Menglang
Menglang (; tdd, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥘᥣᥛᥰ) is a town in and the county seat of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 87,703 and an area of . Menglang is the administrative, cultural, economic and transportation center of the Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. Etymology "Menglang" is a place name of Dai language. "Meng" means place and "Lang" means wash. Two words together, meaning a washed place. Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into four communities and eleven villages: *Fofang Community () *Dashuijing Community () *Wenquan Community () *Qiankuang Community () *Tangsheng () *Mengbin () *Nandian () *Fuben () *Dalinwo () *Xiagudi () *Luoba () *Dapingzhang () *Kanmashan () *Baomaidi () *Bulao () History After the Management System Reform in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), it came under the jurisdiction of Menglian Zhangguansi (). In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it became the jurisdiction of Me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Nuozhadu Town
Nuozhadu () is a town in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 30,419 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into ten villages: *Yaofangba () *Yakou () *Nanxian () *Huangbahe () *Mengkuang () *Xiangshuihe () *Biandanshan () *Longshan () *Luoshuidong () *Qianmai () History In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it came under the jurisdiction of Dayakou Tusi (). In 1940, it belonged to the 3rd District. That same year, the 3rd District was revoked and it belonged to Xinya Township (). In 1949, it came under the jurisdiction of Ningjiang County (). In 1953, Ningjiang County was revoked and Yakou District () was set up. In 1969 it was renamed "Xianfeng Commune" () and then "Yakou Commune" () in 1971. In 1988, Yakou Township () was incorporated. In 1998, China and the Netherlands have set up "Nuozhadu Provincial Nature Reserve" in the region to protect wild animal. In January 2006, the villages o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nanling Township, Lancang County
Nanling Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,059 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into eight villages: *Huanghui () *Mangnong () *Mengbing () *Xiananxian () *Qianzhe () *Mangfu () *Mengkan () *Mali () History In 1940, it belonged to the 4th District and then the Daling Township (). After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, Nanling District () was set up. During the Great Leap Forward, its name was changed to Wensheng Commune () in 1969 and then Nanling Commune () in 1971. It was incorporated as a township in 1988. Geography It lies at the central of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, bordering Zhutang Township to the west, Menglang Town to the southwest, Nuozhadu Town to the south, Fubang Township and Donghe Township to the north, and Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township to the east. There are major four rivers and streams in the township, namely t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laba Township
Laba Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 15,000 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages: *Talanong () *Mangdong () *Xiaolaba () *Nanpan () *Yintong () *Nanlie () History After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, Ximeng District () was set up. It was renamed "Laba District" () in 1953. During the Great Leap Forward, its name was changed to "Laba Commune" () in 1958 and then Xiangdong Commune () in 1969. It was incorporated as a township in 1988. Geography The township is located in southwestern Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. It borders Zhutang Township in the north, Ximeng County and Menglian County in the west, Donghui Town in the south, and Menglang Town in the east. There are mainly three rivers in the township, namely the Nanluo River (), Nannong River () and Nanpan River (). Economy The township's economy is based on near ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Donghui, Lancang County
Donghui () is a town in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 13,487 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into six villages: *Donggang () *Ayong () *Banli () *Huinong () *Nanweng () *Gaixin () History In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it came under the jurisdiction of Mengbin Tusi (). During the Republic of China (1912-1949), it belonged to Donglang Township (). In 1949, the Donghui District () was set up. It was renamed Hongwei Commune () in 1969 and was changed to Donghui Commune () in 1972. It was incorporated as a township in 1988. On December 28, 2012, it was upgraded to a town. Geography It lies at the southwestern of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, bordering Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County to the west, Nuofu Township to the south, Laba Township to the north, and Menglang Town to the east. The Dongjiao River (), Nanhong River () and Nange River () flow through the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Towns Of China
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese (traditional: ; ). The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with for example townships (). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town. Similarly to a higher-level administrative units, the borders of a town would typically include an urban core (a small town with the population on the order of 10,000 people), as well as rural area with some villages (, or ). Map representation A typical provincial map would merely show a town as a circle centered at its urban area and labeled with its name, while a more detailed one (e.g., a map of a single county-level division) would also show the borders dividing the county or county-level city into towns () and/or township () and subdistrict (街道) units. The town in which the county level government, and usually the division's mai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hui People
The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in the Zhongyuan region. According to the 2011 census, China is home to approximately 10.5 million Hui people. The 110,000 Dungan people of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are also considered part of the Hui ethnicity. The Hui have a distinct connection with Islamic culture. For example, they follow Islamic dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork, the most commonly consumed meat in China, and have developed their own variation of Chinese cuisine. They also dress differently than the Han Chinese, some men wear white caps (taqiyah) and some women wear headscarves, as is the case in many Islamic cultures. The Hui people are one of 56 ethnic groups recognized by China. The government defines the Hui pe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dai People
The Dai people ( Burmese: ရှမ်းလူမျိုး; khb, ᨴᩱ/ᨴᩱ᩠ᨿ; lo, ໄຕ; th, ไท; shn, တႆး, ; , ; ) refers to several Tai-speaking ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of China's Yunnan Province. The Dai people form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. By extension, the term can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Yai, Lue, Chinese Shan, Tai Dam, Tai Khao or even Tai in general. For other names, please see the table below. Name ambiguity The Dai people are closely related to the Lao and Thai people who form a majority in Laos and Thailand. Originally, the Tai or Dai, lived closely together in modern Yunnan Province until political chaos and wars in the north at the end of the Tang and Song dynasty and various nomadic peoples prompted some to move f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yi People
The Yi or Nuosu people,; zh, c=彝族, p=Yízú, l=Yi ethnicity historically known as the Lolo,; vi, Lô Lô; th, โล-โล, Lo-Lo are an ethnic group An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ... in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering nine million people, they are the seventh largest of the 55 Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. 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 mainland China, with two million Yi people in the region. For other countries, as of 1999, there were 3,300 Mantsi language, Mantsi-speaking Lô Lô people living in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wa People
The Wa people ( Wa: Vāx; my, ဝလူမျိုး, ; ; th, ว้า) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in Northern Myanmar, in the northern part of Shan State and the eastern part of Kachin State, near and along Myanmar's border with China, as well as in China's Yunnan Province. Historically, the Wa have inhabited the Wa States, a territory that they have claimed as their ancestral land since time immemorial. It is a rugged mountainous area located between the Mekong and the Salween River, with the Nam Hka flowing across it. The Wa traditionally practiced subsistence agriculture by cultivating rice, peas, beans, poppies and walnuts. They bred water buffaloes, which they used mainly for sacrificial purposes. Generally, the traditional customs of the Wa, as well as their lifestyle, are very similar to those of the Naga people further to the Northwest. The Wa people speak the Wa language which are part of the Mon-Khmer group of languages. Many of the W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Han Chinese
The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive varieties of the Chinese language. The estimated 1.4 billion Han Chinese people, worldwide, are primarily concentrated in the People's Republic of China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) where they make up about 92% of the total population. In the Republic of China (Taiwan), they make up about 97% of the population. People of Han Chinese descent also make up around 75% of the total population of Singapore. Originating from Northern China, the Han Chinese trace their cultural ancestry to the Huaxia, the confederation of agricultural tribes living along the Yellow River. This collective Neolithic confederation included agricultural tribes Hua and Xia, hence the name. They settled along the Central Plains around the middle and lo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lahu People
The Lahu people ( Lāhùzú; Lahu: ''Ladhulsi'' / ''Kawzhawd''; vi, La Hủ) are an ethnic group of China and Mainland Southeast Asia. Etymology The Chinese name "Lahu" literally means "to drag favour from heaven" (拉, lā, "to drag"; 祜, hù, "blessing, favour"). It replaced the older and more-offensive "Luohei" (猓黑) as the official Chinese name for the Lahu people. Distribution The Lahu are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where about 720,000 live in Yunnan province, mostly in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. In Thailand, the Lahu are one of the six main groups categorized as hill tribes. The Tai often refer to them by the exonym ''Musoe'' (also spelled ''Muser''; th, มูเซอ), meaning 'hunter'. They are one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, and mostly live in three communes of Mường Tè, Lai Châu Province. A few Lahu, along with the Hmong, Lao, and Mien were recruited by the United States C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |