Baohua () is a town in

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 Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans appr ...

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 ...

, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 31,566 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2018, the town is divided into ten villages: * Baohua () * Yunhua () * Meixing () * Tujie () * Guangle () * Baizhu () * Yongzheng () * Xiaotieyao () * Hujie () * Wuliang ()

History

During the

Great Leap Forward The Great Leap Forward (Second Five Year Plan) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1958 to 1962. CCP Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to reconstruc ...

, it known as "Baohua Commune" (). It was upgraded to a town in 1988.

Geography

The town is situated at eastern

. The town is bordered to the north by

Nanjian Town Nanjian () is a town in and the county seat of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 49,854 and an area of . It is the political, economic and cultural center of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County. Adm ...

, to the east by

Midu County Midu County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in west-central Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions Midu County has 6 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township. ;6 towns ;1 township * Deju () ;1 ethnic towns ...

and Wuliangshan Town, to the south by Gonglang Town, and to the west by Yongcui Township. The highest point in the town is Baju Mountain () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is the river valley of Stone Cave Temple (), which, at above sea level. The Dalongtan Reservoir () is located in the town. The town experiences a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , and annual average sunshine hours in 2296.1 hours.

Economy

The principal industries in the area are agriculture.

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are the economic plants of this region. Food crops are mainly rice,

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, and

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. The region abounds with iron and

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Demographics

As of 2020, the

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estimates the town's population now to be 31,566.

Tourist attractions

The Stone Cave Temple () is a

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located in the town, it was originally built in late

Ming The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peop ...

(1368–1644) and early

Qing dynasties The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...

(1644–1911).

Transportation

The National Highway G214 passes across the town north to south. The S37 Hu-Ning Expressway is a north–south highway passing through the western town.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baohua, Nanjian County Divisions of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County