Xishan District () is one of seven

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of the

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Kunming Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...

, the capital of

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. It borders

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and

Chenggong District Chenggong District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China, situated on east bank of the Dian Lake. The name Chenggong is a transliteration of the word in Yi language ...

across Dianchi Lake to the east, Jinning District to the south, Anning, Yunnan and

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to the west and

Fumin County Fumin County () is a county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It borders Panlong District, Wuhua District, Songming County and Xundian County to the east, Luquan County to the north, Lufeng, Yunnan and Wuding County to the w ...

and Wuhua District to the north. Xishan District occupies the western bank of Dian Lake. It takes its name from the

Western Mountains The Western Mountains or Western Hills ( ''Xi Shan'') are a scenic mountain area located 12 km to the west of Kunming, Yunnan, China. They are formed by the Huating, Taihua and Luohan mountain ranges rising above the eastern and northern banks of ...

(''Xishan'') located within the district.

Administrative divisions

Majie, Jinbi, Yongchang, Qianwei, Fuhai, Zongshuying and Xiyuan Sub-district Offices, Biji Town, Haikou Town and Tuanjie Town

Ethnic groups

The ''Xishan District Ethnic Gazetter'' (2009:22) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. *Nasu 纳苏 or Nasi 纳斯 (Black Yi 黑彝) *Suoni 索尼 or Suowei 索围 (White Yi 白彝)

Notable locations

* Kunming Haikou Industrial Park * Kingdom of the Little People and World Butterfly Ecological Garden

References

External links

Xishan District Official Website
County-level divisions of Kunming {{Yunnan-geo-stub