Picture shows the beautiful sunset of Yunnanyi Village(云南驿村), 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(祥云县), 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(下庄出口) 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(弥渡县), Jinji Village(金鸡村) of Baoshan City(保山市), Qudong Village(曲硐村) of Yongping County(永平县), and Qingshui Village(清水村) of Yongsheng County(永胜县).

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(白雾街村): located at Nagu Town(娜姑镇) of Huize County(会泽县)

Nuodeng Village(诺邓村): located at Nuodeng Town(诺邓镇) of Yunlong County(云龙县)

Zhengying Village(郑营村): located at Shiping County(石屏县)

Donglianhua Village(东莲花村): located at Yongjian Town(永建镇) of Weishan County(巍山县)

Yunnanyi Village(云南驿村): located at Yunnanyi Town(云南驿镇) of Xiangyun County(祥云县)

Wenshengjie Village(文盛街村): located at Mizhi Town(密祉乡) of Midu County(弥渡县)

Jinji Village(金鸡村): located at Jinji Town(金鸡乡), Longyang District(隆阳区) of Baoshan City(保山市)

Qudong Village(曲硐村): located at Bonan Town(博南镇) of Yongping County(永平县)

Qingshui Village(清水村): located at Qina Town(期纳镇) of Yongsheng County(永胜县)

Here are the 9 National Historic and Cultural Towns in Yunnan:

Heijin Town(黑井镇) of Lufeng County(禄丰县)

Shaxi Town(沙溪镇) of Jianchuan County(剑川县)

Heshun Town(和顺镇) of Tengchong County(腾冲县)

Nayun Town(娜允镇) of Menglian County(孟连县)

Zhoucheng Town(州城镇)of Binchuan County(宾川县)

Fengyu Town(凤羽镇) of Eryuan County(洱源县)

Xin’ansuo Town(新安所镇) of Mengzi County(蒙自县)

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(Editors: Tracy, Cathy Chen)