Yuexi County ( zh, s=越西县, , ) is a county located in the north of the

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (Nuosu language, Northern Yi: /nɛ˨˩ʂa˧/) is an autonomous prefecture occupying much of the southern extremity of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. Its seat is Xichang. Liangshan covers an area o ...

, in the south of

Sichuan Province Sichuan is a Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capita ...

, China.

History

Under imperial China, the area and its seat of government were known as or , variously read as ''Yuèxī'' or ''Yuèsuǐ'' in modern Chinese.

Administrative divisions

Yuexi County comprises 17

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and 2

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Fauna

The

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species '' Oreolalax liangbeiensis'', '' Oreolalax puxiongensis'', and '' Oreolalax pingii'' are

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to Yuexi County. The former two have only been recorded in the Puxiong Town.

Climate

References

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Amdo County-level divisions of Sichuan {{Sichuan-geo-stub