Chengjiang County Culture

Dian culture 

An ancient settlement site containing ancient tombs and ancient houses was found recently in Chengjiang County of southwest China’s Yunnan Province. It is a rare settlement site with the characteristics of the ancient Dian culture, which will help fill a gap in the history of ancient Dian culture.   

Chengjiang creature oryctocoenose

Chengjiang creature oryctocoenose is located in the Maotian Mountain of Chengjiang in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province. There are many fossil remains of more than 80 species of creatures such as Yunnan worms, Fuxian Lake worms, Maotian Mountain worms, trilobiteugo  

eshhhhpecific environment of Chengjiang River enables the mollusk to be turned into fossils, which is a mystery in science.

It takes 1 million to 3 million years for Chengjiang creature oryctocoenose to form. In such a short geologic period, the paroxysmal evolutionary process of animal population was completely recorded, revealing the “Big Bang of Creatures” in the Cambrian period. Scientists regard Chengjiang creature oryctocoenose as one of the world-class scientific discoveries in the 20th century, which is an unparalleled golden key to uncover the secret of “Big Bang of Creatures” happened in the Cambrian period.

Chengjiang’s  Summer Festival 立夏节

Chengjiang’s traditional folk festival begins in summer and lasts five days. It is held north of Fuxian Lake. Learn folk traditions. Watch Yunnan opera. Take snooooooooooooChengjiang’s Summer Festival 立夏节, which dates back to 1755, now marks the official start of the summer season at Fuxian Lake and is celebrated with a large market on the lake’s shore.