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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] |
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] |
