Shangyun () is a town in

Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (; Lahu: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southwestern Yunnan province, China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang, and refers to the Mekong River (known in Chinese as the Lancang) on i ...

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 2018 census it had a population of 45,000 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into eleven villages: * Shangyun () * Balao () * Nanwa () * Manbeng () * Mengfo () * Naruan () * Nannai () * Wengban () * Mangjiao () * Nonglang () * Xiayun ()

History

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, it was known as "Shangyun District". It was officially designated a town until an administrative reorganisation in 1988.

Geography

The town is situated at northwestern

. The town is bordered to the north by

Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County () is a county in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lincang. Administrative divisions Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Bulang and Da ...

and Wendong Wa Ethnic Township, to the east by Dashan Township and Donghe Township, to the south by

Fubang Township Fubang Township () is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 21,000 and an area of . Etymology The name "Fubang" () comes from the first word of the village name "Fuyong" () and "B ...

, and to the west by

Mujia Township Mujia Township (; tdd, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥣᥐᥱ) is a township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 16,113 and an area of . Etymology "Mujia" is a Tai Nuea language name, which means "pla ...

and Ankang Wa Ethnic Township. The town is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of . Winter are warm, while summer are cool. It is surrounded by mountains, notably Mount Longtanjian (; ) in the north, Mount Baishitou ( in the east; ), Mount Houdiyakou (; ) in the south, and Mount Chumake (; ) in the west. In the middle is a basin. The Shangyun River flows through the town. The Taojinhe Reservoir () is a

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

in the town, which provides drinking water and water for irrigation.

Economy

The principal industries in the town are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources. The main crops of the region are grains, followed by corns and vegetables.

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sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northe ...

natural rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Thailand, Malaysia, and ...

, ''

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'',

mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree ''Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South a ...

pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...

, and

Walnut A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...

are the economic plants of this region. The region abounds with coal, copper,

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, and

manganese Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy use ...

Demographics

The

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 stati ...

estimates the town's population was 45,000 in 2018.

Tourist attractions

The county is rich in Buddhist traditions. Laojiemian Temple (), Chengzimian Temple (), Xiachengmian Temple () are major Buddhist temples in the town. Xiayun Christ Church () is a church in the town. The White Pagoda () is a popular attraction.

Education

* Lancang No. 2 High School

Hospital

* Lancang No. 2 People's Hospital

Transportation

The China National Highway 214 passes across the town north to south.

References

Bibliography

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shangyun Towns of Pu'er City Divisions of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County