Most travelers to Yunnan province stick to the weal-beaten path of Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-la. While these places are all amazing, there’s are so many other smaller towns in this corner of China that are worth a visit. One such town is Honghe, a few hours south of the capital.

A pretty town in Yunnan.

I visited Honghe in the lead-up to Spring Festival, as it’s the hometown of one of my friends in Kunming. We enjoyed a couple of days there and I put together this little video highlight so you can see what it’s like in small town China.

红河县 – hóng hé

Honghe

哈尼族 – hā ní zú

Hani people

彝族 – yí zú

Yi people

春节 – chūn jié

Spring Festival

特色菜 – tè sè cài

specialty

传统服装 – chuán tǒng fú zhuāng

traditional clothing

老外 – lǎo wài

foreigners

交通阻塞 – jiāo tōng zǔ sè

traffic jam

梯田 – tī tián

rice terraces