LincangLincang (simplified Chinese: 临沧; traditional Chinese: 臨滄; pinyin: Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. HistoryLincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty. On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancellation of Lincang District and set up prefecture-level Lincang city.
YunnanProvince in Southwest ChinaProvince in ChinaYi nameYiꒊꆈyyp nuoTai Lue nameTai Lueᦍᦲᧃᧉᦓᦱᧃᧉjin naanLisu nameLisuꓬꓱ-ꓠ ye naTibetan nameTibetanཡུན་ནན་ yun nanNorthern Thai nameNorthern Thaiᩅᩥᩮᨵᩉᩁᩣ᩠ᨩ WitheharatThai nameThaiยูนนาน YunnanVietnamese nameVietnameseVân Nam 雲南Lao nameLaoຢຸນນານ yun nānBurmese nameBurmeseယူနန်ပြည်နယ် yunanpranynaiShan nameShanယူႇၼၢၼ်ႇ၊ မိူင်း yū⸒nān⸒, möṅːYunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China, spanning approximately 394,000 km (152,000 sq mi) and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020).
Nansan, YunnanNansan Town (Chinese: 南伞镇; pinyin: Nánsǎn Zhèn) is a town under the jurisdiction of Zhenkang County, Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.
Simplified Chinese charactersStandardized set of Chinese charactersTraditional Chinese charactersTraditional Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets used to write the Chinese language, with the other being simplified characters. Traditional characters predominated in written Chinese, the historical lingua franca of East Asia, until the mid-20th century. Today, they are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as in most overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia.
Prefecture-level cityA prefecture-level city (simplified Chinese: 地级市; traditional Chinese: 地級市; pinyin: Dìjíshì) or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. It usually consists of multiple sub-prefecture-level cities or towns and the surrounding countryside.
PinyinScheme for the Chinese Phonetic AlphabetSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseLiteral meaningscheme of spelled Han language sounds This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
ChinaCountry in East AsiaChina, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Its geography features the Central Plain, major rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow River, deserts, subtropical and temperate forests, plateaus, and mountain ranges such as the Himalayas.Local governmentLowest tier in the public administration pyramid
County (China)Tibetan nameTibetanརྫོང་།(formerly 宗 in Chinese)Zhuang nameZhuangYenKorean nameHangul현Mongolian nameMongolian CyrillicШяньMongolian scriptᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨUyghur nameUyghurناھىيەManchu nameManchu scriptᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨMöllendorffhiyanKazakh nameKazakhاۋدانауданaudanKyrgyz nameKyrgyzوودانооданoodanDaur nameDaurguasOroqen nameOroqenjaamunCounties (县) are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in provinces and autonomous regions and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banners and city districts.
Shan StateThis article contains Burmese script. Without proper , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script.Bulang peopleThe Blang people (known in China as Bulang; Chinese: ; pinyin: Bùlǎngzú) or Plang (Thai: ) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They live in the areas of southern China, and parts of Myanmar and Thailand. There are estimated 1,200 of them in Thailand, living mostly in Chiang Rai province with some emigrated to work as laborers and settle in Nakhon Pathom province and in Greater Bangkok.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.