Midu County Overview

Midu County (弥渡县; pinyin: Mídù Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in western Yunnan Province, China.The whole county covers an area of 1523 square kilometers and about 67 kilometers away from Dali City and 286 kilometers away from Kunming.

Introduction

Midu County (弥渡县) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in western Yunnan Province, China. When travelling in Yunnan province, many people are impressed by the melody of the Bai ethnic love song: The Rippling Brook or "xiao he tang shui" in Chinese. 

Administrative Divisions

Midu County is under Dali County’s jurisdiction.There are 5 towns and 3 townships in Yunlong. Towns:Micheng Town(弥城镇), Xinjie Town(新街镇), Hongyan Town(红岩镇), Yinjie Town(寅街镇), Juli Town(苴力镇), Mizhi Toenship(密祉乡), Deju Township(德苴乡), Niujie Township(牛街彝族乡).

Attractions

There is a national key cultural relics protection unit "Nanzhao Iron Column", and many provincial key cultural relics protection units: Ruins of Baiya City and Baizi Kingdom, Yongguo Temple, Yuhuangge(Jade Emperor) Pavillion, Wenbi Pagoda, Suoshuige Pavillion...

Ethnic Groups

The major ethnic groups are Han,Yi,Hui,Bai,Miao,Lisu,Dai,Hui.

Location

Location of Midu County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China Location of Midu County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China

Accommodation

Midu is a county with strong Chinese atmosphere in Yunnan.There aren't luxury  hotels. But Midu accommodation is convenient and comfortable.You can choose different hotels according to your requirements.

History

The Iron Pillar in Nanzhao is also called Yachuan Iron Pillar, Jianning Iron Pillar or Tianzun Pillar. The pillar body is the cylinder form, black, iron, solid center. The Iron Pillar in Nanzhao is one of the existing rare cultural objects of Nanzhao, reflecting the technical level of the circumstance faith and the making irons in that time, the historical data value is very high.

Culture

Mizhi is dubbed as the "Hometown of Huadeng opera". Many places of Yunnan have kept the tradition to perform Huadeng opera, such as Kunming, Yuxi and Yao'an. During the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival, locals here spend their own carnival-Huadeng Festival, which is pretty similar to a temple fair on which a sea of people can be seen playing, shopping, singing and dancing.

Climate

The climate is warm and temperate in Midu. There is more rainfall in the winter than in the summer. The temperature here averages 19.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 926 mm.

Transportation

In Midu County, transportations are very convenient. There are long-distance bus, car, train and taxi. For people who want get to other county or distance places, long-distance bus is a good choice. For people who want to get to their destination as quickly as possible, taxis are wise choice. Generally, the starting fare is CNY8, and CNY1.4 will be charged for each kilometer.

Dining

There are some popular foods: Midu Juanti pork, Midu Pea Powder Vermicelli, Midu Sour Pickles, Taro.

Shopping

In Midu county, there are many different kinds of souvenir that you can buy for your relatives and friends. Bai Ethnic Satchel, Bai Ethnic Paper-cuts, Flaxen Bags, Sour Pickles are good choice.