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Luquan Yi And Miao Autonomous County
Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County (; A-Hmao: ) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. As of the 2020 census the population was 378,881. The county seat has two bus stations. The first is the long-distance Kunming-Luquan bus station, near the access to the G108 highway. The second is the local public bus station behind the Wuxinglu street market, with buses north to Maoshan, Tuanjie, Zhongping and Sayingpan, south to Songde, east to Cuihua and west to Wuding County. Luquan County borders Xundian County and Dongchuan District to the east, Fumin County to the south, Wuding County to the west, and Huili and Huidong County of Sichuan across the Jinsha River to the north. Economy Luquan's agriculture is specialized in sericulture, chestnuts, white kidney beans, coffee, and tobacco. Administrative divisions Ethnic groups 29.95% of the population in 2020 belonged to ethnic minorities, mainly Yi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Autonomous Counties Of The People's Republic Of China
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are Counties of China, county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not an outright majority), or are the historic home of a significant minority population. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners. The latter are found in Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the former are found everywhere else. Maps List History Former autonomous counties of China See also * References External links * BJreview.com: "Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China" {{authority control Autonomous counties of the People's Republic of China, Autonomous administrative divisions of China, C County-level divisions of the People's Republic of China, * Counties of China Lists of counties, China, PRC Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dongchuan District
Dongchuan District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The district was approved to form from the former ''Dongchuan City'' by the State Council on December 6, 1998. History Dongchuan was upgraded to a city in 1958. In 1998, Dongchuan was merged into Kunming and became one of its districts. Geography Dongchuan is in the north of Kunming's administrative area. It borders Huize County to the east, Xundian County to the south, Luquan County to the west, and Qiaojia County and (across the Jinsha River) the counties of Huili and Huidong in Sichuan to the north. The district's highest point, Jiaozi Snow Mountain, is 4330 meters high, and its lowest point is 695 meters. As of 2000, Dongchuan has a population of 275,564. As of 2006, the population was 302,000. The area around Huagou in the Wumeng mountains has become famous through photographers who discovered the unique local landscape a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
China Meteorological Administration
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is the national weather service of the People's Republic of China. The institution is located in Beijing. History The agency was originally established in December 1949 as the Central Military Commission Meteorological Bureau. It replaced the Central Weather Bureau formed in 1941. In 1994, the CMA was transformed from a subordinate governmental body into one of the public service agencies under the State Council.CMA.gov history Meteorological bureaus are established in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nasu People
The Nasu people () are an ethnic group in the People's Republic of China. They are a subgroup of the Yi people and are mainly distinguished by their use of the Nasu language, one of five main branches of the Yi languages. They are divided into the Eastern Nasu with more than 400,000 persons in Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, the Jinghong Nasu with more than 20,000, the Panxian Nasu with more than 300,000 in Panzhou, the Southern Nasu with more than 100,000, and the Wusa Nasu. They are from Yunnan and Sichuan. They are classified as part of the Yi people. The Nasu language (Eastern Yi) is one of the Lolo–Burmese languages belonging to the Tibeto-Burman languages The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non- Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia. Around 60 million people spe .... Most of the Yi people of the Luquan area do not have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hani People
The Hani or Ho people (Hani language, Hani: ''Haqniq''; zh, c=哈尼族, p=Hānízú; / 𠊛何贰) are a Loloish languages, Lolo-speaking ethnic group in Southern China, Northern Laos, and Vietnam. They form one of the 56 List of ethnic groups in China, officially recognized nationalities of the People's Republic of China and one of the 54 List of ethnic groups in Vietnam, officially recognized ethnic groups of Vietnam. In Laos, the Hani are more commonly known as ''Ho''. Distribution There are 12,500 Hani living in Lai Châu Province and Lào Cai Province of Vietnam. The Ho reside in the mountainous northern regions of Phongsaly Province in Laos, near the Chinese and Vietnamese borders. China Over ninety percent of present-day Hani peoples live in the Province of Yunnan in Southern China, located across the Ailao Mountains, between the Mekong River and the Red River (Vietnam), Red River (''Yuanjiang'' river). Subdivisions of Hani autonomous counties within prefecture-le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miao People
Miao is a word that the Chinese use to designate some ethnic minority groups living in southern China and Mainland Southeast Asia. Miao is thus officially recognized by the Chinese government as one of the largest ethnic minority groups that has more than 56 official ethnicities and dialects. The Miao live primarily in the mountains of southern China. Their homeland encompasses the provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan. Some sub-groups of the Miao, most notably the Hmong people, have migrated out of China into Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Northern Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand). Following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975, a large group of Hmong refugees resettled in several Western nations, mainly in the United States, France, and Australia. Miao is a Chinese term, while the component groups of people have their own autonyms, such as (with some variant spellings) Hmong, Hmu, Xong (Qo-Xiong), and A-Hmao. These people (except th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yi People
The Yi or Nuosu people (Nuosu language, Nuosu: , ; see also #Names and subgroups, § Names and subgroups) are an ethnic group in South China, southern China. Numbering nine million people, they are the seventh largest of the 55 Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority groups recognized by the Government of China, Chinese government. They live primarily in rural areas of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, usually in mountainous regions. The Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is home to the largest population of Yi people within China, with two million Yi people in the region. In neighbouring Vietnam, , there are 4,827 Lô Lô people (a subgroup of the Yi) living in the Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằng Province, Cao Bằng, and Lào Cai Province, Lào Cai provinces, in the country's north. The Yi speak various Loloish languages, closely related to Burmese language, Burmese. The prestige variety is Nuosu language, Nuosu, which is written in the Yi script. Locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ethnic Minorities In China
Ethnic minorities in China are the non-Han Chinese, Han population in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The PRC officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. , the combined population of officially-recognized minority groups comprised 8.89% of the population of Mainland China. In addition to these officially-recognized ethnic minority groups, there are Chinese nationals who privately classify themselves as members of unrecognized ethnic groups in China, unrecognized ethnic groups, such as the very small Chinese history of the Jews in China, Jewish, Tuvans, Tuvan, and Ili Turk people, Ili Turk communities, as well as the much larger Oirats, Oirat and Japanese people in China, Japanese communities. In Chinese, 'ethnic minority' has translated to (), wherein () means 'Nationalities (ethnic affiliations), nationality' or 'nation' (as in ethnic group)—in line with the Soviet nationalities policy, Soviet concept of ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sericulture
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, the caterpillar of the Bombyx mori, domestic silkmoth is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm. This species of silkmoth is no longer found in the wild as they have been modified through selective breeding, rendering most flightless and without defense against predators. Silk is believed to have first been produced in China as early as the Neolithic period. Sericulture has become an important Putting-out system#Cottage industry, cottage industry in countries such as Brazil, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, and Thailand. Today, China and India are the two main producers, with more than 60% of the world's annual production. History According to Confucius, Confucian text, the discovery of silk production dates to about 2700 BCE, although archaeological records point to silk cultivation as early as the Yangshao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Huidong County, Sichuan
Huidong County ( zh, s=会东县; ) is a county in the far south of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Geography Huidong is located in southern Sichuan. It borders Huili to the west, Ningnan County to the north, and Qiaojia County, Dongchuan District and Luquan County, Yunnan across the Jinsha River to the south and east. Administrative divisions Huidong County comprises 2 subdistricts, 13 towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ..., and 4 townships. Climate References County-level divisions of Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Amdo {{Sichuan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Huili
Huili ( zh, s=会理市, p=Huìlǐ Shì; Yi language, Yi: or ''nyi ddix shyp'' or ''hop li shyp'') is a county-level city of far southern Sichuan province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Formerly Huili County (, ), it was upgraded to a county-level city in May 2022. Administrative divisions Huili comprises 7 Subdistricts of China, subdistricts, 11 Towns of China, towns, 6 Townships of China, townships and 2 Ethnic townships, towns, and sums, ethnic townships. Geography and climate Huili is situated in southern Sichuan and is the southernmost division of the Liangshan Prefecture, bordering Sichuan's Panzhihua City and Yunnan. The county-level city seat has an elevation of about , although elevations range from along the Jinsha River to at Mount Beimu (). Huili was severely affected by the 2008 Panzhihua earthquake. Due to its southerly location in Sichuan and high elevation, Huili has a subtropical highland climate (Kö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
