Foot binding (simplified Chinese: 缠足; literally bound feet) was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century.
Solitude Hill, aka Gu Shan (孤山) aka Yinghai Shan (瀛海山), is 70 kilometers south of Kunming, but it can feel a world away from the electric bike alarms, car horns and construction sounds that seem inescapable here in the Spring City.
Honghe Bridge in Yuanjiang County is the list of highest bridges in the world, ranked by the height of the deck over the ground or water below. Building a bridge very high in the air, such as across a deep valley, adds to the complexity of its design and construction.
It is a clan of the ancient Nuo Plays, spreading in the Yangzong Area of Chengjiang County; so named for the main character of Hua Guangsuo, showing the heroic achievements of Zhu, one of the Three Kingdoms. It’s usually put on during the Spring Festival, entertaining gods and offering sacrifices to the sky for longevity and harvests.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty there lived in Tonghai a skillful wooden caver named Gao Yingmei, whose Carved Wooden Chequer Door kept in Sansheng Palace shows a high craftsmanship and has been regarded as a Unique of Huaxia.
Located in the northeast of Hongta District, this scenic region comprises the Longma Palace, the Longmujing River, the Longma Stone Town, the 999-step Heavenly Ladder, the Bullring, the Game Land, the Race Course, the White Dragon Pond, the White Dragon Temple, and the Dongfeng Reservoir.
This scenic region is located in the northwest of Hongta District and comprises the Nine-dragon Pond, the Feijing Lake, the Yellow Grassland, Gaogu Pavilion, the Jiejin Temple, Baishui Memorial Archway, the Li’s Mansion and the Ten-thousand-lotus Park.