Tianlin County (; za, Denzlinz Yen) is a county in the west of
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
, China, bordering the provinces of
Guizhou
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to the north and
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 ...
to the south. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Baise
Baise (; local pronunciation: ), or Bose, is the westernmost prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China bordering Vietnam as well as the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan. The city has a population of 4.3 million, of which 1.4 million live in the urba ...
.
Demographics
Ethnic
Yao are distributed mostly in the townships of Lizhou 利周, Lucheng 潞城, Bagui 八桂, Nongwa 弄瓦, Fuda 福达, and Badu 八渡, while ethnic
Yi are found in Changjing Village 常井村 of Ding'an Township 定安镇.
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The Miao of Tianlin County call themselves "Mengxia 孟夏", while the Zhuang call themselves Puyue 甫越 (''bu33 jui33''), the Han call themselves Kebianren 客边人 ('guest people'), and the Yi call themselves Buna 布那.
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Yao
The Yao of Tianlin County consist of the following four subgroups.
*Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶 (autonym: Qinmen 琴门, meaning '
mountain people
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This includes all rugged land above and all land (including plateaus) above elevation.
The climate is generally harsh, with s ...
' 山人)
*Pangu Yao 盘古瑶 (autonym: Yumian 育棉)
*Beilou Yao 背篓瑶 (autonym: Bunu 布努)
*Mubing Yao 木柄瑶 (autonym: Nuomo 诺莫)
Notable people
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Li Jinfang
Li Jinfang (; born October 1963 in Tianlin County, GuangxiLi Jinfang 锦芳 2006. Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China 南地区濒危语言调查研究 Beijing: Minzu University.) is a Chinese linguist at Minzu University ...
(ethnic
Zhuang): linguist at the
Minzu University of China
Minzu University of China (MUC, ) is a national public university in Haidian District, Beijing, China designated for ethnic minorities in China.
MUC was selected as one of national key universities to directly receive funding from Double First ...
Climate
References
Counties of Guangxi
Counties and cities in Baise
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