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Old Town of Lijiang. / 26.867°N 100.233°E / 26.867; 100.233. Dayan ( Chinese: 大研 ), commonly called the Old Town of Lijiang ( simplified Chinese: 丽江古城; traditional Chinese: 麗江古城) is the historical center of Lijiang City, in Yunnan, China. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Farmers planting rice in Cambodia. A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern China, associated with pre-Austronesian and Hmong-Mien cultures.
Heshun Town ( Chinese: 和顺镇; pinyin: Héshùn Zhèn) is an ancient town in Tengchong City, located four kilometers southwest of the city centre in Yunnan, China. The town's ancient name is Yangwendun ( 阳温墩; Yángwēndūn) which was changed to Heshun ( 河顺; Héshùn) and eventually the name it bears today. Heshun is well known for ...
The diaolou served both as residential houses and as protective fortresses against banditry and local wars. They are characterized by their Roman, Baroque, and even Gothic elements alongside traditional Chinese designs. 1112: South China Karst † Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing and Guangxi: 2007, 2014 vii, viii
The Nakhi, Nashi or Naxi ( simplified Chinese: 纳西族; traditional Chinese: 納西族; pinyin: Nàxī zú; Naxi: Naqxi) are a people inhabiting the Hengduan Mountains abutting the Eastern Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. [1]
Dali was a Buddhist Bai kingdom. Established by Duan Siping in 937, it was ruled by a succession of 22 kings until the year 1253, when it was destroyed by an invasion of the Mongol Empire. The capital city was at Dali. In 1274 the Province of Yunnan was created, and the region has since been incorporated within China.
Tengchong. / 25.017°N 98.483°E / 25.017; 98.483. Tengchong ( simplified Chinese: 腾冲; traditional Chinese: 騰衝; pinyin: Téngchōng) is a county-level city of Baoshan City, western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It is well known for its volcanic activity. The city is named after the town of Tengchong which serves ...
23°5′35.8″N 102°46′47.93″E. / 23.093278°N 102.7799806°E / 23.093278; 102.7799806. Yuanyang County ( simplified Chinese: 元阳县; traditional Chinese: 元陽縣; pinyin: Yuányáng Xiàn; Hani: Yeiqyaq) is located in Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China, along the Red River. It is well known for its ...