Yuxi Municipal People's Government
Mystical Ancient Dian Kingdom and Its Culture
Yunnan, a fascinating place, delights visitors with its beautiful natural sceneries and amazing ethnic cultures. The culture of ancient Dian Kingdom is especially attractive and for generations people have been trying to discover its historic traces. Relics unearthed from this period are splendid and they open a window for people to learn about the culture of ancient Dian Kingdom and also expose the mysterious Dian Kingdom from Southwest China to the world.
In the Qin and Han dynasties, a large tribe named Dian dwelled around the Dianchi Lake area in Yunnan. The soil was fertile and the climate was mild in the area at the time and tribal residents mainly engaged in farming with supplements of livestock rearing, fishing and hunting. The Dian people had well-developed handicraft industry of which bronze casting and manufacturing of gold, silver and jade articles were especially famous. Archaeological evidences in recent years prove that by the end of Spring and Autumn Period and the beginning of Western Han Dynasty bronze industry was thriving in the Dian Kingdom. The bronze culture around Dianchi Lake area is represented by the Shizhaishan Mountains in Jinning County and the Lijiashan Mountains in Jiangchuan County.
A great number of ancient cultural sites scatter around the Dianchi Lake, the Fuxian Lake, and the Xingyun Lake in central Yunnan. Relics excavated from the Shizhaishan Mountains and the Lijiashan Mountains were manufactured with exquisite crafts and in unique styles of strong ethnic flavors. They demonstrate the magnificence of the culture of ancient Dian Kingdom and occupy a special position in the bronze culture of China.
On July 21st, workers were busy among the lush potted flowers in the intelligent flower planting greenhouse of Yuxi Ziyu Flower Industry Co., Ltd. This company is a leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization engaged in the production and sales of rose seedlings, potted roses, potted succulents and potted phalaenopsis. With a very productive operation mode, this company has built a research and development platform in cooperation with multiple scientific research institutes, and owns 17 national patents. Flowers from Yuxi are sold far to first-tier and second-tier cities across China and have become a well-known brand in Yunnan's flower industry.
Recently, visitors to Yimen have noticed a café in Luzhi Town, which looks exactly like a tape recorder. With 3.5 meters wide, 10 meters long, and weighing 6 tons, it perfectly replicates the iconic dual-cassette tape recorder from the 1980s, and the owner continuously plays pop music from the 1980s, attracting an increasing number of netizens and tourists to explore it. This highly creative café, which has gone viral on social media, has become a popular local landmark for photo check-ins.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hongtashan Park, attracting visitors with its springtime spectacle. On March 25, many citizens flocked here to admire the flowers, enjoy the scenery, and take photos, creating a beautiful landscape. Every year when the cherry blossoms bloom, Hongtashan Park draws a large number of tourists.
Performers of Yuxi Nie’er Bamboo Orchestra performed on the D87 China-Laos Railway international passenger train in Jan. 14. At 8:08 am, the China-Laos Railway international passenger train No. D87 left Kunming South Railway Station and headed for Vientiane, Laos. Different from the previous train, the joy and vibe of a transnational artistic performance was spreading all over the train, so that audience of all kinds of "screens" can feel the joy of this international train. (Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua News Agency)
