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Yunnan Under Ming Rule
Yunnan under Ming rule saw the continuation of the ''tusi'' system instituted during the Yuan dynasty, increasing centralization, and Han migration into Yunnan. Conquest of Yunnan The Ming dynasty conquered Yunnan in April 1382. Prior to the conquest, Yunnan was held by Basalawarmi, an imperial prince of the Yuan dynasty who remained loyal to the rump state of Northern Yuan. The ruling Duan family was removed from power. Duan Ming and his two sons were taken to Nanjing, where they were assigned honorary posts without any power. Mu Ying, one of the generals who participated in the conquest, was stationed in Yunnan, and his family remained in power until the end of the Ming dynasty. Administrative history Zongbing In 1384, the Hongwu Emperor decided to station Mu Ying in Yunnan permanently. The Mu clan held the hereditary military position of ''zongbing'', or commander-in-chief, the highest military position in Yunnan. As a result, the Mu family became incredibly affluent and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han Chinese, Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump state, rump regimes ruled by remnants of the House of Zhu, Ming imperial family—collectively called the Southern Ming—survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the naval history of China, navy's dockyards in Nanjin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heqing County
Heqing County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest 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 Heqing County has 7 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township. ;7 towns ;1 township * Jindun () ;1 ethnic township * Liuhe Yi () Ethnic groups Zhuang There are 855 Zhuang in Heqing County, most of whom reside in Luolang Village 洛崀村, Duomei Township 朵美乡 (''Dali Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2009:224). Yunnan (1979)Yunnan minzu shibie zonghe diaocha zubian 云南民族识别综合调查组编 (1979). Yunnan minzu shibie zonghe diaocha baogao (1960 nian)' 云南民族识别综合调查报告(1960年). Kunming: Yunnan minzuxue yanjiu suoyin 云南民族学研究所印. lists the name ''Qing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhanyi
Zhanyi District () is a district of the city of Qujing, Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions Zhanyi District has 4 subdistricts, 2 towns and 5 townships. ;4 subdistricts ;2 towns * Baishui () * Panjiang () ;5 townships Transport Zhanyi is served by the Shanghai-Kunming and Pan County West Railway The Pan County west railway or Panxi railway (), is a single-track electrified railroad in Southwest China between Zhanyi County in eastern Yunnan province and Baiguo Township in Pan County in western Guizhou province. The line is in length an ...s. References External linksZhanyi County Official Website County-level divisions of Qujing {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luliang County
Luliang County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing, in the east of Yunnan province of southwestern China. Administrative divisions Luliang County has 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships. ;2 subdistricts * Zhongshu () * Tongle () ;7 towns ;2 townships * Huoshui () * Longhai () Climate Flora and fauna The type locality of ''Sinocyclocheilus lateristriatus'', a cyprinid fish endemic to China, is in Luliang County. Similarly, '' Schuchertella luliangensis'', a Permian brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, w ..., has been described from the Kuangshan Formation in Luliang County (and named after the county). In media The county has obtained questionable visibility in international headlines after it emerged that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiyuan, Yunnan
Kaiyuan () is a county-level city within the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, China. Geography The maximum sea level of Kaiyuan is 2,775.6 meters and the minimum is 950 meters. The annual average temperature is 19.9 degrees Celsius. Administrative divisions At present, Kaiyuan City has 2 subdistricts, 2 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;2 subdistricts * Lebaidao () * Lingquan () ;2 towns * Zhongheying () * Xiaolongtan () ;2 townships * Yangjie () * Beige () ;1 ethnic township * Dazhuang Hui Dàzhuāng (大庄) could refer to the following locations in China: * Dazhuang, Yinan County, in Yinan County, Shandong * Dazhuang Township, Minhe County, in Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai * Dazhuang Township, Gangu County, in Ga ... () Demography It has a population of 299,000, of whom 156,000 belong to ethnic minorities, including Yi, Zhuang, Miao, and Hui. Ethnic groups The ''Kaiyuan City Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anning, Yunnan
Anning () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. It is located approximately 28 kilometers southwest of Kunming city proper. In 1995, Anning was upgraded to a county-level city from a county. Administrative divisions Lianran Subdistrict, Jinfang Subdistrict, Taiping New City Subdistrict, Bajie Subdistrict, Xianjie Subdistrict, Wenquan Subdistrict, Qionglong Subdistrict, Caopu Subdistrict and Lubiao Subdistrict Lubiao Subdistrict () formerly a town situated in western Anning City, Yunnan province, southwestern China. Its status changed to a subdistrict of Anning in 2011. The name ''Lubiao'' means "a place with many white stones" in Yi language Nuosu o .... Economy Anning is the largest metallurgical, salt, and phosphorus chemical base in Yunnan Province, home to the largest steel company in Kunming, Yunnan, and the main production base of Yuntianhua Group, the largest chemical company in Yunnan. With PetroChin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizong County
Shizong County () is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing, in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the southeast. The Landian Yao () people of Gaoliang Township () are found in Xin'an (), Dinglei (), Xidu (), Shanglongga (), and Xialongga () villages. Administrative divisions Shizong County has 3 subdistricts, 4 towns and 3 ethnic townships. ;3 subdistricts * Danfeng () * Yangyue () * Datong Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 cens ... () ;4 towns ;3 ethnic townships * Longqing Yi and Zhuang () * Wulong Zhuang () * Gaoliang Zhuang Miao and Yao () Climate References External linksShizong County Official Website County-level divisions of Qujing {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mile City
Mile (; ; Hani language: ; Yi: ) is a county-level city located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. It is named after the Maitreya Buddha, for which there was a temple located on a nearby mountain, making it the only city in China named after The Buddha. It is a center for sugar and tobacco production in Yunnan. History Mile has been known since at least 116 BC in written history. In 1290 it was established as a prefecture and in 1770 as a county. It is the birthplace of Ming dynasty politician Yang Shengwu ( 杨绳武), Qing dynasty merchant Wang Chi ( :zh:王炽) and Republic era general Zhang Chong and mathematician Xiong Qinglai. In 2014, Mile County was upgraded as a county level city. Administrative divisions In the present, Mile City has 10 towns and 2 townships. ;10 towns ;2 townships * Wushan () * Jiangbian () Demographics Mile has a population of 570,100 as of 2021, including 44.9% ethnic minorities. The ''Mile County Gazettee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jianchuan
Jianchuan County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the western part of Yunnan Province, China. The county is about southwest of Lijiang and north of Dali. The historical town of Shaxi in the southeast of the county lies on the old Tea Horse Road to Bengal. China National Highway 214, from Xining to Jinghong in southern Yunnan, passes through the northeast of the county. Administrative divisions Jianchuan County has 5 towns and 3 townships. ;5 towns ;3 townships * Yangcen () * Misha Misha (russian: Миша), also known as Mishka (russian: Мишка) or The Olympic Mishka (russian: Олимпийский Мишка), is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics). He wa ... () * Xiangtu () Climate References External links Jianchuan County Official Website County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilin Yi Autonomous County
Shilin Yi Autonomous County (: Sani: ) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. Etymology Lunan Yi Autonomous County () is the former name of Shilin, and usually be called for short as Lunan County (). The name of "Lunan" was first appeared in 1275, Yuan Dynasty, when the administrative division of Lunan Zhou () established. The name Lunan means "South of Middle Lu ()". But in 1998, another said of the word's origin meaning was proposed when Lunan County apply for change the name to Shilin. The research shows "Lunan" means "South People (the most inferior people in Yuan Dynasty citizen system) in Chengjiang Lu", it is a discriminatory name. Finally Lunan County was changed the name to Shilin, which means "stone forest", also is a famous tourist site in the county. History Archaeological research show that as early as 800,000 years ago, humans began to settle in this region. Shilin area was dominated by Liangzhou () in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dali, Yunnan
Dali City () is the county-level seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. Dali City is administered through 12 township-level districts, two of which are also commonly referred to as Dali. Xiaguan () formerly known as Hsia-kuan, is the modern city centre and usually conflated with Dali City by virtue of being its seat. This town is the destination of most long-distance transportation heading to Dali and is sometimes referred to as Dali New Town () to avoid confusion. Dali Town () formerly known as Tali, is another division of Dali City, located north of Xiaguan. This town, commonly referred to as Dali Old Town () to distinguish it from the city seat in Xiaguan, is usually the Dali referred to in tourist publications. The old town is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Yunnan, known for its natural scenery, historical and cultural heritage, and vibrant nightlife. Geography Dali City is located in western Yunnan, approximately nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luoping
Luoping County () is located in Qujing City, in eastern Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast. The county of Luoping in eastern Yunnan is noted for its springtime scenery, when its fields of canola (also known as rapeseed) plants are in full bloom, surrounding the area's mountains with a blanket of golden flowers. Located near where Yunnan meets Guizhou and Guangxi, Luoping is about 240 kilometers east of Kunming. Not unlike the terraced fields of Yuanyang in southern Yunnan, Luoping's canola fields attract many photographers. The canola flowering lasts until late June. During this high travel season for the county regular buses leave from Kunming's bus stations on an almost hourly basis. Administrative divisions Luoping County has 3 subdistricts, 4 towns, 3 townships and 3 ethnic townships. ;3 subdistricts * Luoxiong () * Lashan () * Jiulong () ;4 towns ;3 townships * Dashuijing () * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
