Jade Water Village () is a natural village in the

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Baisha,

Yulong Naxi Autonomous County Yulong Naxi Autonomous County (; Naxi: ) is a county located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the northeast. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lijiang. Wenhai vi ...

Lijiang Lijiang ( zh, s= ), formerly romanized as Likiang, is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It has an area of and had a population of 1,253,878 at the 2020 census whom 288,787 lived in the built-up area (metro) ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, China. The village serves as a

Dongba Dongba (Naxi language, Nakhi: ''²dto¹mba'', ) refers to both the religion and the priests of the Nakhi people of southwest China. Role in society ''Dongba'' is believed to have originated from the indigenous Tibetan Bon religion. Accordi ...

cultural centre, and a home to

Nakhi people The Nakhi, Nashi, or Naxi (; Naxi: ) are a people inhabiting the Hengduan Mountains abutting the Eastern Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. The Nakhi are tho ...

. The village is near

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ( zh, s=玉龙雪山, t=玉龍雪山, p=Yùlóng Xuěshān; Naxi: or ) is a mountain massif or small mountain range in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, in Yunnan province, China. Its highest peak is named Shanzi ...

. Image:Cultural Centre Dance Item Jade Water Village.JPG, A dance item at its cultural centre. Image:Sacred Bird Statue.JPG, The statue of a bird immortal sacred to the Naxi people. Image:Jade Water Village Exit- Mountains In Backdrop.JPG, The exit of the Jade Water village, with Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (right) in the background. Image:Furnace Jade Water Village December 2006.JPG, A furnace at the village, near the sacrificial ground. Image:House at Jade Water Village.JPG, A house at the village. Seen hanging outside are bunches of dried chili.

References

Yulong Naxi Autonomous County Villages in Yunnan {{Yunnan-geo-stub