Ninglang Yi Autonomous County (; ii, ꆀꆿꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ nip lat nuo su zyt jie jux dde xiep) is located in the northwest of
Yunnan province, China, bordering
Sichuan province to the northeast. It is under the administration of
Lijiang City. The county is home to the
Mosuo people
The Mosuo (; also spelled Moso, Mosso or Musuo), often called the Naxi among themselves, are a small ethnic group living in China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, close to the border with Tibet. Consisting of a population of approximately 40,000, ...
, who lived under the quasi-independent
Chiefdom of Yongning
Chiefdom of Yongning () was a Mosuo autonomous Tusi chiefdom during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The chiefdom was located at present-day Ninglang Yi Autonomous County at the convergence of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet.
According to legend, the anc ...
until abolished in 1956.
Ninglang Luguhu Airport
Ninglang Luguhu Airport is an airport serving Ninglang Yi Autonomous County and Lugu Lake (Luguhu), in northwestern Yunnan province, China. It is located in the village of Shifoshan (), Hongqiao Town, from Lugu Lake and from the Ninglang coun ...
is located in the county.
Administrative divisions
Ninglang Yi Autonomous County has 4 towns, 10 townships and 1 ethnic township.
;4 towns
;10 townships
;1 ethnic township
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Cuiyu Lisu and Pumi ()
Climate
References
External links
Ninglang County Official WebsiteLijiang City Official Site
County-level divisions of Lijiang
Yi autonomous counties
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