Get to know Midu County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 弥渡县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,571.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 261,205
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A song and a lantern tradition
Mizhi is associated with the creation of the folk song Xiaohé Tangshui (小河淌水) and with Midu’s folk-song and lantern-performance traditions. The town’s visitor sites include Wensheng Street (文盛街), Mizhi Dasi Temple (密祉大寺) and the former home of Yin Yigong (尹宜公故居). Its Lantern Festival gathering and Taijishan Temple Fair (太极山庙会) are local cultural events.
Streams, fruit and local foods
Taiji Mountain (太极山) forms part of the town’s natural scenery. Guihuaqing (桂花箐) has a stream beside an old osmanthus tree with a trunk requiring four people to encircle. The town’s agricultural products include Mizhi tofu (密祉豆腐), red snow pears (红雪梨), edible wild mushrooms, morels and honey. Fruit-growing areas also offer fruit picking.
Sources for this guide
密祉镇 - 弥渡县人民政府 · Midu County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Midu County 弥渡县
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Getting there
Midu County is about 35 km in a straight line from central Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 弥渡县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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