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Tai Ya
Tai Ya (), also known as Tai Cung, Tai Chung and Dai Ya, is a Southwestern Tai language of southern China. It has one dialect, Tai Hongjin (); Red Tai. Speakers of Tai Hongjin live in the Red River (红河 or 元江) and Jinsha River (金沙江) watershed regions of south-central Yunnan. Most are Buddhists, but few are Theravada. It is also spoken by around 5,000–6,000 people in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Unlike other more widely studied Dai languages, Tai Ya has no traditional orthography, though it has a rich oral tradition. Papers have noted that this lack of orthography may endanger the survival of Tai Ya in future generations in Thailand, as the Tai Ya people shift towards the use of Northern Thai and Central Thai, due to the lack of literature in Tai Ya. However, it has been attested that language vitality as a whole (including the majority speakers in Yunnan Province) is high and "likely to be spoken by future generations". Dialects Tai Hongjin can be split int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuanyang County, Yunnan
Yuanyang County (; Hani language, Hani: ''Yeiqyaq'') is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China, along the Red River (Asia), Red River. It is well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing. In 2013, part of the county formed the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces World Heritage Site, the 45th List of World Heritage Sites in China, World Heritage Site in China. Overview It covers an area of and has a population of approximately 365,000 (2002), of which 88% belong to ethnic minorities and 95% is associated with agriculture. The majority of the inhabitants of the county are from the Hani people, Hani ethnic group. The Gross domestic product, GDP of Yuanyang county in 2021 was 9,312 million Chinese yuan, Yuan. The administrative seat of the county is the town of ''Nansha'' (a.k.a. New Yuanyang) down in the Red River (Asia), Red River valley at an elevation of 240 meters. It is situated towards the north-east of the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiping County
Shiping County () is a county in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China. It is located about from Kunming, the provincial capital. The county has a population of approximately 280,000 and its area is . Shiping County is located in the northwest of Honghe Prefecture and borders Jianshui County to the east, Honghe County across the Honghe River to the south, Yuanjiang County and Xinping County to the west, and Tonghai County and Eshan County to the north. Notable sights The county features many gardens and colorful murals. Yilong Lake, a large fresh water lake with a surface area of 32 square km, is particularly notable for its scenery, including the colorful lotus flowers that bloom on its surface. It is located about east of the county seat. The Xiushan Temple is located southwest of the county seat. It was constructed during the Tang dynasty and renamed Xiushan Temple during the Ming dynasty. Administrative divisions I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lüchun County
Lüchun County () is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lai Châu Province to the south. Geography Lüchun is located in southwestern Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan. It borders Honghe County to the north, Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County and Yuanyang County, Yunnan to the east, Jiangcheng County to the west and Mojiang County to the northwest. It also borders the Muong Te District of Lai Châu Province, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ... to the south. Administrative divisions Lüchun County has 4 towns and 5 townships. ;4 towns ;5 townships Lüchun County was created in 1958 from 6 village offices of Yuanyang County, Honghe County, Jinping County a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuanjiang 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. Yuanjiang borders Shiping County to the east, Honghe County to the south, Mojiang County to the west and Xinping County to the north. 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 two different climate types, namely the tropical savanna climate (Köppen ''Aw'') and, uniquely for China, the hot su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenshan Prefecture
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in southeastern Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, and is the easternmost prefecture-level division of the province. It borders Baise, Guangxi, to the east, Vietnam's Hà Giang Province to the south for , Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Qujing to the north. Subdivisions Ethnic groups Wenshan is highly diverse. According to a local saying, "Han and Hui live by the market, Zhuang and Dai live by the water, Miao and Yi live on the mountains, and Yao live among the valleys." () Some of Wenshan's ethnic groups include: *Han Chinese *Tai peoples ** Zhuang (3 branches according to Kaup (2000); 4 branches according to Johnson (2011)Johnson, Eric C. 2011.A Lexical and Phonological Comparison of the Central Taic Languages of Wenshan Prefecture, China: Getting More Out of Language Survey Wordlists Than Just Lexical Similarity Percentages. SIL Electronic Working Papers 2011-005: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maguan County
Maguan County (, ) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south. Geography Maguan County is located in the southwest of Wenshan Prefecture, in southeastern Yunnan. It borders Malipo County to the east, Hekou County and Pingbian County to the west, Wenshan City to the north and Xichou County to the northeast. It also borders Vietnam: Xín Mần District and Hoàng Su Phì District of Hà Giang Province to the southeast and Si Ma Cai District and Mường Khương District Mường Khương is a huyện, rural district of Lào Cai province in the Northeast (Vietnam), Northeast region of Vietnam. ''Mường'' is as variation of ''Mueang#Etymology, Mueang''. As of 2003, the district had a population of 48,242. The di ... of Lào Cai Province to the southwest. Administrative divisions In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships. ;9 towns ;4 townships Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Chuxiong Prefecture, officially the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, c=楚雄彝族自治州 , p=Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Chuxiong Yi script: ， IPA: ; Yi script: ꊉꇑꆑꌠꑼꂰ; Yi Pinyin: wop lup nut su yuop mi), is an autonomous prefecture located in central Yunnan Province, China. It borders Kunming to the east, Yuxi and Pu'er City to the south, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Lijiang and Sichuan ( Panzhihua and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture) to the north. Chuxiong has an area of . The capital of the prefecture is Chuxiong City. Subdivisions There are two county-level cities and eight counties. Demographics As of the 2020 Chinese Census, Chuxiong Prefecture had a resident population of 2,416,747 and a population density of 90.53 inhabitants/km2. The 2010 Chinese Census reported a resident population of 2,684,000, while 2000 Census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayao County
Dayao County (; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA：) is a county of northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Geography Dayao County is located in the northwest of Chuxiong Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. It borders Yongren County and Yuanmou County to the east, Mouding County and Yao'an County to the south, Xiangyun County and Binchuan County to the west and Yongsheng County and Huaping County across the Jinsha River to the north. Administrative divisions Dayao County has 8 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;8 towns ;3 townships * Tanhua () * Tiesuo () * Santai Santai County ( zh, t=三台縣, s=三台县, w=San1-t῾ai2 Hsien4, p=Sāntái Xiàn; Sichuanese romanization: ''San-t῾ai Shien''; formerly known as Tungchwanfu, Sichuanese romanization: Tongchuanfu) is a county under the administration of the ... () ;1 ethnic township * Wanbi Dai and Lisu () Ethnic groups The ''Dayao Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lufeng County
Lufeng (; Yi script, Chuxiong Yi script: , International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA：) is a county-level city located in Yunnan province, China, administered as a part of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Geography Lufeng is located in the east of Chuxiong Prefecture in central Yunnan. It borders Fumin County, Xishan, Kunming, Xishan District and Anning, Yunnan to the east, Shuangbai County and Yimen County to the south, Chuxiong City and Mouding County to the west, and Yuanmou County and Wuding County to the north. Administrative divisions Lufeng County has 11 towns and 3 townships. ;11 towns ;3 townships * Zhongcun, Yunnan, Zhongcun () * Gaofeng, Yunnan, Gaofeng () * Tuo'an, Yunnan, Tuo'an () Ethnic groups The ''Lufeng County Gazetteer'' (1997:114) lists the following ethnic Yi people, Yi subgroups. *Luoluopu 倮罗濮 (exonym: Black Yi 黑彝): in Luochuan 罗川, Chuanjie 川街, Jinshan 金山, Zhongcun Jila 中村叽拉, Jiuzhuang Xinmin 旧庄新民, Qinfeng Yangxichong 勤 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuding County
Wuding County (; Yi script, Chuxiong Yi script: , International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. Wuding's county seat is located only 5 km from the seat of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County. It is a centre for titanium production. Wuding County borders Luquan County to the east, Fumin County and Lufeng, Yunnan to the south, Yuanmou County to the west, and Huili of Sichuan to the north. History Wuding was historically more important, being the center of a Zhou (administrative division), Zhou, equivalent to a prefecture-level division. The prefecture was established in 1567. In 1953 the administrative seat of the division moved to Chuxiong. Administrative divisions Wuding County has 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;7 towns ;3 townships * Tianxin, Yunnan, Tianxin () * Fawo, Yunnan, Fawo () * Huanzhou, Yunnan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongren County
Yongren County (; Chuxiong Yi script: , ) is a county under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north of Yunnan province, China. It borders Huili, Sichuan across the Jinsha River to the east, Yuanmou County to the southeast, Dayao County to the southwest, Renhe District of Panzhihua Panzhihua ( zh, c=攀枝花, p=Pānzhīhuā), formerly Dukou ( zh, labels=no, c=渡口), is a prefecture-level city located in the far south of Sichuan province, China, at the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers. It has an administrative ..., Sichuan to the northeast, and Huaping County across the Jinsha River to the northwest. Administrative divisions Yongren County has 3 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;3 towns * Yongding () * Yijiu () * Zhonghe () ;3 townships * Lianchi () * Weide () * Menghu () ;1 ethnic township * Yongxing Dai () Ethnic groups Yi subgroups in Yongren County include the Lipo 里颇, Luoluopo 罗罗颇, and Nuosu 诺 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
