Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County () is an
autonomous county located in the central part of
Yunnan Province
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in 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 Kunming. The province borders the ...
, China. It is the westernmost
county-level division 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 Chi ...
of
Yuxi.
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
Hani may refer to:
People
* Hani (name)
* Hani (producer), a record producer and remixer from New York City
* Hani (singer), a South Korean singer and member of EXID
* Hani people, an ethnic group of China and Vietnam
Places
* Hani, an island in ...
: 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 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 S ...
include the Yuánxīn 元新 dialect of
Tai Hongjin.
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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