Kunming of Yunan Tour Package
Bamei Village
The famous Chinese litterateur Tao
Yuanming who lived during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) once
told of a Peach Blossom Valley isolated from the hustle and bustle
of the ordinary world. People lived there in peaceful, serene
isolation. The description of Tao Yuanming came true when Bamei
Village was discovered.
Located thirty kilometers (about nineteen miles) from Guangnan
County in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Province, Bamei Village is hard to find because of its unique
location. The village is surrounded by hills, and visitors have to
travel by small boat through a long, dark limestone tunnel. In the
dark, you feel as if you are going back in time. When you emerge
from the tunnel you will be amazed. In a hidden valley, in a grove
of green bamboos and old trees, lies Bamei Village. A blue stream
gently flows by, and hard-working farmers silently till the green
fields. It's a picture of another lost Shangri-la.
The local people belong to the Zhuang minority. Bamei means 'cave in
the forest' in Zhuang language. It is said that the ancestors of
Bamei residents are a Zhuang family of Guangdong Province. Six
hundred years ago, they escaped from brutal outlaws and found the
cave by chance. They believed it was a perfect place to hide, so
later they invited some friends to live with them. Since then, Bamei
Village had become a Peach Blossom Valley for these virtuous,
amicable Zhuang people. They get up when sun rises and go to bed
when sun sets. There is no electricity, and no one worries about
their job or the future. Life is simple and easy for them. They can
do everything for themselves. They plant rice paddies and cotton,
spin and weave their own clothes, make bean curd with stone
grinders, and even produce their own cooking oil. As long as they
have enough salt, they can stay in the village without contact with
the outside world.
They also fully preserve the traditions of the Zhuang minority. Most
of the villagers live in traditional Malan houses, a kind of diao
jiao lou. Their customs and festivals are also well preserved. The
Devil Festival, the Ox Soul Festival, and the Singing Festival are
all celebrated grandly. They are passionate and hospitable, and
visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery and traditional ethos.
Bamei Village is indeed an ideal place for getting away from the
crowded city.
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