Double Fun at Mojiang International Twins＇ Day

May 1 saw the opening of the eighth ＂Tropic of Cancer International Twins＇ Day of Mojiang, China and Hani Solar Festival＂ in Hani Autonomous County, Mojiang, Yunnan Province. The fun included parties, a twin talent contest, talent show, parade and live show, ＂secret wedding on the Tropic of Cancer,＂ to name but a few. Add to this the strong ethnic flavor of the Hani long street banquet, finger-guessing contest, bonfire party and other performances and you get an idea of the scene.     

朝圣“龙摩爷”

“龙摩爷”就是供奉牛头的地方。阿佤人崇拜水牛,供奉牛头,是为了表示他们对水牛大恩大德的感激。传说在公明山上居住的时候,有一天,突然洪水漫天,淹没了田地,淹没了高山,淹没了飞禽走兽,也淹没了人类……正当人类始祖安木拐绝望时,一条大水牛游到了他的身旁,驮着他在滔滔的洪水里不知游了几天几夜,终于把送他回了公明山。又一次,安木拐与水牛路过一片原始森林,前面实然跳出一只凶猛残暴的老虎,聪明伶俐的安木拐爬到了水牛的背上,老虎看到水牛头上长着一对又尖又长的牛角,不敢贸然进攻,便问水牛:“朋友,你这长长的角是干什么的?”水牛回答:…     

腾冲固东花纸伞

位于滇西地区高黎贡山西麓的腾冲县是一座历史文化名城,素有“翡翠之城”和“侨乡”的美誉。腾冲民族民间艺术特色独具、丰富多彩,云南省几近绝迹的纸伞制作工艺就出自腾冲县的固东镇,为探个究竟,我走进了固东……固东镇离县城40多公里,路是弹石路,且部分路段正在翻修,因此,我们的微型车行走十分艰难。初来乍到,人生地不熟,只好一路走,一路问。好在花纸伞在当地十分有名,大人小孩都知道。在当地一个姑娘的带领下,我们来到了过去制伞业十分发达的荥阳村。荥阳村离固东镇不到十里路,是一块平坝,过去曾有一片沼泽地,长年生长着许多芦苇和毛竹,…     

碧溪古镇话沧桑

碧溪位于墨江哈尼族自治县北部,距离县城9公里,是一座群山环绕之中的小古镇。说小是因为它方圆不足一平方公里,可谓弹丸之地,说它古是因为小镇屈指算来也有几百年的历史了。如今,蹑步轻履地走过碧溪古镇的幽幽古巷,一步一步踩踏着青石板,几多旧貌遗迹仍能牵出我们的思古幽情,徘徊在时间隧道里捕捉历史深处的遗韵。碧溪古镇在解放前就有了300多户人家,四周城墙高筑,东、西、北门畅开无阻,而南门自建成就没有开启过。南门城楼为三层土木构造,叫义仓楼,专为公田收粮储存之用。义仓楼一楼平日聚集许多年轻人,士绅召集会议亦在此举行。遇有丧事,…     

“CAPITAL OF SALT”on an Ancient Trade Route

<正>The town of Shiyang,the ancient"Capital of Salt,"on the beautiful,Southern Silk Road,nestles like a bright pearl set into silk. The town is located in Dayao County,in the southwest of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in central Yunnan,where more than ten nationalities have lived for generations,among them the Yi,Hui,Miao,Bai,Dai,and Hani peoples.Shiyang has been famous for salt production since the Han(206 BC—220 AD) and Tang Dynasties(618—907 AD),and it gradually grew to become Yunnan's"Capital of Salt."     

Dashanbao,a wonderland where man dances with the crane

<正>Dashanbao,located in the west of Zhaotong County,Yunnan Province,is 79 kilometers from the urban area.Lying between 3,100m and 3,140m above sea level,its ann...