A Bow Drawn on a Cangyuan Cliff
A hunting image and photographs of rock-art site No. 1 bring the eye from a small red figure to the stone that carries it.
Lincang.
A drawn bow on a Cangyuan rock wall offers a close view of an image and the landscape that protects it. Wooden-drum practice and Wengding’s post-fire rebuilding belong to different Wa community stories. In Mangtuan, within Mengding, bark becomes paper through a sequence of hand processes. Fengqing’s Dianhong production and museum interpretation add the changing world of black tea, alongside the broader histories of tea and coffee on Lincang’s slopes.
Lincang
A Path, a Barrier and a Painted Cliff
The protection of Cangyuan rock art also has a visible architecture: routes, signs and the distance kept between bodies and stone.
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A Circle Moving to the Wa Wooden Drum
In Cangyuan’s documented wooden-drum dance, linked hands, bending knees and a downward beat turn sound into collective movement.
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Wengding’s Houses After the Fire
Thatched roofs and raised timber houses carry a recent history of loss, rebuilding and new fire protection.
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A Sheet Begins with Bark in Mangtuan
Mulberry bark passes through soaking, cooking, beating and sheet-forming before it becomes a surface for writing or wrapping.
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Two Crops on Lincang’s Slopes
Dianhong black tea and coffee connect hillside cultivation to two different processing histories.
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From Fresh Leaf to Dianhong Tea in Fengqing
Withering, rolling, oxidation and drying turn Fengqing large-leaf tea into Dianhong, a process distinct from Pu'er tea making.
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Inside Fengqing's Dianhong Story
The tea museum's historical frame begins with a 1938 experiment and grows into a craft grounded in local tea leaves and processing.
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Cangyuan Rock Art
Painted figures on Cangyuan’s rock surfaces belong to specific panels and landscapes. Paths, fences and other protection measures shape how these vulnerable images can be approached.
Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County
Wooden-drum practice in Cangyuan connects sound, movement and a shared performance space. Specific accounts describe how bodies gather and move around the drum.
Wengding
Wengding’s village history includes the 2021 fire and later rebuilding. Dated photographs and accounts reveal how houses and public presentation changed after the disaster.
Mangtuan in Mengding
Mangtuan’s Dai papermaking begins with bark and proceeds through several hand processes. The village belongs to Mengding, giving this material tradition a specific location.
Fengqing Dianhong Region
Dianhong production in Fengqing turns fresh tea leaves into black tea through ordered processing. Named stages connect material change with local craft history.
Fengqing Dianhong Tea Museum
The museum introduces Dianhong through collections and public interpretation. Its institutional account offers a different setting from the work of tea production itself.
Photo credits and rights
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Rock faces at Cangyuan rock-art site No. 1, photographed in October 2024.瑞丽江的河水 · 2024-10-15 14:55:01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.
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Access route, identification signs and site interpretation at Cangyuan rock-art site No. 1, October 2024.瑞丽江的河水 · 2024-10-15 14:54:19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.
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The wooden-drum house at Wengding Old Village, Cangyuan: a building associated with Wa drum traditions.瑞丽江的河水 · 2024-10-15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.
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Wengding houses and farmland, photographed in October 2024, after the 2021 fire and rebuilding.瑞丽江的河水 · 2024-10-15 12:17:52 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.
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A decorated handmade paper sheet from the official profile of Mangtuan Dai papermaking; the page describes contemporary inlaid flowers and leaves. The photograph shows the finished surface, not the preparation of bark.unknown · unknown Photo source ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.
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The former Fengqing Tea Factory site, photographed in October 2024; this is not a verified museum interior.瑞丽江的河水 · 2024-10-12 11:07:07 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.
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The former Fengqing Tea Factory site, photographed in October 2024; this is not a verified museum interior.瑞丽江的河水 · 2024-10-12 11:08:27 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.
