Festival (火把节)
The Torch Festival is a traditional festival popular in the regions of the Yi people in Shuangbai county. It is also celebrated among other ethnic groups such as the Bai, Naxi, Jinuo and Lahu. The festival features lighting up torches, hence its name. It usually falls in early June of the lunar calendar or on the 24th or 25th of the month, usually lasting for three days of celebrations. The origin of the festival may have something to do with the worship of fire by ancestors, who believed fire had the power to repel insects, drive away evils and hence protect crop growth. For some ethnic groups, it is a tradition of the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and admonish them to take care of crops.
Mouding county (牟定县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.It is situated in the north-central part of Yunnan province.The county is 57.6 kilometers from north to south, and 53.6 kilometers from west to east at most.Within the territory of Mouding County,the highest elevation is 2879 meters, and the lowest elevation is 1140 meters,while the average elevation is 1758 meters in the county town of Gonghe. By 2012, Mouding county has the distribution of ethnic Yi, Bai, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Lisu, Lahu, and so on. Yi occupies 20.04% of the total population. Various minorities promote the long-standing and colorful culture here.
Traditions and Customs of Torch Festival in Each Dynasty
The Torch Festival or Fire Festival (Chinese: 火把节; pinyin: Huǒbǎ Jié) is one of the main holidays of the Yi people of southwest China, and is also celebrated by other ethnic groups of the region. It is celebrated on the 24th or 25th day of the sixth month of the Yi calendar, corresponding to August in the Gregorian calendar. It commemorates the legendary wrestler Atilaba, who drove away a plague of locusts using torches made from pine trees. Since 1993, the government of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan has sponsored a modernised celebration of the festival, featuring wrestling, horse racing, dance shows, and a beauty contest. Different groups set the festival at different time.
In the Torch Festival, every family needs to light a torch and hold the torch to illuminate the corners in the room and walk around the fields. Some villagers even have torch parade so as to drive away all bad lucks and pray for a harvest. The custom of holding a torch to shed light on tree and field was found in Han people in Southern Song Dynasty. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces had the custom as well. The most attractive activity is the Bonfire Party. People play music instruments like Yusheng(乐声), yueqin(月琴) and sanxian(three stringed plucked instrument), singing and dancing for a whole night.
Nanhua County is a district of hills in the northwest and mountains in the southeast,with some embankment and canyons. The highest peak is Incense temple mountain, rising to 2861.1 meters in the Longtan Mountain of Red Soil Town, and the lowest point is 963 meters in Majie county. It has an area of 2343 square kilometers, population of 239.9 thousand.
By the end of 2012, Nanhua county has an ethnic minority population of 102912 , which accounts for 42.9% of the total population, including 90721 yi, 37.8% of the population; Bai 9215 people, accounting for 3.8% of the population; Hui 2093, accounting for 0.9% of the total population. Multiple minorities promote the colorful and long-standing history of Nanhua county.
The History of Yi Ethnic Group
The Yi or Lolo people[3] are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China. They live primarily in rural areas ofSichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, usually in mountainous regions. As of 1999, there were 3,300 “Lô Lô” people living in Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, and Lào Cai provinces in northeastern Vietnam.
The Yi speak various Loloish languages, Sino-Tibetan languages closely related to Burmese. The prestige variety is Nuosu, which is written in the Yi script.
Some scholars believe that the Yi are descended from the ancientQiang people of today’s western China, who are also said to be the ancestors of the Tibetan, Naxi and Qiang peoples. They migrated from southeastern Tibet through Sichuan and into the YunnanProvince, where their largest populations can be found today.
They practice a form of animism, led by a shaman priest known as the Bimaw. They still retain a few ancient religious texts written in their unique pictographic script. Their religion also contains many elements of Daoism and Buddhism.
Many of the Yi in Liangshan and northwestern Yunnan practiced a complicated form of slavery. People were split into the nuohuo or Black Yi (nobles), qunuo or White Yi (commoners), and slaves. White Yi were free and could own property and slaves but were in a way tied to a lord. Other ethnic groups were held as slaves.
The entertainment facilities of Nanhua county are impeccable. You can find tea houses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these tea houses. KTV is also one of the best choices when you want to spend a pleasant night. Bars and cafe are also nice. And the special festivals of the local people are interesting.
Penghui Tea(鹏辉茶)
Address: No.87 of Xijie, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县西街87号)
Jiulong Tea House(九龙茶楼)
Address: Wenming Road, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县文明路)
Jiayuan Tea House(佳园茶室)
Address: G320, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县G320)
Tel: 13099826189
Wangxige(望溪阁)
Address: Shangzhu Community, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县商住小区)
Weimei Space(唯美空间)
Address: Shangzhu Community, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县商住小区)
Tel: 13008685716
YIxiyuan Bar(彝熙园酒吧)
Address: Longchuan Town, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县龙川镇)
Tel: 13987071865
Caizhu KTV(蔡珠KTV)
Address: Near the Tobacco Board, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县烟草局)
Tel: 0878-7222698
Xingdu KTV(星都KTV)
Address: Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县)
Tel: 0878-7212866
Fate Sky KTV(缘分天空KTV)
Address: Shangzhu Community, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture(楚雄彝族自治州南华县商住小区)
Tel: 13578452404
The Torch Festival (火把节)
The Torch Festival is a traditional festival popular in the regions of the Yi people in Shuangbai county. It is also celebrated among other ethnic groups such as the Bai, Naxi, Jinuo and Lahu. The festival features lighting up torches, hence its name. It usually falls in early June of the lunar calendar or on the 24th or 25th of the month, usually lasting for three days of celebrations. The origin of the festival may have something to do with the worship of fire by ancestors, who believed fire had the power to repel insects, drive away evils and hence protect crop growth. For some ethnic groups, it is a tradition of the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and admonish them to take care of crops.
Nanhua County is a district of hills in the northwest and mountains in the southeast,with some embankment and canyons. The highest peak is Incense temple mountain, rising to 2861.1 meters in the Longtan Mountain of Red Soil Town, and the lowest point is 963 meters in Majie county. It has an area of 2343 square kilometers, population of 239.9 thousand.
By the end of 2012, Nanhua county has an ethnic minority population of 102912 , which accounts for 42.9% of the total population, including 90721 yi, 37.8% of the population; Bai 9215 people, accounting for 3.8% of the population; Hui 2093, accounting for 0.9% of the total population. Various minorities promote the long-standing and colorful culture here.
Traditions and Customs of Torch Festival in Each Dynasty
The Torch Festival or Fire Festival (Chinese: 火把节; pinyin: Huǒbǎ Jié) is one of the main holidays of the Yi people of southwest China, and is also celebrated by other ethnic groups of the region. It is celebrated on the 24th or 25th day of the sixth month of the Yi calendar, corresponding to August in the Gregorian calendar. It commemorates the legendary wrestler Atilaba, who drove away a plague of locusts using torches made from pine trees. Since 1993, the government of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan has sponsored a modernised celebration of the festival, featuring wrestling, horse racing, dance shows, and a beauty contest. Different groups set the festival at different time.
In the Torch Festival, every family needs to light a torch and hold the torch to illuminate the corners in the room and walk around the fields. Some villagers even have torch parade so as to drive away all bad lucks and pray for a harvest. The custom of holding a torch to shed light on tree and field was found in Han people in Southern Song Dynasty. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces had the custom as well. The most attractive activity is the Bonfire Party. People play music instruments like Yusheng(乐声), yueqin(月琴) and sanxian(three stringed plucked instrument), singing and dancing for a whole night.
Early Yi History
The ancestors of Yi people, known as Kunming people, had close relations with the Shiqiang people. Historical records written in the Han and the old Yi languages show that the ancestors of the Yi, Bai, Naxi, Lahu and Lisu ethnic groups were closely related with ancient Di and Qiang people in west China. In the period between the 2nd century B.C. and the early Christian era, the activities of the ancient Yis centered around the areas of Dianchi in Yunnan and Qiongdou in Sichuan. After the 3rd century, the ancient Yis extended their activities from the Anning River valley, the Jinsha River, the Dianchi Lake and the Ailao Mountains to northeastern Yunnan, southern Yunnan, northwestern Guizhou and northwestern Guangxi.
In the Eastern Han (25-220), Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties, inhabitants in these areas came to be known as “Yi,” the character for which meant “barbarian.” After the Jin Dynasty, the Yis of the clan named Cuan became rulers of the Dianchi area, northeastern Yunnan and the Honghe (Red) River area. Later those places were called “Cuan areas” which fell into the east and west parts. The inhabitants there belonged to tribes speaking the Yi language.
In the Tang and Song dynasties, the Yis living in “East Cuan” were called “Wumans.” In different historical periods, “Cuan” changed from the surname of a clan to the name of a place, and further to the name of a tribe. In the Yuan and Ming dynasties, “Cuan” was often used to refer to the Yis. After the Yuan Dynasty, part of “Cuan” acquired the name “Luoluo” (Ngolok), which probably originated from “Luluman,” one of the seven “Wuman” tribes in the Tang Dynasty. From that time on, most Yis called themselves “Luoluo,” although many different appellations existed. This name lasted from the Ming and Qing dynasties till liberation.
Name:Tianlai Liangfan KTV(天籁量贩KTV)
Tel:0878-5712555
Address:No.61,Baocheng Road,Yaoan County,Chuxiong
Name:Wanziyule KTV(畅响时光量贩KTV)
Tel:0878-5717777
Address:Around Baocheng Road,Yaoan County,Chuxiong
Name:Ziyun Tea House(紫云茶室)
Address:Dongzheng Street,Yaoan County,Chuxiong
Name:Sandian Wine Bar(叁点酒吧)
Tel:13769272233
Address:Defeng Road,Yaoan County,Chuxiong
Name:Landiao Wine Bar(蓝调酒吧)
Tel:157087881199
Address:A2-16,Ronghexincheng,Yaoan County,Chuxiong
Name:YaoyueTea Bar(邀月茶艺馆)
Tel:0878-5714818
Address:No.73,Fuqian Street,Yaoan County,Chuxiong
Name:Qingxi Tea Bar(清稀茶馆)
Tel:0878-5714818
Address:No.65,Huangcheng South Road,Yaoan County,Chuxiong
Chuxiong City is a part of Yunnan Province that has generated considerable interest among the scientific community and students alike. This is because the city and the surrounding areas...
Shuangbai County (双柏县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.Shuangbai County is the heartland of Yunnan province, the east of Ailao Mountain and lies on the...
The entertainment facilities of Shuangbai county are impeccable. You can find teahouses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these teahouses. KTV is also one of the...
Shuangbai County (双柏县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.Shuangbai County is the heartland of Yunnan province, the east of Ailao Mountain and lies on the...
Mouding county (牟定县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.It is situated in the north-central part of Yunnan province.The county is 57.6 kilometers from north to...
The entertainment facilities of Mouding county are impeccable. You can find teahouses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these teahouses. KTV is also one of the...
Mouding county (牟定县) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.It is situated in the north-central part of Yunnan province.The county is 57.6 kilometers from north to...
Nanhua County is a district of hills in the northwest and mountains in the southeast,with some embankment and canyons. The highest peak is Incense temple mountain, rising to 2861.1...
The entertainment facilities of Nanhua county are impeccable. You can find tea houses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these tea houses. KTV is also one...
Nanhua County is a district of hills in the northwest and mountains in the southeast,with some embankment and canyons. The highest peak is Incense temple mountain, rising to 2861.1...
Early Yi History The ancestors of Yi people, known as Kunming people, had close relations with the Shiqiang people. Historical records written in the Han and the old Yi...
If you want to spend your leisure time in Yaoan County,don’t worry, you can find the the bars and clubs easily in Nanjain County. Maybe you are not interesting...
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