In the Han Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, Yuanjiang was called Luopandian(罗盘甸) under the jurisdiction of Xingu Prefecture(兴古郡). In Tang and Song Dynasty, it was name as Butou and under the jurisdiction of Lizhou prefecture(黎州郡). In South Song dynasty, it was the territory of Dali Kingdom, In 1265, Yuanjinag Prefecture was established here, and 20 years later, it was reset as Yuanjiang Road. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty (1382) the administrative body Lu(路) was changed into Prefecture. In the 35th year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, Yuanjinag was setagain as a Zhili prefecture. In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), the institution of prefecture was abolished and Yuanjinag County was established. In 1980, Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County was established. It has remained so ever since.
The entertainment facilities of Yuanjiang county are impeccable. You can find teahouses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these teahouses. KTV is also one of the best choices when you want to spend a pleasant night. Bars and cafe are also nice.
Yuanjiang Hotel KTV(元江大酒店KTV)
Address: No.2 on the Hongqi Road in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County(元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县红旗路2号)
Tel: 0877-6513888
Furong Business Entertainment Club(芙蓉商务娱乐会所)
Address: on the crossover of Fenghuang Road and Honghe Road in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County(元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县凤凰路与红河路交叉口)
Tel: 0877-6017555
Xinhai Yangguang KTV(新海阳光量贩KTV)
Address: No,23 on the Fenghuang Road in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County(元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县凤凰路23号)
Tel: 0877-6012777
Xiangchaju Teahouse(香茶居)
Address: on the end of Wenhua Road in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County(元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县文化路末端)
Tel: 13988491978
Mandiwei Bar(曼蒂维酒吧)
Address: on the Sun City Square in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County(元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县太阳城广场)
Tel: 18608774308
Their language belongs to the Yi branch of the Tibetan-Myanmese language group of the Chinese-Tibetan language family. Having no script of their own before 1949, they kept records by carving notches on sticks. In 1957 the people’s government helped them to create a script based on the Roman alphabet.
The areas inhabited by the Hanis have rich natural resources. Beneath the ground are deposits of tin, copper, iron, nickel and other minerals. Growing on the rolling Ailao Mountains are pine, cypress, palm, tung oil and camphor trees, and the forests abound in animals such as tigers, leopards, bears, monkeys, peacocks, parrots and pheasants. Being subtropical, the land is fertile and the rainfall plentiful – ideal for growing rice, millet, cotton, peanuts, indigo and tea. Xishuangbanna’s Nanru Hills are one of the country’s major producers of the famous Pu’er tea.
The Hanis are monogamous. Before 1949, a man was allowed to have a concubine if the wife had born him no son after some years of marriage. However, he was not supposed to forsake his original wife to remarry. Marriages are mostly arranged by the parents.
A son’s name begins with the last one or two words of his father’s name in order to keep the family line going. This practice has been handed down for as many as 55 generations in some families.
The Hanis prefer clothing made of home-spun dark blue cloth. Men wear front-buttoned jackets and trousers, and black or white cloth turbans. Women have collarless, front-buttoned blouses with the cuffs and trouser legs laced. Hanis in Xishuangbanna wear jackets buttoned on the right side and decorated with silver ornaments. They wear black turbans. Women there, as well as in the Lancang area, wear skirts, round caps, and strings of silver ornaments. Both men and women wear leggings. In Mojiang, Yuanjiang and Jiangcheng, some women wear long, pleated or narrow skirts, while others have knee-length trousers with embroidered girdles. Women in general like to wear earrings, silver rings and necklaces. Married and unmarried women wear different hairstyles.
The Hanis build their two- and three-story houses of bamboo, mud, stone and wood on hill slopes. A village comprises from ten to as many as 400 households. In places like Honghe, Yuanyang and Luchun, houses have mud walls and thatched roofs, supported by wooden pillars placed on stone foundations, while in Xishuangbanna, houses are built of bamboo.
They are polytheists and ancestor worshippers. Rituals are regularly held to worship the Gods of Heaven, Earth, the Dragon Tree and their village, as well as their family patron gods. Believing they are protected by the God of the village gate, the Hanis in Xishuangbanna also hold ceremonies to pay respects to this deity. A shaman presides over the rites, at which sacrifices of cattle are offered.
There are days devoted to animals, such as Sheep Day, on which sacrifices are made. On days when someone dies, a wild animal comes into the village, a dog climbs onto the roof of a house, or a fire breaks out, people would be called to stop working and hold ceremonies to avert misfortune.
The Hani people celebrate their New Year in October, as their lunar calendar begins in that month. During the weeklong festivities, pigs are slaughtered and special glutinous rice balls are prepared. Relatives and friends visit each other, go-betweens are busy making matches, and married women go to see their parents. They also celebrate the June Festival, which falls on the 24th of that month. This is a happy occasion especially for the young people. They sing, dance, play on swings and hold wrestling contests. At night, people in some places light pine torches while beating drums and gongs to expel evil spirits and disease. Like their Han neighbors, the Hanis who live in the Honghe area celebrate the Spring, Dragon Boat and Moon festivals.
Legends, fairy tales, poetry, stories, fables, ballads, proverbs, mythology and riddles form their oral literature. Genesis is a legend describing the origin of all things on earth. An Account of Floods tells how men conquered floods. Labare and Ahjigu are songs sung on solemn occasions such as weddings, funerals, festivals and religious rituals.
The Hanis are good singers and dancers. They use three- and four-stringed instruments, flutes and gourd-shaped wind instruments. Popular are the “Hand Clapping” and “Fan” dances. The “Dongpocuo” dance popular in Xishuangbanna is a typical Hani dance; it is vigorous, graceful and rhythmic.
Dai Ethnic Group
Huayao Dai are Dai ethnic people living on the east of Ailao Mountain and upstream of Red River, mainly in Xingping County and Yuanjiang County. Most Huayao Dai live in Mosha Town, Gasa Town, Yaojie Town and Shuitang Town. Huayao Dai is also called Daisa in Mosha Town which is one of the habitations with the most intensive Huayao Dai in Yunnan.
Damuyu Village in Mosha Town is a very typical Dai village. With the subtropical climate, it is named “natural greenhouse”. Huayao Dai here are local ethnics of the Ancient State of Ailao Areas, and they are said to have blood relationships of the royal imperial families. Sa far, they still keep the old living customs, and the traditional costumes are the biggest attractions in the village.
A dancing trope which has inherited the culture of Huayao Dai stages performances every day here.
Girls from the troupe wear the traditional upper outer garments which include underwear and an outerwear without buttons. The outerwear is short and covers only the chest. Owing to the short outerwear, their waists are exposed. They always wear a colored ribbon which can be used to fasten their skirt or tighten waist. Thus, they are called Huayao Dai
Yuxi was once the core area of Yunnan Province during the Previous Qin Dynasty (period before 221BC). In the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD), it became a county of Yizhou Shire. The following dynasties witnessed the continuous separations and unifications of the area. It was not until 1997 that Yuxi became a prefecture-level city of the Republic of The city was founded in 960 AD, at a time when Yunnan was not yet part of China. Yuxi was once the core area of Yunnan Province during the Previous Qin Dynasty (period before 221BC). In the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD), it became a county of Yizhou Shire. The following dynasties witnessed the continuous separations and unifications of the area. It was not until 1997 that Yuxi became a prefecture-level city of the Republic of China.
Hongta District has a splendid history. Xinxing Zhou was the previous administrative unit and memorable name in Yuxi history. After the founding of New China, Yuxi County was established and then Yuxi City which functioned as a county. In 1998, Yuxi Prefecture was changed into Yuxi Municipality and Yuxi City into Hongta District.
Hongta District now is the political, economic and cultural center and the site of the Party, Army and administrative institutions of Yuxi municipality. It covers an area of 1004km2 with a total population of 382,000. Its favorable ecological conditions benefit people to produce high-quality tobacco, thus “the Home of Yunnan Tobacco”. Being diligent and hard-working, the ethnic groups here have their own splendid cultures, and are good at singing and dancing, thus “the Hometown of Huadeng Opera”. It is also the hometown of Mr. Nie’er, people’s musician who composed the National Anthem of the People’s Republic of China. It offers convenient transportation because it enjoys a geographical vantage. It is located at the hub of the “Three-Lake-One-Mountain” tourist route of Yuxi, on the passageway from Kunming to the scenic spots in Southern Asia.
Tourists to Yuxi can choose an early morning or nightfall to stroll along the streets, parks, or resicential districts to watch spontaneously organized people acting the opera. Both actors and audience are intoxicated with the spirit of the festival. It is a best place to experience the simple folk custom and strong local flavor in Hongta District of Yuxi.
Yuxi Nightclubs
Hongta Nightclub
Add.: Hongta Avenue, Yuxi City
Tel.: 86-877-2066666
Zhongyu Nightclub
Add.: Nie’er Road, Yuxi City
Tel.: 86-877-2053888
Longma Nightclub
Add.: Hongta Avenue, Yuxi City
Tel.: 86-877-2073366
Yinxing Club
Add.: Tongzhan Road, Yuxi City
Tel.: 86-877-2060866
Hongta Entertainment Center
Add.: The South Dongfeng Road
Tel.: 86-877-2966477
Yuxi Museums
Add:Yuxi Museum (Hongta Avenue, Yuxi City)
paleaontolog hall, stone wares of the Stone Ages, Bronzewares hall, pottery hall, picture hall and etc.
Yuxi Huadeng Opera Troupe of Yunnan Province
The Yuxi Huadeng Opera Troupe of Yunnan Province, founded in October 1952, is a troupe with performers from the Han people and some ethnic groups including Hui, Yi Hani, Bai, Mongolian, Wa, Naxi and Lahu.
Once its founding, the art troupe has re-arranged or adapted about 100 outstanding traditional Huadeng Opera programs as part of its repertoire, including Jade medicine Jar, Cudgel with a Magic Healing Power, Gilded Fan, Monkeying Around in the Vegetable Garden, Zhuo Mei and Ah Luo, among others. Zhuo mei and Ah Luo was once staged during the Fifth China Opera Award and other six single awards. The newly choreographed modern Huadeng Operas include Barracks, Bloodshed on Jia-sa River, Affection and Love, Honeysuckle and Bamboo Fence, the last two being prize-winners of the 3rdand 6thWenhua New Opera Awards and the Excellent Opera Program Award of the national Modern Opera Exchange Performance.
The troupe’s production crew includes playwrights Li Hongyuan and Ma Lianghua, performers Ma Zhongliang, Xu Baolong and Yang Liqiong.
Address: No.31, Yujianglu Route, Yuxi, Yunnan Province
Post code: 653100
Tel: (0877) 2023807
The Nie’er Park
The Nie’er Park is situated in the south of Yuxi City; newly built in memory of the People’s Composer Nie’er. It composes mainly of the Memorial Hall of Nie’er, the Purple Art Garden, and Zhiying Lake, all of which are of strict structures and beautiful buildings surrounded by green trees and flowers. It is a perfect combination of modern, graceful and majestic ethnic features. The Bronze Statue of Nie’er stands right in the center of the park.
Huilong Ecology Garden (Dayingjie)
skiing grass, hot spring, dodgem, tennis, frog bumping and other entertainment projects.
Huixi Park (Dayingjie)
With an area of 240 mu ( 16 hectares), exhibition hall of rare animals & plants, 43 ethnic houses.
Tianziyuan Hot Spring of Eshan (East Xiaojie Town of Eshan County)
8 kilometers from Eshan County Town; 30 kilometers from Yuxi City; 120 kilometers from Kunming.
Holiday Village of Elephant Trunk Hot Spring
One star hotel, 9 kilometers from Huaning County Town; 142 kilometers from Kunming.
Holiday Village of Yingyuetan Hot Spring (Dayingjie)
28 swimming pools of Japanese style.
Lingzhao Temple (10 kilometers from east Yuxi City)
set up in the Yuan Dynasty at Lingzhao Mountain.
Yuquan Temple (Dayingjie)
with an area of 60 mu ( 4 hectares), consists of Daxiong Palace, Druggist Palace, Dicang Palace, Zushi Palace, Caishen Palace and etc.
Yuxi (Chinese: 玉溪) is a prefecture-level city in the Yunnan province of the People’s Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately 90 kilometres south of Kunming.Yuxi is located in the center of Yunnan province, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Kunming, the provincial capital. Like much of the central and eastern parts of the province, it is part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.The area is 15,285 km2 (5,902 sq mi) and the population is approximately 2.5 million. Near Yuxi city is Fuxian Lake, the second-deepest freshwater lake in China, where there have been discovered ancient fossils that are now in the possession of the Yuxi museum.
The Highlights of Bronze Culture
In 1972, the state authority on cultural relics carried out an excavation to Lijiashan.
At Lijiashan Mountain by the Xingyun Lake, some 87 ancient tombs dated back to Spring and Autumn Period or the Western Han Dynasty were excavated. Over 4,000 pieces of bronze, jade, and stone relics of rich content, fine craftsmanship and striking ethnic feature were unearthed, from which the developing phases of the culture of Central Yunnan can be induced and deduced. Such a large number of relics show a striking ethnic feature and the close relationship between Yunnan and Central China. The world famous “Cattle-Tiger Bronze Table” is the representative masterpiece of Lijiashan Bronze Culture, which displays a relatively high level in form, design and cast skill, being one of the national treasures of bronze relics.
The Cradle of Ancient Yunnan Civilization
Located in Jiangchuan County of Yunnan, Lijiashan Bronze Wares Museum is the first bronze wares museum in China. It mainly collects the bronze wares over 10,000 pieces between the Warring States Period and the Han Dynasty unearthed in the Lijiashan Ancient Graveyard in Jiangchuan. There are tools of agricultural production, utensils for daily life tools, weapons and musical instruments, etc. Among them thousands of historical and cultural exquisite articles including Bronze Ox and Tiger Altar and Cowries Vessel can be rated as “the cultural flower in the south of Yunnan, the rare treasure in the world”.
Xinping county, was the territory of Dian Kingdom during the pre-Qin dynasty period, and in Han dynasty, Zheni people inhabited here. During the period of the three kingdoms, it was under the jurisdiction of Jianning prefecture, Yizhou state. In Sui dynasty, it was subordinate to Nanning state, and in Tang dynasty, it was the territory of Nanzhao Kingdom and subordinated to Tonghai prefecture. In Song dynasty, Malongdian was set here, which was the territory of Zhee state, it was not until Yuan dynasty, Zhee state was reset as county, and Malongdian was reset as a township under the jurisdiction of the county. In Ming dynasty, Xinping county was set, and then in 1949, the people’s government of Xinping county was established. At last, in 1980, the state council allowed to set Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous county.
The entertainment facilities of Xinping county are impeccable. You can find teahouses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these teahouses. KTV is also one of the best choices when you want to spend a pleasant night. Bars and cafe are also nice.
Huitong Hotel KTV(惠通酒店KTV)
Address: in The Huitong hotel in Xinping county
Tel: 0877-7010930
Dayu KTV
Address: besides the Xinping police station
Tel: 13577735050
Jiulong KTV
Address: at the end of the Gasa Avenue
Tel: 13987753995
Huitong Hotel Café
Address: in The Huitong hotel in Xinping county
Tel: 0877-7010930
Sunshine Net Bar
Address: No.108 on the Pingshan Road
Tel: 0877-6109214
The Tumulus Group of the Eight Towers Platform
There are all kinds of tombs in the Tumulus Group from different historical periods: tombs of the Bronze Age, the Liang Tombs from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, and the cremation tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasty.
Cuan Bao Zi Stele
In the year 43 of Qianlong, the Stele was unearthed in Yang Qitian, which is 70 miles to the south of Qujing County (Nanning County) of Yunnan. The Cuan Bao Zi Stele and the later Cuan Long Yan Stele were call the Two Cuans. Cuan Family was a big family of a minority in the south China. The epigraph provides important historical materials for the research of the minority.
The Alliance Stele of the 37 Tribes
The names of the officials mentioned in the Stele such as Buxie, Liyueshuang, Dushuang, Yanben, Zanwei, can be found in the historical books concerning the history of the Nanzhao Kingdom like the Book of Minorities by Fanzhuo. You can find that the Dali Kingdom followed the Nanzhao Kingdom for its official.
Yi Culture
Festivals
Traditional festivals include the Torch and Chahua festivals. Among them, the Torch Festival is the grandest traditional festival, held on the 24th day of the lunar month of June. It is held to celebrate the victory of a rebellion against a tyrannical landlord. It lasts for three days, where families assemble together and hold rich and colourful activities. Wearing the traditional Yi clothes, they enjoy themselves with wrestling, horse racing, bull fighting, tug-of-wars and so on. When night comes, large bonfires are lit, with people sitting around, singing and dancing for the whole night.
Chahua festival is another characteristic festival which is held to commemorate the hero, Mi Yinu, who helped the Yi people overcome the tyrannical ruler. When the Maying flowers blossom, people will wear them on their hairs or present them to each other and sing to their heart’s content to celebrate their happy life.
Other festivals such as Saichuan festival (a festival during which people dress in beautiful clothes and enter into fashion competitions), and Shiyue Nian (the traditional spring festival for the Yi ethnic group held on October) are also well worth participating in.
Religion
Various beliefs are treasured, such as the belief of the spirit, the worship of their ancestors, and the adoration of nature, along with the cherishing of Catholicism, Christianity, and Buddhism. Amongst all these beliefs, the power of the spirit is regarded as the most magical one. Some heirlooms left to the Yi people by their ancestors are endowed with magic that can bring good will to their owners. Therefore, these highly valued possessions are carefully kept and passed down through generations.
Legend
Most Yi believe they have the same ancestor(Axpu Ddutmu or Axpu Jjutmu). It is said that Apu Dumu married three wives and had six sons: each of the wives bore two sons. In the legend, the oldest two sons leading their tribes conquered other aborigines of Yunnan and began to reside in most territory of Yunnan. The youngest two sons led their tribes eastwards and were defeated by Han, before finally making western Guizhou their home and creating the largest quantity of Yi script documents. The other two sons led their tribes across the Jinsha River and dwelled in Liangshan. This group had close intermarriage with the local
Dai Culture
Festivals
Their important festivals are the Water-splashing Festival, the Door-closing Festival and the Door-opening Festival, all of which are related to Buddhism. The Water-splashing Festival is the New Year of the Dai ethnic minority. On the 24th to 26th day of the sixth month of the Dai calendar, people engage in traditional activities such as water-splashing and dragon-boating, hoping to pacify evil spirits and ensure a good harvest in the coming year.
The Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals are the two longest and grandest periods–one in mid-September and the other in mid-June. People worship Buddha by sacrificing food, flowers, sutra, clothes and other wealth. They also take advantage of the holidays to preach Buddhist teachings and have a good time.
The Huajie Festival (Flower Street Festival) is held on the seventh day of the first lunar month to say farewell to the past year and to greet the new one. On that morning, men and women, old and young, wear flowery new clothes and bathe in the hot spring. Unmarried young people also sing to each other in an attempt to find their future better half.
Language
Their language belongs to the Zhuang-Dai branch of the Zhuang-Dong group of Sino-Tibetan languages. The written language was derived from Devanagari and differs from region to region
Arts
They are quite good at singing and dancing. Their achievements in music are well-known among all the ethnic groups. Their folk and traditional musical instruments include the elephant-foot drum, bronze gong, clarinet, and hulusi.
Xishuangbanna is the home of the peacock, which the Dai people revere as a symbol of good fortune, happiness, beauty and kindness. Thus the Peacock Dance is their most popular folk dance. Performers in clothes with peacock patterns imitate peacocks with lively, flexible and graceful movements in a dance that is a popular part of the Water-splashing Festival.
The Elephant-foot drum dance is another well known dance for men. This unique instrument is made of carved mango or ceiba trunk covered with cowhide, and looks just like an elephant foot. The drum can be long, medium-sized, or short. The dance done with a long drum appears very graceful, with the medium-sized one, it is vigorous with broad, sweeping movements; and with the short one, flexible and bright.
Ancient City under Fuxian Lake
One day, Geng Wei, a specialized diver, found a strange phenomenon under the lake. He discovered many stone materials, including flagstones and stone strips with thick moss above them, could be seen.
Geng Wei believed the stones might be from a remote time. However, why were they underwater? Where did they come from? With these questions, Geng remember a mystical legend about the lake . Local people often said residents could see a city-like silhouette under the lake from the nearby mountains on a fine, calm day.
Was it the ancient city mentioned in the legend? In order to explore this riddle, Geng dove into the waters some 38 times to carry on surveys. He finally wrote a report to notify related official departments and experts in Yunnan Province of his findings.
Archaeology under the Lake
To unveil the mystery, a Chinese submarine archaeology team stationed in Fuxian Lake also became involved. Members had discovered lots of blocks scattered on the lake bottom. With the advanced use of detectors, they saw stones that formed a wall seen on a sonar display along with various flagstones. High stairs appeared in front of them. Flagstones covered with moss seemed to reveal an ancient sunken city.
The team members found the scope of the site under Fuxian Lake was extremely big, and the traces of construction were everywhere. After several days of observation and analyses, experts estimated the scope of the area is between 2.4 square kilometers to 2.7 square kilometers.
Where is it from
Some experts speculate the site might be the ancient city of Yuyuan, which disappeared mysteriously many hundreds of years ago.
Han Shu (a classic Chinese historical writing covering the history of the Western Han Dynasty, 206 BCE-9 CE), once recorded that Yuyuan City was north of Fuxian Lake.
Was the site under the lake the city recorded in Han Shu? To determine this point, the researchers first tried to determine whether the site’s age tallied with history. They needed to find items that correlated with human life. After a half-month’s survey, earthenware was spotted by inspection team members.
The experts believed that, from this earthenware, the site was possibly from the Warring States to the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, in order to find a more exact time, they had to find a subject that could be used for carbon 14 testing.
A City of Han Dynasty
After failing many times, team members finally found some shells attached to blocks. Through a test for carbon 14, an accurate time was discovered-the item was 1750 years old. This result proved the site was sunk during the Han period.
However in the Tang Dynasty, there were still records about Yuyuan City remaining on land. Therefore, the lost city is not Yuyuan.
Another Guess
Some experts believe that, from the structure of the under-lake construction, it is extremely similar to the construction styles of the ancient Dian Country, a country with a high level of civilization. After BC 86, it mysteriously disappeared.
But other experts are suspicious, saying it is too early to make this conclusion because archaeology is a long and complex process. Solving the riddle of the old city requires longer-term archaeological excavation and careful research.
Clear, blue, swimmable water – it sounds more like a fantasy than a description of a modern Chinese lake. But Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖) remains one of the country’s best-preserved lakes, due to its remarkable depth and relative obscurity. Yunnan’s deepest and clearest lake is only a couple of hours from Kunming. Fuxian’s cleanness makes it unique; unlike Dianchi or Erhai, two of Yunnan’s most famous and polluted lakes, Fuxian has boating, beaching and even swimming. These activities, combined with the lake’s proximity to Kunming, make it good place for a long day-trip or enjoyable weekend stay.
The lake sits about 60 miles to Kunming’s southeast, just off the tip of the city’s own immense Dianchi lake. Chengjiang (澄江) is the transport hub for the area, a sleepy town on the north end of the lake. Buses from Kunming arrive here, after which visitors must transfer to local buses or taxis to reach the primary tourist towns.
The two most popular towns around the lake are Luchong (禄充) and the Sunshine Coast (阳光海岸). Both have been extensively developed into Chinese-style resorts, and have the typical trappings – KTVs and bustling restaurants full of tour groups. However, the Sunshine Coast still beguiles with its stretch of sandy beach. The imported sand may not belong at Fuxian, but swimming in the clear, calm lake water is still a rare pleasure in Yunnan.
For visitors seeking peace and quiet, Gushan island, off the Sunshine Coast, makes for a perfect retreat. Gushan is reached from the beach, either by hiring a paddle ferry or renting a kayak or pedal boat. Visitors must pay 20 RMB to enter the island, but can spend the day wandering the forested paths or swimming off the rocks. Unlike the busy Sunshine Coast, the island’s sounds are not man-made, making it a rare retreat from the noise of modern China – and earning it the nickname ‘Solitude Hill.’ At the top of the island, a temple overlooks Fuxian’s shimmering blue waters; gingkos and pines shade the walkways, but there are clear views toward the shoreline and the distant mountains beyond.
For visitors who wish to stay on Gushan, the Ancient Dian Kingdom Culture Garden is the only lodging option. Although the rooms are relatively spartan and a bit rustic, the hotel has a restaurant and a distinctly relaxing lack of visitors. The echoes of the Sunshine Coast KTV seem to rarely reach the island, which instead has a soundtrack of lapping waves and birdcalls.
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Yuanjiang County History
In the Han Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, Yuanjiang was called Luopandian(罗盘甸) under the jurisdiction of Xingu Prefecture(兴古郡). In Tang and Song Dynasty, it was name as Butou and under...
Yuanjiang County Entertainment
The entertainment facilities of Yuanjiang county are impeccable. You can find teahouses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these teahouses. KTV is also one of the...
Yuanjiang County Culture
Their language belongs to the Yi branch of the Tibetan-Myanmese language group of the Chinese-Tibetan language family. Having no script of their own before 1949, they kept records by...
Hongta District History in Yuxi
Yuxi was once the core area of Yunnan Province during the Previous Qin Dynasty (period before 221BC). In the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD), it became a county of Yizhou...
Hongta District Entertainment in Yuxi
Tourists to Yuxi can choose an early morning or nightfall to stroll along the streets, parks, or resicential districts to watch spontaneously organized people acting the opera. Both actors...
Hongta District Culture in Yuxi
Yuxi (Chinese: 玉溪) is a prefecture-level city in the Yunnan province of the People’s Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately 90...
Xinping County History
Xinping county, was the territory of Dian Kingdom during the pre-Qin dynasty period, and in Han dynasty, Zheni people inhabited here. During the period of the three kingdoms, it...
Xinping County Entertainment
The entertainment facilities of Xinping county are impeccable. You can find teahouses everywhere, local people always spend their leisure afternoon in these teahouses. KTV is also one of the...
Entertainment in Qilin District
The Tumulus Group of the Eight Towers Platform There are all kinds of tombs in the Tumulus Group from different historical periods: tombs of the Bronze Age, the Liang...
Xinping County Culture
Yi Culture Festivals Traditional festivals include the Torch and Chahua festivals. Among them, the Torch Festival is the grandest traditional festival, held on the 24th day of the lunar month of...
History around Fuxianhu Lake in Yuxi
Ancient City under Fuxian Lake One day, Geng Wei, a specialized diver, found a strange phenomenon under the lake. He discovered many stone materials, including flagstones and stone strips...
Entertainment around Fuxianhu Lake in Yuxi
Clear, blue, swimmable water – it sounds more like a fantasy than a description of a modern Chinese lake. But Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖) remains one of the country’s best-preserved...
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