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Lalo Language
Lalo (; Western Yi) is a Loloish language cluster spoken in western Yunnan, China by 300,000 speakers. Speakers are officially part of the Yi nationality, and Chinese linguists refer to it as "Western Yi" due to its distribution in western Yunnan. Lalo speakers are mostly located in southern Dali Prefecture, especially Weishan County, considered the traditional homeland of the Lalo.Yang, Cathryn. 2009. ''Regional variation in Lalo: Beyond east and west''. La Trobe Papers in Linguistics, 12. http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.9/146522. Historically, this area is the home of the Meng clan, who ruled the Nanzhao Kingdom (737–902 CE). Many speakers of Core Lalo dialects claim to be descendants of the Meng clan. Names Many Lalo are referred to by the exonym ''Menghua'' (蒙化), a name used during the Yuan Dynasty to refer to an area comprising modern-day Weishan County and Nanjian County (Yang 2010:12). They are also referred to as ''Tujia'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weishan Yi And Hui Autonomous County
Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is an autonomous county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It was known as Menghua () until the 1950s. Geography It is situated in the upper section of the Ailao Mountains The Ailao Mountains (; Hani: ''Hhaqlol haolgaoq'') are located in Yunnan, China. The Ailao Mountain Nature Reserve Ailao or Ai Lao may refer to: * Ailao Mountains, Yunnan, China * 'Ailao, a traditional Samoan dance, a precursor to the Taualuga * ... and the Wuliang Mountains. Administrative divisions Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County has 4 towns and 6 townships. ;4 towns ;6 townships Climate References External links Weishan introduction County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Yi autonomous counties Hui autonomous counties {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gengma County
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County () is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China. History In 1988, the county was affected by two strong earthquakes. It killed a total of 939 people and caused major destruction. Administrative divisions Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;4 towns ;4 townships ;1 ethnic township * Manghong Lahu and Bulang () Climate Ethnic groups There are 1,004 Jingpo people The Jingpo people ( my, ဂျိန်းဖော) are an ethnic group who are the largest subset of the Kachin peoples, which largely inhabit the Kachin Hills in northern Myanmar's Kachin State and neighbouring Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autono ... located in the following five villages of Gengma County.Dai Qingxia 庆厦 2010. ''The Status Quo and Evolution of Language Use of The Jingpo Nationality in Gengma'' 马县景颇族语言使用现状及其演变 Beijing: Commercial Press 务印书馆 *Ne ... [...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] |
Shuangjiang 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] |
Baoshan, Yunnan
(; historically also Yongchang, Burmese:ပေါက်ရှန်) is a prefecture-level city in Western Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. Baoshan is the second-biggest metropolitan area in western Yunnan after Dali. Geography and climate Baoshan is located between the border of Burma and the Lancang river (Mekong); specifically it borders the Burmese states of Kachin to the northwest and Shan to the south. The Nujiang (Salween River) flows through the entire length of the prefecture, north to south. Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Baoshan has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen ''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around , with a January average of . The warmest month is June, which averages . Nearly three quarters of the annual rainfall occurs from June to October. Demography The prefecture has about 2.5 million inhabitants. Adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longyang District
Longyang District () is a district of the city of Baoshan, Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions Longyang District has 6 subdistricts, 5 towns, 6 townships and 4 ethnic townships. ;6 subdistricts ;5 towns ;6 townships ;4 ethnic townships Ethnic groups The ''Yaojing'' , a subgroup of the De'ang, are located in Baizhai , Laxian , and Dagoubian of Mangyan Village and Shiti Village in Lujiang Township , Longyang District (''Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2006:490-491). Mineral resources * 'Chlorite group' * Cinnabar * Dolomite * Galena * Pyrite * Pyrrhotite * Sphalerite Sphalerite (sometimes spelled sphaelerite) is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula . It is the most important ore of zinc. Sphalerite is found in a variety of deposit types, but it is primarily in Sedimentary exhalative deposits, sedimen ... References External links Longyang District Official WebsiteLongyang Tourism Bureau County-level divisions of Baoshan, Yunnan {{Yunnan-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dali County
Dali County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan, in the east-central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It covers . The population in 2002 was 690 thousand. Its economy focuses on agriculture, mainly yielding cotton and fruits, such as watermelon. Dali was a county dated back to Qin Dynasty. It used to be named as Linjin, Dali, Wuxiang, Fengyi, Tongzhou, etc. Administration Dali County governs 18 towns. ;Towns -Towns are upgraded from Townships. -Former Townships are merged to others. *Hujia (), Buchang (), Boshi (), Shicao (), Bayu (), Xizhai (), Zhangjia (), Shadi () Climate Transportation * Dali railway station of the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway, with frequent service to Xi'an and Taiyuan. Famous Figures * |
Longyang County
Longyang District () is a district of the city of Baoshan, Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions Longyang District has 6 subdistricts, 5 towns, 6 townships and 4 ethnic townships. ;6 subdistricts ;5 towns ;6 townships ;4 ethnic townships Ethnic groups The ''Yaojing'' , a subgroup of the De'ang, are located in Baizhai , Laxian , and Dagoubian of Mangyan Village and Shiti Village in Lujiang Township , Longyang District (''Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2006:490-491). Mineral resources * 'Chlorite group' * Cinnabar * Dolomite * Galena * Pyrite * Pyrrhotite * Sphalerite Sphalerite (sometimes spelled sphaelerite) is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula . It is the most important ore of zinc. Sphalerite is found in a variety of deposit types, but it is primarily in Sedimentary exhalative deposits, sedimen ... References External links Longyang District Official WebsiteLongyang Tourism Bureau County-level divisions of Baoshan, Yunnan {{Yunnan-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangbi County
Yangbi Yi Autonomous County () is a county of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west of Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ... Province, China. Administrative divisions Yangbi Yi Autonomous County has 4 towns and 5 townships. ;4 towns ;5 townships Climate References External links Yangbi County Official Website County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Yi autonomous counties {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongping County
Yongping County () is a county of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, located in the west of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions Yongping County has 3 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships. ;3 towns * Bonan () * Shanyang () * Longjie () ;1 township * Longmen Longmen () may refer to: *Longmen (mythology), The Dragon Gate in Chinese mythology, located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain *Longmen Grottoes, collection of Buddhist cave art in Luoyang *Longmen Mountains, mountain ra ... () ;3 ethnic townships * Beidou Yi () * Changjie Yi () * Shuixie Yi () Climate References External links Yongping County Official Website County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingdong County
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County () is an autonomous county in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Pu'er. Administrative divisions In the present, Jingdong Yi Autonomous County has 10 towns and 3 townships. ;10 towns ;3 townships * Mandeng () * Longjie () * Linjie () Ethnic groups The Hani of Jingdong (autonym: Kaduo 卡多) numbered 10,861 individuals as of 1990 and live primarily in Wenjing , Zhehou , and Huashan townships. The ''Jingdong County Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2012:209) reports that are about 200 ethnic Bulang in Manbeng Village , Dachaoshandong Town . According to the ''Jingdong County Gazetteer'' (1994:519), ethnic Yao numbered 3,889 individuals in 1990, and lived mainly in Chaqing and Dasongshu of Taizhong . Yao language speakers, known as the Lewu Yao , were found in Puya Village , Chaqing Township (''Jingdong County Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2012:144). The ''Jingdong County Eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
