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Hani People
The Hani or Ho people ( Hani: ''Haqniq''; zh, c=哈尼族, p=Hānízú; vi, Người Hà Nhì / 𠊛何贰) are a Lolo-speaking ethnic group in Southern China and Northern Laos and Vietnam. They form one of the 56 officially recognized nationalities of the People's Republic of China and one of the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups of Vietnam. In Laos, the Hani are more commonly known as ''Ho''. Distribution There are 12,500 Hani living in Lai Châu Province and Lào Cai Province of Vietnam. The Ho reside in the mountainous northern regions of Phongsaly Province in Laos, near the Chinese and Vietnamese borders. China Over ninety percent of present-day Hani peoples live in the Province of Yunnan in Southern China, located across the Ailao Mountains, between the Mekong River and the Red River (''Yuanjiang'' river). Subdivisions of Hani autonomous counties within prefecture-level cities and a prefecture, within Yunnan are: *Mojiang Hani Autonomous County — Pu'e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnic Hani Headgear China
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, society, culture, nation, religion, or social treatment within their residing area. The term ethnicity is often times used interchangeably with the term nation, particularly in cases of ethnic nationalism, and is separate from the related concept of races. Ethnicity may be construed as an inherited or as a societally imposed construct. Ethnic membership tends to be defined by a shared cultural heritage, ancestry, origin myth, history, homeland, language, or dialect, symbolic systems such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing style, art, or physical appearance. Ethnic groups may share a narrow or broad spectrum of genetic ancestry, depending on group identification, with many groups having mixed genetic ancestry. Ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani And Lahu Autonomous County
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the west central part of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County has 8 towns and 1 township. ;8 towns ;1 township * Tianba () Ethnic groups The ''Zhenyuan County Gazetteer'' (1995:74-79) lists the following ethnic groups and locations. All population statistics, given in parentheses, are as of 1988. * Yi **Luoluo 倮倮 (30,065 people) **Lawu 拉乌 (6,455 people): Zhedong 者东乡 Maidi 麦地, Madeng 马邓; Jiading 九甲乡 Santai 三台, Guoji 果吉, Jiujia 九甲 **Xiangtang 香堂 (12,312) ** Mili 米利 (1,127 people): Liwei 里崴乡 Xinjie 新街村 Laomahe 老马河社, Pingdi 平地村 Hetaohe 核桃河社, Wenduo 文夺村 Longshucao 龙树槽社; Mengda 勐大乡 Wenlai 文来村, small parts of Zhentai 振太乡 Taitou 台头村 **Menghua 蒙化 (345 people): Zhentai 振� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of Yunnan province, about south of Kunming, the provincial capital. Like much of the central and eastern parts of the province, it is part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The area is and the population is approximately 2.5 million. Near Yuxi city is Fuxian Lake, the second-deepest freshwater lake in China, where there have been discovered ancient fossils that are now in the possession of the Yuxi museum. There also are three other lakes around the city. They are Xingyun Lake, Qilu Lake, Yangzong Lake. Climate Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Yuxi has a mild subtropical highland climate ( Köppen ''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuanjiang Hani, Yi And Dai Autonomous County
Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It derives its name from the Red River (Asia), which is known as the Yuan River () in Yunnan, and is an important provincial crossroads for access to Southeast Asia. Administrative divisions Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County has 3 subdistricts, 2 towns and 5 townships. ;3 subdistricts * Honghe () * Lijiang () * Ganzhuang () ;2 towns * Manlai () * Yinyuan () ;5 townships Climate Due to its location at the bottom of a deep mountainous river valley, Yuanjiang lies at the junction of three different climate types, namely the tropical savanna climate ( Köppen ''Aw''), humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cwa'') and, uniquely for China, the hot subtype of a semi-arid climate (Köppen ''Bsh''). There are two main seasons: a dry sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ning'er Hani And Yi Autonomous County
The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City in the southwest of Yunnan Province, China. Name The county was formerly named Pu'er. When Simao changed its name back to Pu'er in 2007, the county's name was changed to Ning'er for clarity. Administrative divisions In the present, Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 3 townships. ;6 towns ;3 townships * De'an () * Puyi () * Liming () Demography The population of the county has a large proportion of native Hani and Yi people in a predominantly Han Chinese population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people. Ethnic Bai (population: 5,139) are found in Kesa , Heping village , Mengxian township (''Pu'er County Gazetteer'' 1993:120).http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=142503̩ The Datou people number 254 persons and are found in Ning'er County and Simao City. They consider themselves to be ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangcheng Hani And Yi Autonomous County
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan, China, bordering Laos and Vietnam to the south, making it the only county in the province to border more than one country. By road, its seat, the town of Menglie (), is from Kunming and from Simao District, the municipal seat of Pu'er. Geography and climate Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101°14'−102°19' E. Its seat, the town of Menglie (), has an elevation of . Located at an altitude of above , Jiangcheng, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate ( Köppen ''Cwa''), with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. Highs peak in April and May before the core of the rainy season and reach a minimum in December; however, the warmest and coolest months are June and December, respectively at and ; the annual mean is . June t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu'er City
Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the prefecture-level city itself. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area. The price of Pu'er has since recovered and Pu'er tea still contributes much to the income of the area. Etymology Nanzhao set a division called Bu'ri Jian () in 839 AD; this was the first time the region was integrated into the administrative system of a Chinese dynasty. In the Yuan dynasty, the central government changed the name to Pu'ri () in 1278. Finally in Ming dynasty, the name was changed to "Pu'er" () in 1384. The character of "er" () was changed to 洱 in Wanli Emperor period. The name "普洱" (Pu'er) has continued to be used to this day. Wa scholar Ni-ga states that the origin name "Bu'ri" is the exonym of Blang people in Baraoke language, a dialect of Wa language, which means "my broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County has 12 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;12 towns ;2 townships * Longtan () * Naha () ;1 ethnic township * Yi Mengnong () Demographics There was a total of 210,628 ethnic Hani in Mojiang County as of 2006. Hani subgroups in Mojiang County include the following, with 2006 population estimates (Jiang, et al. 2009:3) and language classifications (''Mojiang County Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2007:22).墨江哈尼族自治县民族宗教事务局编 (2007)墨江哈尼族自治县民族志(1950-2005) Mojiang, China: 墨江哈尼族自治县民族宗教事务局. *Bi-Ka languages ** Biyue 碧约 (63,359 people) ** Kaduo 卡多 (62,696 people) ** Ximoluo 西摩洛 (14,711 people) ** Kabie 卡别 (1,243 people) *Hao-Bai languages ** Haoni 豪尼 (29,915 people) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River (Vietnam)
The Red River, also known as the Hong River (; vi, Sông Hồng; Chữ Nôm: 瀧紅; Chữ Hán: 紅河), the ' and ' (lit. "Mother River") in Vietnamese, and the (, ' Nguyên Giang) in Chinese, is a -long river that flows from Yunnan in Southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin. According to C. Michael Hogan, the associated Red River Fault was instrumental in forming the entire South China Sea at least as early as 37 million years before present. The name red and southern position in China are associated in traditional cardinal directions. Geography The Red River begins in China's Yunnan province in the mountains south of Dali. Main headstreams Leqiu River, Xi River and Juli River confluence at Nanjian where they form the Lishe River. The Lishe River meets with another headstream, the Yijie River at Hongtupo, Chuxiong Prefecture. It flows generally southeastward, passing through Yi and Dai ethnic minority areas before leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in the Mekong make navigation difficult. Even so, the river is a major trade route between western China and Southeast Asia. Names The Mekong was originally called ''Mae Nam Khong'' from a contracted form of Tai shortened to ''Mae Khong''. In Thai and Lao, ''Mae Nam'' ("Mother of Water ) is used for large rivers and ''Khong'' is the proper name referred to as "River Khong". However, ''Khong'' is an archaic word meaning "river", loaned from Austroasiatic languages, such as Vietnamese ''sông'' (from *''krong'') and Mon ''kruŋ'' "river", which led to Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ailao Mountains
The Ailao Mountains (; Hani: ''Hhaqlol haolgaoq'') are located in Yunnan, China. The Ailao Mountain Nature Reserve Ailao or Ai Lao may refer to: * Ailao Mountains, Yunnan, China * 'Ailao, a traditional Samoan dance, a precursor to the Taualuga * Ailao, an ancient tribal alliance country, now Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture * Ailao toad (''Bufo ail ... is located in the Ailao Mountains, is about 503.60 square kilometres and was created in 1986. Mountain ranges of Yunnan Geography of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture Geography of Yuxi Geography of Pu'er Geography of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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