Yunnanyi Village: the first place called "Yunnan"
Source: InKunming | 2014-03-27 | Editor:
Picture shows the beautiful sunset of Yunnanyi Village(云南驛村), the first place that was named with "Yunnan" in history. [yunnan.cn]
[InKunming--Travel Culture--Attractions]? With profound historic and cultural background, Yunnanyi Village deserves its crown of Chinese Traditional Village.
The village was firstly included into the territory of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 24) as the capital of Yunnan County in 109 B.C. From then on, "Yunnan" has been officially used as the name of the province.
"Yi" literally means courier stations in Chinese. In accord with its name, Yunnanyi Village was an important courier station on the Horse and Tea Trading Route. The village reached its prosperity in Ming(1368 A.D.-1644 A.D.) and Qing(1636 A.D.- 1912A.D.) Dynasties.
During the World War II(1939 A.D.-1945 A.D.), Yunnanyi Village was a significant military base of the Sino-Myanmar battlefield, as well as a crucial air transport hub in the famous Hump Flight Course. At that time, the busy village was crowned as "Miniature of Hong Kong".
Up to today, flight runway built 60 years ago is still well-reserved at Yunnanyi Airport. And a 1.8-meter-long stone pathway and some traditional dwellings along roadsides also remain through the change of time.
It is said that local government is to integrate the village's historic and cultural advantages, so as to design Yunnanyi Village into a tourist-friendly destination in the future.
Location: Yunnanyi Village of Yunnanyi Town, Xiangyun County(祥云縣), Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
Climate: the average temperature annually is 15.2 degrees Celsius and its annual rainfall is 705.6 mm.
Route: drive via Chuxiong-Dali Expressway from Kunming, then drive into No.320 National Highway in the Xiazhuang Expressway Exit(下莊出口) and keep driving for about 10 kilometers, you’ll get there.
Tavel Tips: there are a lot of hotels and restaurants distributing along the No.320 National Highway. Admission fee to visit the Yunnanyi Historic and Cultural Tourist Area is 40 yuan.
Nuodeng Ancient Village has witnessed the history of salt culture over thousands of years. [yunnan.cn]
Four villages in Yunnan, with other 103 villages in the country, successfully made their marks on the list of the sixth group of Chinese History and Cultural Villages, which was uniformly published by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and State Administration of Cultural Relics.
The four villages are Wenshengjie Village(文盛街村) of Midu County(彌渡縣), Jinji Village(金雞村) of Baoshan City(保山市), Qudong Village(曲硐村) of Yongping County(永平縣), and Qingshui Village(清水村) of Yongsheng County(永勝縣).
Yunnan boasts its profound historical and ethnic cultures. By now, the province has 9 National Historic and Cultural Villages and 7 National Historical and Cultural Towns in total.
Here are the 9 National Historic and Cultural Villages in Yunnan:
Baiwujie Village(白霧街村): located at Nagu Town(娜姑鎮(zhèn)) of Huize County(會(huì)澤縣)
Nuodeng Village(諾鄧村): located at Nuodeng Town(諾鄧鎮(zhèn)) of Yunlong County(云龍縣)
Zhengying Village(鄭營(yíng)村): located at Shiping County(石屏縣)
Donglianhua Village(東蓮花村): located at Yongjian Town(永建鎮(zhèn)) of Weishan County(巍山縣)
Yunnanyi Village(云南驛村): located at Yunnanyi Town(云南驛鎮(zhèn)) of Xiangyun County(祥云縣)
Wenshengjie Village(文盛街村): located at Mizhi Town(密祉鄉(xiāng)) of Midu County(彌渡縣)
Jinji Village(金雞村): located at Jinji Town(金雞鄉(xiāng)), Longyang District(隆陽(yáng)區(qū)) of Baoshan City(保山市)
Qudong Village(曲硐村): located at Bonan Town(博南鎮(zhèn)) of Yongping County(永平縣)
Qingshui Village(清水村): located at Qina Town(期納鎮(zhèn)) of Yongsheng County(永勝縣)
Here are the 9 National Historic and Cultural Towns in Yunnan:
Heijin Town(黑井鎮(zhèn)) of Lufeng County(祿豐縣)
Shaxi Town(沙溪鎮(zhèn)) of Jianchuan County(劍川縣)
Heshun Town(和順鎮(zhèn)) of Tengchong County(騰沖縣)
Nayun Town(娜允鎮(zhèn)) of Menglian County(孟連縣)
Zhoucheng Town(州城鎮(zhèn))of Binchuan County(賓川縣)
Fengyu Town(鳳羽鎮(zhèn)) of Eryuan County(洱源縣)
Xin’ansuo Town(新安所鎮(zhèn)) of Mengzi County(蒙自縣)
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(Editors: Tracy, Cathy Chen)
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