Kaiyuan () is a

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within the

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Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, s=红河哈尼族彝族自治州, t=紅河哈尼族彝族自治州, p=Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Hani language, Hani: ; Yi script, Yi: ꉼꉸꉳꆃꁈꆃꁈꊨꏦꍓ) is an auto ...

in the southeast of

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

province, China.

Geography

The maximum sea level of Kaiyuan is 2,775.6 meters and the minimum is 950 meters. It borders

Mile City Mile (; ; Hani language: ; Yi: ) is a county-level city located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. It is named after the Maitreya Buddha, for which there was a temple located on a nearby mountain, making it the o ...

to the north,

Qiubei County Qiubei County () is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in southeast Yunnan province, China. Qiubei County is bordered by Guangnan County across the Qingshui River to the east, Yanshan County, Yunnan an ...

and

Yanshan County, Yunnan Yanshan County (; ) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately an ...

to the east,

Mengzi City Mengzi ( zh, c=蒙自 , p=Méngzì; Hani: ) is a city in the southeast of Yunnan Province, China. Administratively, it is a county-level city and the prefectural capital of the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, located about southeast f ...

and

Gejiu Gejiu () (, ; Hani: ''Goqjef''; formerly known as Kochiu) is a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, with 202,000 urban inhabitants (ranked 14th largest city in Yunnan). It is the site of China's la ...

to the south, and

Jianshui County Jianshui County (; Hani: ''Jeifsyu''; Yi: ꏧꎴ / jiep sho) is a city in Honghe prefecture, Yunnan province, China. and remains an important transportation crossroad. Previously, it has been known as Lin'an () or Huili (); today, the name Lin ...

to the west.

Administrative divisions

At present, Kaiyuan City has 2 subdistricts, 2 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;2 subdistricts * Lebaidao () * Lingquan () ;2 towns * Zhongheying () * Xiaolongtan () ;2 townships * Yangjie () *

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() ;1 ethnic township *

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Demography

It has a population of 299,000, of whom 156,000 belong to ethnic minorities, including Yi, Zhuang, Miao, and Hui.

Ethnic groups

The ''Kaiyuan City Almanac '' (1996:618) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. *Gaisu 改苏 (autonyms: Gaisupo 改苏泼, Luoluopo 倮倮泼; exonyms: Luoluo 倮倮); ancestors migrated from Luxi 泸西 and

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弥勒 **Mazheshao Township 马者哨: Sanjia 三家 **Dazhuang Township 大庄: in Taoshu 桃树 and Longtan 龙潭 **Yangjie Township 羊街: in Hongtu 红土, Gucheng 古城, Wolonggu 卧龙谷 * Azha 阿扎 (exonym: Pula 朴喇); ancestors are from

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. **Daizhanpo 呆占泼: in Beige 碑格, Xiaozhao 小寨, Xiamizhe 下米者, Jiaji 架吉, etc. of Beige Township 砷格乡 ** Anipo 阿尼泼: in Zongshe 宗舍, Masangqing 马桑箐, and Qibudi 期不底, etc. of Yangjie Township 羊街乡 ** Labapo 腊拨泼: in Jiagu 架古, Xieshimu 螯始母, and Luopodong 落坡洞 of Beige Township 碑格乡; Laozhai 老寨 of Dazhuang Township 大庄乡, etc. **Axiheipo 阿洒黑泼: in Jiufang 酒房 and Hongshiyan 红石岩 of Lebaidao 乐白道; Chongmen 冲门 of Mazheshao Township 马者哨乡, etc. **Digaopo 底高泼: in Dapingzhai 大平寨, Bajiazhai 八家寨, and Miduo 米朵 of Zhongheying Township 中和营乡; Hulutang 葫芦塘 of Mazheshao Township 马者哨乡; Adeyi 阿德邑 of Lebaidao 乐白道; Taoshu 桃树 of Dazhuang Township 大庄乡, etc. * Azhe 阿哲: in Jiedian 楷甸 of Lebaidao Township 乐白道; and Chongzi 冲子 of Mazheshao Township 马者哨 Daizhanpo 呆占泼 and Digaopo 底高泼 are identified by Pelkey (2011)Pelkey, Jamin. 2011. ''Dialectology as Dialectic: Interpreting Phula Variation''. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. as Hlepho Phowa speakers. Labopho means ‘Highland Pho’, and Digaopho means ‘Lowland Pho’. Pelkey (2011:110) identifies Phowa subgroups as Hlepho (), Anipho (), Digaopho (), Labopho (), and Asaheipho ().

Culture

Kaiyuan is thought highly of in the field of traditional martial arts, and held the first Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Festival in 2006.

Economy

Kaiyuan is a long-established industrial city, which has been paying much attention to its environment problems. Its aim is "to construct an affluent city with an ecological industrial base". Kaiyuan is also home to the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. With the approval of the central government, Yunnan has established an experimental zone for private small businesses at Kaiyuan

Climate

References

External links

Kaiyuan City Official Website
County-level divisions of Honghe Prefecture Cities in Yunnan Long stubs with short prose {{Yunnan-geo-stub