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China National Highway 214
China National Highway 214 (G214) runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunnan. It is 3,256 kilometres in length and runs south from Xining towards Tibet, and ends in Yunnan Province. Route and distance See also * China National Highways The China National Highways (CNH/Guodao) () is a network of trunk roads across mainland China. Apart from the expressways of China that are planned and constructed later, most of the CNH are not controlled-access highways. History The bui ... External linksOfficial website of Ministry of Transport of PRC 214 Transport in Qinghai Roads in Tibet Transport in Yunnan {{PRChina-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xining
Xining (; ), alternatively known as Sining, is the capital of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. The city was a commercial hub along the Northern Silk Road's Hexi Corridor for over 2000 years, and was a stronghold of the Han, Sui, Tang dynasty, Tang, and Song dynasty, Song dynasties' resistance against nomadic attacks from the west. Although long a part of Gansu province, Xining was added to Qinghai in 1928. Xining holds sites of religious significance to Muslims and Buddhists, including the Dongguan Mosque and Ta'er Monastery. The city lies in the Huangshui River valley, and owing to its high altitude, has a cool climate on the borderline between Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates, cool semi-arid and dry winter humid continental climate, humid continental. It is Qinghai–Tibet railway, connected by rail to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet and Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-Speed Railway, connected by high-speed rail to Lanzhou, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Qinghai
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highways In China
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China National Highways
The China National Highways (CNH/Guodao) () is a network of trunk roads across mainland China. Apart from the expressways of China that are planned and constructed later, most of the CNH are not controlled-access highways. History The building of highways is seen as key to accelerating infrastructure construction. In 2003, completed investment in highway construction was 350 billion yuan and 219 key highway projects progressed, focusing mainly on the five north–south and seven east–west national arterial highways as well as highways in western China and in rural areas. By the end of 2004, the total length of highways open to traffic reached 1.871 million km, including of expressways up to advanced modern transportation standard, ranking second in the world. The nation's highway density has now reached 19.5 km per 100 km2. With the completion in 2008 of the five north–south and the seven east–west national arterial highways, totaling , Beijing and Shangha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancang Lahu Autonomous County
Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (; Lahu: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southwestern Yunnan province, China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang, and refers to the Mekong River (known in Chinese as the Lancang) on its eastern borders and adopted by modern Laos, a Tai word meaning ''Million Elephants''. History In 1988, the county was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake. It was followed by a second damaging event shortly after. The two events killed a total of 939 people. Administrative divisions Lancang Lahu Autonomous County comprises five towns, nine townships and six ethnic townships. ;Towns ;Townships ;Ethnic townships Ethnic groups A large portion of the population are of Lahu ethnicity, and Lahu language is one of the official languages in the county. The Akha language, whose speakers are officially classified as Hani people, is also spoken in Lancang County. Ethnic Hani townships include Fazhan 发展河哈尼族乡 and Jiujing 酒 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang And Dai Autonomous County
Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County () is a county in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang. Administrative divisions Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Bulang and Dai Autonomous County has 2 towns and 4 townships. ;2 towns * Mengmeng () * Mengku () ;4 townships Ethnic groups Ethnic Wa (population: 11,613) are concentrated in the west and south of Shuangjiang County, especially in the following two villages (''Shuangjiang County Gazetteer''). *Man'e 勐峨, Shahe Township 沙河乡 *Nanxie 南协, Bangbing Township 邦丙乡 Transportation *China National Highway 214 China National Highway 214 (G214) runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunnan. It is 3,256 kilometres in length and runs south from Xining towards Tibet, and ends in Yunnan Province. Route and distance See also * China National Highways ... Climate References External linksShuangjiang County Official Site C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincang
Lincang () is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. History Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty. On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancellation of Lincang District and set up prefecture-level Lincang city. Geography and climate Lincang covers latitude 23° 05′－25° 02′ N and longitude 98° 40′－100° 33′ E, thus straddling the Tropic of Cancer in the southern part of its administrative area, or prefecture. It is situated on the middle to lower reaches of the Mekong, known as the Lancang in China, and the Salween, or the Nu. Bordering prefectures are Pu'er to the southeast, and Baoshan and Dali to the northwest. It also borders Burma's Shan State. Elevations within the prefecture range from . Located at an altitude of above and within 30 arc minutes to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, Lincang has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen ''Cwb''), border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun County, Lincang, Yunnan
Yun County or Yunxian () is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang. Administrative divisions Yun County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships. ;7 towns ;2 townships * Xiaojie () * Chafang () ;3 ethnic townships * Manghuai Yi and Bulang () * Lishu Yi and Dai () * Houqing Yi () Ethnic groups According to the ''Yun County Gazetteer'' (2006:527), the Limi (), a Yi subgroup, and Dai, both located in Xingfu Township (), preserve both their traditional clothing and language. However, the following peoples preserve their language, but not their traditional clothing. *Xiangtang 香堂: Xinmin 新民, Dazhai Township 大寨镇 *Tuli 土里: Shaojie 哨街 and Houshan 后山 of Maolan Township 茂兰镇 *Luoluo 倮倮: Hewai 河外, Aihua Township 爱华镇 Transportation *China National Highway 214 China National Highway 214 (G214) runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjian Town
Nanjian () is a town in and the county seat of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 49,854 and an area of . It is the political, economic and cultural center of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County. Administrative division As of 2018, the town is divided into one community and thirteen villages: *South Street Community () *Anding () *Xishan () *Xiaojunzhuang () *Tuanshan () *Bao'an () *Wazhe () *Wenqi () *Dongyong () *Desheng () *Yaiping () *Fuxing () *Baiyun () *Xinshan () History After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, the Nanjian District () was set up. During the Great Leap Forward, it was renamed "Nanjian Commune" () in 1958. In 1969 it was upgraded to a town. In 1988 its name was changed to "Desheng Township" (). In 2002, the Desheng Township was revoked and Nanjian became a town after reorganization. Geography It is surrounded by Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County and Midu County on the north, Leqiu Township and We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midu County
Midu County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in west-central Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions Midu County has 6 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township. ;6 towns ;1 township * Deju () ;1 ethnic township * Niujie Yi () Ethnic groups The ''Midu County Gazetteer'' (1993:721) lists the following ethnic groups. *Yi people ** Mocha 墨叉 **Luowu 罗婺 **Tuzu 土族 * Hui people * Bai people * Lisu people *Han people Transportation *China National Highway 214 China National Highway 214 (G214) runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunnan. It is 3,256 kilometres in length and runs south from Xining towards Tibet, and ends in Yunnan Province. Route and distance See also * China National Highways Ext ... Climate References County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaguan, Dali City
Xiaguan (), formerly romanized as Hsiakwan, is a subdistrict at the southern end of Erhai Lake in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Xiaguan has a population of 146,517 (2020) and is the modern centre of the county-level city of Dali. Xiaguan has been the principal point of entry for the region since the creation of the Burma Road and has become the major city and industrial centre of the county. As with most county seats in China, Xiaguan is often referred to by the county name, "Dali". To distinguish it from the county's eponymous Dali Town, it is sometimes called "New Dali" or "Dali New Town". It is about south of Old Dali (Dali Town) by bus. Transportation Xiaguan is connected to Kunming and Myanmar by the Hangrui Expressway (G56), with Lijiang by the Dali Expressway (G56₁₁), and with Dali's old town by Hwy 214. See also *Dali City Dali City () is the county-level seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. Dali City is administered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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