Longhua Temple in Yao’an: Gazetteers, Inscriptions and a Mountain Setting
Longhua Temple is best approached through the records that describe it: county gazetteers, an inscription and the present complex on Guanglu Mountain.
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Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
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Heijing and Salt: Wells, Courtyards and the Qing’an Embankment
Heijing’s surviving streets are legible through the salt economy that supported the town and the infrastructure built to protect it.
Rain, Sediment and Yuanmou’s Earth Forest
At Wumao, Quaternary river-and-lake deposits are shaped into columns and gullies by seasonal rain in a hot, dry valley.
Lufeng Dinosaurs: From Fossil Finds to Public Display
A fossil is not a dinosaur story by itself. In Lufeng, the public record links field documentation, excavation and museum display.
Yi Writing and Epic Traditions in Chuxiong
A Chuxiong cultural record places Yi writing, manuscript collections and named regional epics in a shared literary landscape.
A Torch Festival Teaching Gathering in Zixi
A 2019 gathering at Bandengshan in Zixi brought ritual specialists, local language traditions and named instruments into a Torch Festival teaching programme.
Local Differences Stitched into Yi Embroidery
A prefectural report records how embroidery moves through workshops, training and fashion events, while local pattern traditions remain more specific than a single label.
Many Local Worlds Within Yi Culture
A broad ethnic name does not erase local histories. Sources from Chuxiong connect literature, writing and ritual learning to particular places.
Making Deep Time Visible at Yuanmou
An archaeological park opened at Yuanmou in 2025. Its public story links a fossil locality with the evidence, research and interpretation through which deep human time becomes legible.
How Two Teeth Changed Yuanmou’s Timescale
Two fossil teeth found near Danawu Village in 1965 became the point of departure for a major story about early humans in East Asia. The find is small; the questions around its age, context and public display are not.