Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County () is an
autonomous county
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name.
There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are fo ...
located in the central part of
Yunnan Province
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, China. It is the westernmost
county-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...
of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Yuxi
Yuxi () is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately south of Kunming.
Geography
Yuxi is located in the center ...
.
Administrative divisions
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 6 townships.
;2 subdistricts
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Guishan ()
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Gucheng ()
;4 towns
;6 townships
Ethnic groups
The ''Xinping County Gazetteer'' (1993:106, 118) lists the following Yi and Hani subgroups.
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Yi: 111,555 (1987); subgroups are Niesu 聂苏, Nasu 纳苏, Chesu 车苏, Lalu 腊鲁,
Lawu
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拉乌, Mili 咪利, Micha 密查, Xiangtang 香堂, Luowu 罗武, Menghua 蒙化
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Niesu 聂苏: Lukuishan 鲁魁山 and Mopanshan 磨盘山 of Yangwu Township 扬武镇
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Nasu 纳苏: Xinhua 新化乡, Laochang 老厂乡, Feijia 费贾 of Pingdian 平甸乡, Taokong 桃孔, Baihe 白鹤, Zhedian 者甸
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Chesu 车苏: Laochang 老厂乡
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Hani: 9,547 (1987)
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Kaduo 卡多: Wajiao 挖窖 of Jianxing 建兴乡; Wasi 瓦寺 and Baizhi 柏枝 of Pingzhang 平掌乡; Shengli 胜利 of Mosha 漠沙乡
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Nuobi 糯比 and
Suobi 梭比: Meiziqing 梅子箐 of Jianxing 建兴乡; Dazhai 大寨 of Fuxing 复兴
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Woni 窝尼: Yani 亚尼 of Pingdian 平甸
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Duota 堕塔: Xinzhai 新寨村 of Panlong 盘龙
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Biyue 碧约: Mowei 磨味 of Jianxing 建兴乡
There are various Tai ethnic groups in Xinping County.
[Edmondson, Jerold A. 2008. "Shan and other Northern Tier Southeast Tai languages of Myanmar and China: Themes and Variations." In Diller, Anthony, Jerold Edmondson, & Yongxian Luo, (eds.) ''The Tai–Kadai languages''. London: Routledge.] They numbered 40,890 (15.54%) of the total population of Xinping County as of 2000, and include the following subgroups.
[新平县旅游局 (2004). 花腰傣之乡：新平体脸游. .]
*Tai Kha 傣卡 (Chinese Dai 汉傣): in Mosha Town 漠沙镇 and Yaojie Town 腰街镇
*Tai Sa 傣沙 (Tai Xa): in Mosha Township 漠沙镇
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Tai Ya
Tai Ya (), also known as Tai-Cung, Tai-Chung and Daiya, is a Southwestern Tai language of southern China. It is also known as Tai Hongjin () in China.
Speakers of Tai Hongjin live in the Red River (红河 or 元江) and Jinsha River (金沙 ...
傣雅 (Tai Yalun 傣雅伦): in Gasa Town 嘎洒镇 and Shuitang Township 水塘镇
These three groups are known as the 花腰傣, or 'Flowery-waisted Tai' due to the style of their women's clothing. Local
Tai languages
The Tai or Zhuang–Tai languages ( th, ภาษาไท or , transliteration: or ) are a branch of the Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai or Si ...
include the Yuánxīn 元新 dialect of
Tai Hongjin
Tai Ya (), also known as Tai-Cung, Tai-Chung and Daiya, is a Southwestern Tai language of southern China. It is also known as Tai Hongjin () in China.
Speakers of Tai Hongjin live in the Red River (红河 or 元江) and Jinsha River (金沙 ...
.
The Damuyu Flowery-Waist Dai Cultural and Ecological Tourist Village () is located in Longhe Village 龙河村, Mosha Township 漠沙镇.
Climate
References
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External links
Xinping County Official Website
County-level divisions of Yuxi
Yi autonomous counties
Dai autonomous counties
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