Nanjian Yi Autonomous County () is a county in the
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (; Bai: ) is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. Dali has an area of and its seat is located in Xiaguan, Dali City.
Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into ...
located in the west central part 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
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 3 townships.
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;3 townships
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Yongcui ()
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Leqiu ()
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Bixi
Bixi, or Bi Xi (), is a figure from Chinese mythology. One of the 9 sons of the dragon, 9 sons of the Dragon King, he is depicted as a Chinese dragon, dragon with the shell of a turtle. Stone Chinese sculpture, sculptures of Bixi have been used ...
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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 乐龙寨, Goujie 狗街, Yanzijiao 岩子脚, Luodihe 落底河
*Lisu
*Han
In Nanjian County, ethnic Bulang are located in Banqiao Village 板桥村,
Langcang Township 浪沧乡 (''Dali Prefecture Gazetteer, Vol. 9'' 1998:127).
Transportation
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China National Highway 214
China National Highway 214 (G214) runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunnan. It is 3,256 kilometres in length and runs south from Xining towards Tibet, and ends in Yunnan Province.
Route and distance
See also
* China National Highways
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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 province in the southwest of the People's Republic of Chin ...
Climate
References
External links
Nanjian County Official Website
County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
Yi autonomous counties
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