Shiyang, a quiet salt town with a huge Qing bronze Confucius
Dayao county, north of Chuxiong city
Another old brine-salt town, smaller and even less visited than Heijing. Its Confucian temple holds a large bronze statue of Confucius cast in the Qing dynasty, and the lanes around it still have old salt-merchant houses.
What locals sayPeople who collect Yunnan's old towns list it as the next salt town to see once you've done Heijing.
- Time
- Most of a day from Chuxiong city
- In Chinese
- 石羊古镇 孔庙
Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
