Star Wish Entertainment Center(星愿娱乐城)

Address: No.41 on the Ring East Road in Weixin county, Zhaotong city(昭通市威信县环城东路41号附近 )

Heroes-gathering Manor entertainment Center(聚贤庄休闲娱乐中心)

Tel: 08708885876

Address: on the Zhaxi Road in Weixin county, Zhaotong city(昭通市威信县扎西路)

Blue Dream Bar(蓝梦酒吧)

Address: No.84 on the Expedition Road in Weixin county, Zhaotong city(昭通市威信县长征路84号)

Zhaxi Gym (扎西体育馆)

Address: in Zhaxi town, Weixin county, Zhaotong city(昭通市威信县扎西镇)

Taihao Teahouse(泰豪茶楼)

Tel: 0870-6127219

Address:  on Constructing Street in Weixin county, Zhaotong city(昭通市威信县建设街74号)

Red Culture-Zhaxi Meeting(扎西会议)

In February, 1935,  Central Red Army’s long march passing Zhaxi town, the General Command was located in the northeast corner of the town’s Jiangxi temple. On  February 9,  in the central Xilou temple, the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau held an enlarged meeting, the meeting took an important position in the history of our party and went down in history. Today ,there are still some sites expresses the importance of the meeting , like the Former Site of Zhaxi Meeting, the Memorial of Zhaxi Meeting and the Graveyard of the Red Army Martyrs.

Huashan Festival of Miao People(花山节)

Called otherwise “Cai Hua Shan(踩花山)”, the Huashan Festival is the most important festival of the Miao ethnic minority, presenting the best part of the Miao ethnic culture. It was hold on July 15, every year. During the festival, people singing and dancing, performing archery, matching horse and holding some other activities. Except for these activities, the traditional craft and the folk custom of Miao people is also a splendid scenery.

Bars & Teahouses 

White Cloud Music City(白云歌城)

Tel: 0870-8632866

Address: No.78 of Bright Moon Road in Shuifu county, Zhaotong city(昭通市水富县明月路78号) 

City of Dreams Video Game Center(梦幻都市电玩城)

Address: near people’s East Road in Shuifu county, Zhaotong city(昭通市水富县人民东路附近)

Hustle Kings Billiards Bar(球王至尊台球吧)

Address:  near the Chixing Alley in Shuifu county, Zhaotong city(昭通市水富县池兴巷附近)

Three-Seven Teahouse(三七茶坊)

Address: No.34  of Chixing Alley in Shuifu county, Zhaotong city(昭通市水富县池兴巷34号)

Four Season Water  Amusement Park in the Grand Western Canyon(西部大峡谷四季水上娱乐城)

It is a paradise for those family which has kids. During the hot days in summer, you can enjoy all kinds of water entertaining facilities, while in winter, you can take a bath in the hot spring. In addition, the scenery of the grand western canyon is great, you won’t feel regretful.

Address: near the meeting tunnel in Shuifu county, Zhaotong city(昭通市水富县迎宾隧道附近)

Tel: 0870-8633333; 0870-89380270

Rare Stone Cultural Festival (奇石文化节)

Because of its’ special location-near the mountain and by the Yangtze river, there are many kinds of rare stone in Shuifu county, Its classification mainly has landscape stone, hieroglyphic stones, stone screen and other nearly 80 kinds. Among them, stone screen(画面石), hibiscus stone(芙蓉石)  and landscape stone are relatively famous. The rare stone in Shuifu county has the characteristics of mellow and full shape, fine quality, amazing color, beautiful line and so on. There are many rare stone halls in Shuifu now, like Xiangjiaba rare stone hall, ripple hall, east rare stone hall ,etc.  

In 2010, the association of rare stone in shuifu county held the first rare stone cultural festival and made great success. In recent years, rare stone culture is popular among local people, at the same time, the government is trying to carry this fashion forward in China, even in the world. Rare stone culture is going to be the business card of Shuifu county.

Historical figure-Yang Hongguang(杨宏光)

Yang Hongguang(1892-1950),the famous general of the nationalist party, whose hometown was Suijiang county, Yunnan province(Gulou township of Shuifu county, today). Yang was successively held a post in General Longyun ,Tang Jiyao and Luhan’s troops. After the anti-Japanese war, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the Chief 6th Army Corps of the nationalist party. Later, he was captured by the people’s liberation army during the Jinzhou battle(锦州战役).after be released, he back to Yunnan, and held the post of Deputy Commanding Officer Yunnan Province Army Area. In 1949, he joint the Revolts against the Nationalist Government. A year later, he died of illness.

As early as 10 thousand years ago, there were Zhaotong people living in the area. During the Western Han Dynasty, Zhaotong was officially designated as Shushi Shire. The Han Culture has been dominant in Zhaotong since then.

In addition, Aboriginal Culture, Immigrant Culture and Folk Minority Culture are also important to Zhaotong.

 Zhaotong has a great number of ethnic minorities. Among the 520 thousand minority people, Yi and Miao ethnic minorities dominate. In addition to the traditional festival of Yi and Miao, unique local operas, music and dances are all common entertainments in the Zhaotong People’s daily life.

Historical figures

LUNG YUN, Government official; born at Zhaotong, Yunnan in 1888 ; attended the Yunnan Chiang Wu Tang < Military Institute), from which he was graduated in 1912 ; joined army service and participated in the campaign against Yuan Shih-kai ; Commander of 3rd Chien Kuo Chun (National Establishment Army) in 1921 ; Commander-in-Chief of 5th Chien Kuo Allied Army in 1925 ; Defense Commissioner of Kunming, 1926 ; joined the Northern Expeditionary Army in spring of 1927 ; made a member of Military Council ; Commander-in-Chief of the 13th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army ; Commander of the 38th Army, since 1927 ; Commander- in-Chief of the 10th Route Army of the Anti-rebel Expeditionary Army ; Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, since 1928, and now con- currently Commander-in-Chief of the 2nd Route Army of the Communist- suppression Forces ; address : Yunnan Provincial Government, Kunming, Yunnan.

The History of Yi People

Some scholars believe that the Yi are descended from the ancient Qiangpeople of today’s western China, who are also said to be the ancestors of the Tibetan, Naxi and Qiang peoples. They migrated from southeasternTibet through Sichuan and into the Yunnan Province, where their largest populations can be found today.

They practice a form of animism, led by a shaman priest known as theBimaw. 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.

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.

Known History

Most Yi live in Liangshan, Chuxiong, and Honghe. At the Lizhou archaeological site (Chinese: 礼州遗址) nearXichang of Liangshan, dating to 3,000 years ago, many artifacts of the Neolithic Age have been discovered. Although no evidence proves that these ancient cultures of stone age have direct correlation with modern Yi people, their descendants, local bronze culture, may have had some influence on Yi people, as the ancestors of Yi people had frequent contact and intermarriage with local tribes, such as Dian (Chinese: 滇), Qiong (Chinese: 邛) and Zuo (Chinese: 笮), during their southwards migration from north eastern edge of Tibetan Plateau. Today, the Yi people still call the city of Xichang as ꀒꎂ (Op Rro). In spite of the affix “or-”, the root “dro” is believed by some scholars as related to the tribe Qiong (Chinese: 邛) as the pronunciation is quite close to the ancient pronunciation of Chinese character 邛.

Torch Festival of Yi

The Torch Festival, which falls on June 24 – according to the Lunar Calendar of the Yi nationality — every year, is the most important traditional holiday of Yi people.

During the festival, people burn torches for three days and nights to drive away insects from eating crops.

Meanwhile, Yi villagers also sacrifice pigs and cows during memorial ceremonies for their ancestors. In the evening, they walk around their fields with torches, and gather around bonfires, singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. Similar to Valentine’s Day, the Torch Festival also provides the opportunity for young people to select their “Mr. and Mrs. Right”.

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.