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Visiting the overseas Chinese Farm in Binchuan, Yunnan: the "eighteen martial arts" in the depths of the farm

Published: 2026-08-23 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/23, Visit the overseas Chinese Farm in Binchuan, Yunnan: eighteen martial arts in the depths of the farm [commentary] Binchuan in Dali, Yunnan is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, including Taihe farmers

Visit to Overseas Chinese Farm in Binchuan, Yunnan Province: "Eighteen Martial Arts" in the Deep of Farm

[Explanation] Binchuan, Dali, Yunnan Province, is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China, including Taihe Farm, Binju Farm and Caifeng Farm. The reporter visited three overseas Chinese farms on the spot and found that the returned overseas Chinese actually possessed "eighteen kinds of martial arts". The returned overseas Chinese gave full play to their respective skills and made their hometown more distinctive.

[Commentary] In Binchuan Taihe Farm, there is a "two pairs of coffee" very famous, the original name of the two pairs of coffee is called "Yi Yi Lai Snack", it is by Vietnamese returned overseas Chinese Xian Jinhua and his wife in 1985 in Taihe overseas Chinese farm opened a grocery store, unexpectedly is this small shop initially operated content is not coffee, but breakfast. Later, as his friends liked to come to his breakfast shop for coffee, he began to slowly try to sell coffee.

[Same Period](Vietnamese Overseas Chinese Xian Lianguo):

Because some of us farm people are older generations who came back from Indonesia, Vietnam, they have this habit, they all like to drink coffee, at that time my parents also came into contact with these things in Vietnam, also learned, then came back (sold) breakfast and then added this coffee, at that time the older generation had this habit of drinking coffee, slowly we built this shop slowly.

The two pairs of coffee are now made from Yunnan high-quality coffee. For more than 30 years, although the two pairs of coffee have been improved many times on the original basis, they still adhere to many traditional processes and production methods, in order to maximize the retention of the original taste of coffee.

[Commentary] Mo Fengyue, who is also an overseas Chinese in Vietnam, runs a Vietnamese-style overseas Chinese restaurant in Taihe Farm. She opened a restaurant in 1985 with her skillful cooking skills. After combining Vietnamese dishes with local tastes, the restaurant became more and more popular with everyone.

[Same Period](Vietnamese Overseas Chinese Mo Fengyue):

I came back from 1978, with my mother and brothers and sisters. At that time, I was only 12 years old. When I returned home, I still went to school. When I was in junior high school, I came back to farm. Then I thought about it and got along with my current husband. I also had skills. I might as well open a restaurant. Then we went to open a restaurant.

[Commentary] Although Zhai Liguang, an overseas Chinese from Vietnam at Caifeng Farm, is still engaged in farm work, he has never forgotten the skill of making silverware he learned from his father. In the slack season, he still made some jewelry to generate income for the family and improve his life. The exquisite craftsmanship has won unanimous praise from friends and neighbors.

[Same Period](Vietnamese Overseas Chinese Zhai Li Guang):

I returned home with my parents in 1979 and settled here in Binchuan. This craft was brought back from Vietnam. I feel (interested in) this aspect. We returned overseas Chinese generally like to wear jewelry and feel that we should continue to pass on this jewelry (craft). I am more interested in this aspect. I still need to process jewelry when I am busy farming.

[Commentary] Over the past 30 years, overseas Chinese farms have been constantly changing. It is precisely through the continuous efforts of generations of returned overseas Chinese that overseas Chinese farms have developed better and better. It is precisely because of the ingenuity of returned overseas Chinese and their different characteristics and advantages that the hometown of returned overseas Chinese has been built with more characteristics.

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