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Dongchuan
Dongchuan District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The district was approved to form from the former ''Dongchuan City'' by the State Council on December 6, 1998. History Dongchuan was upgraded to a city in 1958. In 1998, Dongchuan was merged into Kunming and became one of its districts. Geography Dongchuan is in the north of Kunming's administrative area. It borders Huize County to the east, Xundian County to the south, Luquan County to the west, and Qiaojia County and (across the Jinsha River) the counties of Huili and Huidong in Sichuan to the north. The district's highest point, Jiaozi Snow Mountain, is 4330 meters high, and its lowest point is 695 meters. As of 2000, Dongchuan has a population of 275,564. As of 2006, the population was 302,000. The area around Huagou in the Wumeng mountains has become famous through photographers who discovered the unique local landscape a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Chinese military center and the location of the headquarters for the US Army Forces China-Burma-India. Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, Wujiaba Airport served as the home of the Flying Tigers, First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Kunming was also a transport terminus for the Burma Road. Kunming is at an altitude of Above mean sea level, above sea level and a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer, and is situated in the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau. Kunming is the fourth most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing, Chengdu, and Xi'an, and the third most populous city in Southwestern China after Chongqing and Chengdu. As of the 2020 census, Kunmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of Guizhou, Sichuan, Autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions of Guangxi and Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet, as well as Southeast Asian countries Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, and Laos. Yunnan is China's fourth least developed province based on disposable income per capita in 2014. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the Northwest and low elevations in the Southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys as much as . Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of Vascular plant, higher plants in China, Yunnan has perhaps 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huize County
Huize County (, old name: ''Dongchuan 東川'') is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Qujing City, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Demography The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants. Geography Huize is in northeastern Yunnan and borders Xuanwei and Weining County, Guizhou to the east, Zhanyi District and Xundian County to the south, Dongchuan District and Qiaojia County to the west and Ludian County to the north. It is from the center of Qujing. Huize is located between mountains with rice fields at one side and a large earth dam to the south. Some of the mountain areas are blasted for construction materials. Administrative divisions Huize County has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;3 subdistricts * Gucheng () * Baoyun () * Jinzhong () ;7 towns ;12 townships ;1 ethnic township * Xinjie Hui () Climate Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qiaojia County
Qiaojia County () is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north and west. The population was 625,000 in 2019, 33,200 of whom belonged to ethnic minorities. It is both the southernmost and westernmost county-level division of Zhaotong City and located entirely on the right bank of the Jinsha River. The river valleys of Qiaojia are some of the lowest points in Yunnan province, at around 900 meters. The name of the county literally means 'City of industrious artisans'. The county is noted for being the site of the Baihetan Dam, located 40 km from the county seat. Construction of the dam required resettlement of 44,919 Qiaojia residents. Qiaojia is located at the junction of several geological faults. It was hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 2020, and also affected by the 2014 Ludian earthquake. Geography Qiaojia County is located in the northeast of Yunnan and in the southwest of Zhaotong. It borders Huize County to the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yi People
The Yi or Nuosu people (Nuosu language, Nuosu: , ; see also #Names and subgroups, § Names and subgroups) are an ethnic group in South China, southern China. Numbering nine million people, they are the seventh largest of the 55 Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority groups recognized by the Government of China, Chinese government. They live primarily in rural areas of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, usually in mountainous regions. The Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is home to the largest population of Yi people within China, with two million Yi people in the region. In neighbouring Vietnam, , there are 4,827 Lô Lô people (a subgroup of the Yi) living in the Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằng Province, Cao Bằng, and Lào Cai Province, Lào Cai provinces, in the country's north. The Yi speak various Loloish languages, closely related to Burmese language, Burmese. The prestige variety is Nuosu language, Nuosu, which is written in the Yi script. Locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiaozi Snow Mountain
Jiaozi Snow Mountain ( zh, s=轿子雪山, t=轎子雪山, p=Jiàozǐ Xuěshān) is a mountain located in northern central Yunnan, China. The mountain peak lies on the border Dongchuan District and Luquan County in Kunming city-level prefecture. The peak is the highest point in the Eastern Yungui Plateau and the highest point of the Gongwang Mountains. Jiaozi Snow Mountain is drained on all sides by tributaries of the Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ) is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows including Dam Qu River the longest source of the Yangtze, i ..., whose main stem flows past 20 km to the northwest. References Mountains of Yunnan Geography of Kunming {{China-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luquan County
Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County (; A-Hmao: ) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. As of the 2020 census the population was 378,881. The county seat has two bus stations. The first is the long-distance Kunming-Luquan bus station, near the access to the G108 highway. The second is the local public bus station behind the Wuxinglu street market, with buses north to Maoshan, Tuanjie, Zhongping and Sayingpan, south to Songde, east to Cuihua and west to Wuding County. Luquan County borders Xundian County and Dongchuan District to the east, Fumin County to the south, Wuding County to the west, and Huili and Huidong County of Sichuan across the Jinsha River to the north. Economy Luquan's agriculture is specialized in sericulture, chestnuts, white kidney beans, coffee, and tobacco. Administrative divisions Ethnic groups 29.95% of the population in 2020 belonged to ethnic minorities, mainly Yi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone Numbers In China
Telephone numbers in the People's Republic of China are administered according to the Telecommunications Network Numbering Plan of China. The structure of telephone numbers for landlines and mobile service is different. Landline telephone numbers have area codes, whereas mobile numbers do not. In major cities, landline numbers consist of a two-digit area code followed by an eight-digit local number. In other places, landline numbers consist of a three-digit area code followed by a seven- or eight-digit local number. Mobile phone numbers consist of eleven digits. Landline calls within the same area do not require the area code. Calls to other areas require dialing the trunk prefix ''0'' and the area code. The Special administrative regions of China, special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau are not part of this numbering plan, and use the calling codes +852, 852 and +853, 853 respectively. Mobile phones In mainland China, mobile phone numbers have eleven digits in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xundian County
Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is an autonomous county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the provincial capital. Geography Xundian lies northeast of the center of Yunnan. The Niulan River () flows through its territory. Xundian borders Malong District, Zhanyi District and Huize County to the east, Fumin County and Luquan County Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County (; A-Hmao: ) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. As of the 2020 census the population was 378,881. The county seat has two bus st ... to the west, Dongchuan District and Huize County to the north, and Songming County and Panlong District to the south. Administrative divisions Xundian is divided into 3 subdistrict, 9 towns and 4 townships: Rende Subdistrict (仁德街道), Tangzi Subdistrict (塘子街道), Jinsuo Subdistric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huidong County, Sichuan
Huidong County ( zh, s=会东县; ) is a county in the far south of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Geography Huidong is located in southern Sichuan. It borders Huili to the west, Ningnan County to the north, and Qiaojia County, Dongchuan District and Luquan County, Yunnan across the Jinsha River to the south and east. Administrative divisions Huidong County comprises 2 subdistricts, 13 towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ..., and 4 townships. Climate References County-level divisions of Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Amdo {{Sichuan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Meteorological Administration
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is the national weather service of the People's Republic of China. The institution is located in Beijing. History The agency was originally established in December 1949 as the Central Military Commission Meteorological Bureau. It replaced the Central Weather Bureau formed in 1941. In 1994, the CMA was transformed from a subordinate governmental body into one of the public service agencies under the State Council.CMA.gov history Meteorological bureaus are established in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-Hmao Language
The A-Hmao (or Ahmao) language, also known as Large Flowery Miao ( zh, 大花苗, p=Dà Huā Miáo), Hua Miao, or Northeast Yunnan Miao (), is a Hmongic language spoken in China. It is the language the Pollard script was designed for, and displays extensive tone sandhi. There is a high degree of literacy in Pollard among the older generation. The standard written language, both in Pollard and in Latin script, Latin script, is that of () village in Weining County. Classification The A-Hmao language is a branch of the West Hmongic languages, also known as Chuanqiandian Miao ( zh, c=川黔滇苗, l=Sichuan–Guizhou–Yunnan Miao) and Western Miao, which is a major branch of the Hmongic languages of China and Southeast Asia. Wang Fushi (1985) grouped the Western Miao languages into eight primary divisions: # Hmong language, Chuanqiandian Miao # Northeast Yunnan Miao (A-Hmao language) # Guiyang Miao # Huishui Miao # Mashan Miao # Luobohe Miao # Gejia language, Chong'anjiang Miao # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
