Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County () is an

autonomous county Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are Counties of China, county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not ...

located in the central part of

Yunnan Province 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 ...

, China. It is the westernmost

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of the

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Yuxi Yuxi ( zh, c=玉溪, p=Yùxī) 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 i ...

. It borders Eshan County and

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 i ...

to the east;

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 deri ...

and

Mojiang County Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China. It borders Zhenyuan County and Xinping County to the north, Yuanjiang County, Honghe County and ...

to the south; Zhenyuan County to the west; and Shuangbai County to the north.

Administrative divisions

Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 6 townships. ;2 subdistricts * Guishan () * Gucheng () ;4 towns ;6 townships

Ethnic groups

The ''Xinping County Gazetteer'' (1993:106, 118) lists the following Yi and Hani subgroups. * Yi: 111,555 (1987); subgroups are Niesu 聂苏, Nasu 纳苏, Chesu 车苏, Lalu 腊鲁, Lawu 拉乌, Mili 咪利, Micha 密查, Xiangtang 香堂, Luowu 罗武, Menghua 蒙化 ** Niesu 聂苏: Lukuishan 鲁魁山 and Mopanshan 磨盘山 of Yangwu Township 扬武镇 ** 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 ** Chesu 车苏: Laochang 老厂乡 * Hani: 9,547 (1987) **

Kaduo Kaduo (Khatu; ) is a Southern Loloish language spoken in Mojiang, Jiangcheng, Ning'er, Zhenyuan, and Xinping counties of Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximate ...

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 ** Nuobi 糯比 and Suobi 梭比: Meiziqing 梅子箐 of Jianxing 建兴乡; Dazhai 大寨 of Fuxing 复兴 ** Woni 窝尼: Yani 亚尼 of Pingdian 平甸 ** Duota 堕塔: Xinzhai 新寨村 of Panlong 盘龙 ** 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 *

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� ...

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, Zhuang–Tai, or Daic languages (Ahom language, Ahom: 𑜁𑜪𑜨 𑜄𑜩 or 𑜁𑜨𑜉𑜫 𑜄𑜩 ; ; or , ; , ) are a branch of the Kra–Dai languages, Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spo ...

include the Yuánxīn 元新 dialect of

Tai Hongjin Tai Ya (), also known as Tai Cung, Tai Chung and Dai Ya, is a Southwestern Tai languages, Southwestern Tai language of southern China. It has one dialect, Tai Hongjin (); Red Tai. Speakers of Tai Hongjin live in the Red River (Asia), Red River ...

. 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

External links

Xinping County Official Website
County-level divisions of Yuxi Yi autonomous counties Dai autonomous counties Long stubs with short prose {{Yunnan-geo-stub