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Xiaowandong
Xiaowandong () is a town in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 18,431 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2018, the town is divided into seven villages: * Shenzhou () * Yingpan () * Longjie () * Xinlong () * Xinmin () * Longmen () * Chajiang () History During the Great Leap Forward, it known as "Chajiang Commune" () in 1958. It was upgraded to a town in 1988. Geography The town is located in the southwest of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, bordering Fengqing County and Yun County to the southwest, and Gonglang Town and Bixi Township to the northeast. The highest point in the town is Walang Mountain () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Manwan (), which, at above sea level. The Lancang River and Heihui River () meet in the town. Economy The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and animal husbandry. Economic crops are mainly tobacco, tea, ''Juglans sigillata'', and persimmon. Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaowan East Railway Station
Xiaowandong railway station () is a railway station located in Xiaowan East Town, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, 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 .... It opened on November 6, 2021. References Railway stations in Yunnan Railway stations in China opened in 2021 {{Yunnan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west central part of Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions Nanjian Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 3 townships. ;5 towns ;3 townships * Yongcui () * Leqiu () * Bixi () Ethnic groups The ''Nanjian County Gazetteer'' (1993) lists the following ethnic groups. *Yi (Western and Central Yi languages) **Black Yi, White Yi **Luoluo 倮倮, Black Luoluo 黑倮倮, White Luoluo 白倮倮 **Tuzu 土族 **Xiangtang 香堂 **Micha 密岔 **Laluobo 腊罗拨/腊鲁拨 **Enibo 额尼拨 (Central Yi) **Misabo 迷撒拨 *Hui *Bai (only some can speak Bai) *Miao **White Miao 白苗 (Menglou 孟镂) **Green Miao 青苗 (Mengsa 孟撒): in Guihuaqing 桂花箐, Weibixi Township 唯碧溪乡 **Chinese Miao 汉苗 (Mengzhua 孟抓) *Bulang (autonym: Pu 濮; exonyms: Puman 濮曼, Pumanzi 濮蛮子): along the Jiancang River 涧沧江 in Wangjiang 望江, Wanzi 湾子, Lelongzhai 乐龙 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bixi Township, Nanjian County
Bixi Township () is a township that is located in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 18,429 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2018, the town is divided into eight villages: * Zhonghua () * Songlin () * Xingzishan () * Huilongshan () * Yongning () * Xinhu () * Hele () * Fengxian () History During the Great Leap Forward, it known as "Bixi Commune" () in 1958. It was incorporated as a township in 1988. Geography It lies at the southwestern of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, bordering Fengqing County to the west, the towns of Gonglang and Xiaowandong to the south, Leqiu Township and Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County to the north, and Yongcui Township to the east. The highest point is Fenghuang Mountain (), elevation . The lowest point is the Peacock Ferry Terminal (), which, at above sea level. Economy The economy is supported primarily by farming, ranching and mineral resources. The region mainly produce t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonglang
Gonglang () is a town in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 32,719 and an area of . It is known as "Hometown of Tea", "Hometown of Walnut", and "Hometown of Citron". Administrative division As of 2018, the town is divided into fourteen villages: *Xinhe () *Zhongshan () *Dime () *Fenghuang () *Fengling () *Huiying () *Gonglang () *Longping () *Jinshan () *Banqiao () *Guandi () *Shale () *Ziqiang () *Luodihe () History The first dynasty to rule Gonglang was the Tang dynasty (618–907), beginning in the 7th century. It came under the jurisdiction of Langcang ''Xunjiansi'' () in mid-Ming dynasty (1368–1644). In 1729, in the ruling of Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it was under the jurisdiction of ''Jingmeng'' (). In 1914, the Nanjian ''Xunjiansi'' () was set up. In 1940, Langcang Town () was formed. During the Great Leap Forward, it was renamed "Gonglang Commune" () in 1958. It was incorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun County, 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] |
Dali–Lincang Railway
The Dali–Lincang railway () is a single-track electrified railway in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig .... The combined passenger and freight line is long and has a design speed of . History In December 2020, electrification of the railway was completed. It opened on 30 December 2020. Initial service provision was three trains in each direction between Dali railway station (Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture), Dali and Lincang, and one train per day in each direction between Kunming and Lincang. Services will be increased further from 20 January 2021. An extension proposed to Myanmar border town of Mengding and Qingshuihe National Class I border port, a total extension length of 167 kilometers and a design speed of 160 kilometers per hour. It has been included in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Bureau Of Statistics Of China
The National Bureau of Statistics (), abbreviated as NBS, is an deputy-cabinet level agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statistics concerning the nation's economy, population and other aspects of the society. Ning Jizhe is the commissioner of the bureau since 2016. Responsibilities The bureau's authority and responsibilities are defined in ''China's Statistics Law''. It is responsible for the research of the nation's overall statistics and oversee the operations of its local counterparts. Organizations The bureau is led by a commissioner, with several deputy commissioners (currently four), a chief methodologist, a chief economist, and a chief information officer. It is composed of 18 departments, oversees 12 affiliated institutions and manages 32 survey organizations stationed in respective provinces. It also operates China Statistics Press. The national b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persimmon
The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus ''Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-persimmon species of the genus are grown for ebony timber. In 2019, China produced 75% of the world total of persimmons. Description Like the tomato, persimmons are not commonly considered to be berries, but Morphology (biology), morphologically the fruit is in fact a berry (botany), berry. The tree ''Diospyros kaki'' is the most widely cultivated species of persimmon. Typically the tree reaches in height and is round-topped. It usually stands erect, but sometimes can be crooked or have a willowy appearance. The leaves are long, and are Glossary of leaf morphology#oblong, oblong in shape with brown-hairy Petiole (botany), petioles in length. They are leathery and glossy on the upper surface, brown and silky underneath. The leaves are dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juglans Sigillata
''Juglans sigillata'' (), also called iron walnut, is the second most cultivated species of walnut tree after the Persian walnut ''Juglans regia''. Commonly distributed in the eastern Himalayas and western China. The tree has been cultivated for its edible nuts, and there are at least 80 authorised or approved cultivars produced after successful implementation of grafting technology. This plant was first detected by the Chinese botanist Kuang Keren (K.Z. Kuang) and Lu Anmin (A.M.Lu) in 1979, named after a French botanist Louis-Albert Dode. The nuts are oval-shaped with bumps and seal-like depressions (sigillatae) in the shell, and with its thick shell the species has been termed the "iron walnut". The tree is also used for its wood. It is commonly found in Yunnan, China's top walnut producing region in terms of acreage and yield, but are also found in Guizhou, Sichuan and Xizang in China. It is sometimes grown in gardens and parks as an ornamental plant. A 536.50-Mb genome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starting with the Neolithic Revolution when animals were first domesticated, from around 13,000 BC onwards, predating farming of the first crops. By the time of early civilisations such as ancient Egypt, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs were being raised on farms. Major changes took place in the Columbian exchange, when Old World livestock were brought to the New World, and then in the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century, when livestock breeds like the Dishley Longhorn cattle and Lincoln Longwool sheep were rapidly improved by agriculturalists, such as Robert Bakewell, to yield more meat, milk, and wool. A wide range of other species, such as horse, water buffalo, llama, rabbit, and guinea pig, are used as livestock in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancang River
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in the Mekong make navigation difficult. Even so, the river is a major trade route between western China and Southeast Asia. Names The Mekong was originally called ''Mae Nam Khong'' from a contracted form of Tai shortened to ''Mae Khong''. In Thai and Lao, ''Mae Nam'' ("Mother of Water ) is used for large rivers and ''Khong'' is the proper name referred to as "River Khong". However, ''Khong'' is an archaic word meaning "river", loaned from Austroasiatic languages, such as Vietnamese ''sông'' (from *''krong'') and Mon ''kruŋ'' "river", which led to Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
