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Nasu Language
Nasu (Naisu, Eastern Yi), or Nasu proper, is a Loloish language spoken by a quarter million Yi people of China. Nasu proper and Wusa Nasu are two of six Yi languages recognized by the government of China. Unlike most written Yi languages, Nasu proper uses the Pollard (Miao) script. A distinct form of the Yi script was traditionally used for Wusa, though few can still read it. Names According to the ''Guizhou Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2002),Guizhou Province Gazetteer: Ethnic Gazetteer ��州省志. 民族志(2002). Guiyang: Guizhou Ethnic Publishing House ��州民族出版社 Yi autonyms include Nasu 哪苏, Tusu 兔苏, Lagou 腊勾, Guo 果, and so forth. Most of Yi people of the Luquan area do not have the autonym Luoluo and Nasu (transliterated into Chinese as 纳苏) means "black", hence the Black Yi (黑彝 Hei Yi), though Black Yi is an aristocratic caste distinction among the Yi People, and Black Yi Script (Heiyiwen) was a Latin script for Yi introduced by missionaries. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan County
Panzhou () is a county-level city in southwestern Guizhou province, China, on the border with Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Liupanshui. Administrative divisions As of 2017, Panzhou is divided into fourteen towns, seven townships, and six subdistricts. Geography Panzhou is located in western Guizhou province and southwestern Liupanshui. Panzhou shares a border with Fuyuan County and Xuanwei to the west, Pu'an County to the east, Shuicheng District to the north, and Xingyi to the south. Panzhou has a total area of . Geology Panzhou is located in the South China Karst, with mostly on a mountain plateau. The terrain elevation is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, and uplifted in the center and south. Climate Panzhou has a humid subtropical climate with monsoon influence. It has an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 271 days and an average of 1593 annual sunsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xuanwei
Xuanwei () is a county-level city in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing. Administrative divisions Xuanwei City has 9 subdistricts, 13 towns and 7 townships. ;9 subdistricts ;13 towns ;7 townships Food It is famous as the origin of Xuanwei ham Xuanwei ham () is a dry-cured ham in Qujing Prefecture of Yunnan province, China. Xuanwei ham has a 250-year history dating back to 1766. In 1909 it was first mass-produced and gained popularity. In 1915 Xuanwei ham won a gold medal at Panama Int .... Climate References External linksXuanwei City official website County-level divisions of Qujing Cities in Yunnan {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...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 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, Yunnan, Gucheng () * Baoyun, Yunnan, Baoyun () * Jinzhong, Yunnan, Jinzhong () ;7 towns ;12 townships ;1 ethnic township * Xinjie Hui, Yunnan, Xinjie Hui () Climate Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hezhang County
Hezhang () is a county in the northwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Ethnic groups The ''Hezhang County Gazetteer'' (2001:105-108) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations. *Bai: 3,856 persons (1995) ** Qixingmin (): located in Yongkang () and Shanmuqing (), Shuitangbao Township () ***Autonyms/Yi exonyms: Luoju (), Zhuoluoju () ***Historical names: Boren () and Baizi () ***Other names: Qixingmin () and Minjia () ***Surnames: Zhang (), Li (), Su (), Yang (), Zhao (), Xu (), Qian () ***Locations: ancestors from Sandaohe (), Weining County Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village () and the historic site of Shi ... **Nanjingren () (Yi exonym: Awutu ) *Buyi: 2,939 persons (1995): in Nongcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuicheng District
Shuicheng () is a district in the west of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of Liupanshui city. Biodiversity Shuicheng is home to two amphibian species that are not known from anywhere else: the horned toad ''Xenophrys shuichengensis'' and Shuicheng salamander The Shuicheng salamander (''Pseudohynobius shuichengensis'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, Endemism, endemic to China. Its type locality is Shuicheng County, Shuicheng in Guizhou Province, and it is not yet known from elsew ... (''Pseudohynobius shuichengensis''). External links County-level divisions of Guizhou Liupanshui {{Guizhou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weining Yi, Hui, And Miao Autonomous County
Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village () and the historic site of Shimenkan church (). In the early 20th century, the village of Shimenkan was known as the Overseas Heaven and a sacred civilized area due to the contributions by Rev. Sam Pollard, a British Methodist missionary. Climate Weining has a subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ... ( Köppen ''Cwb''). The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September. References External linksOfficial website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhenxiong County
Zhenxiong County () is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, under the administration of Zhaotong prefecture and bordering Guizhou and Sichuan. Geography Zhengxiong County is located in the northeastern part of Yunnan province. It has an area of , a latitude ranging from 27° 17' to 27° 50' N and a longitude ranging from 104° 18' to 105° 19' E. The county has a maximum north-south extent of and a maximum east-west width of . It borders Xuyong County (Sichuan) to the east across the Chishui River, Hezhang County (Guizhou) to the south, Yiliang County to the west, and Weixin County to the north. The village of Delong () in Potou Township () is located near the triple intersection point of the three provinces, and is so nicknamed the "fowl cry of the three provinces" (). By road, the prefectural seat of Zhaotong is to the west, Kunming is to the southwest, Guiyang is to the southeast, Chongqing is to the northeast, and Chengdu to the north-northwest. Zhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingzhen
:''The term ''Qingzhen'' can also refer to Chinese Muslims, Chinese Islamic cuisine or the Hui ethnic group.'' Qingzhen () is a county-level city under the administration of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, China. It is located to the west of Guiyang's urban core, bordering Huaxi District Huaxi District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, Southwest China. Huaxi has an area of and a population of 328,700. Its GDP was 4.35 billion RMB in 2006. It is named af ... to the southeast, the districts of Guanshanhu and Baiyun to the east and Xiuwen County to the northeast. Climate References External linksOfficial website of Qingzhen Government Cities in Guizhou [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayong County
Nayong County () is a county in the west of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie city. It is rich in natural resources: coal, lead, zinc, marble, sulfur, iron, fluorite, dolomite, limestone and others. A significant portion of Guizhou's coal production is extracted in Nayong. Nayong's marble is famous in China, and the annual production is . For agriculture, timber, tobacco, walnut and tea are some products of importance. In 2016, the total GDP was , with a GDP per capita of . Administrative divisions Nayong is partitioned in the following town-level divisions: Climate Demographics The total population is a little over 1 million people as of 2016 with a male to female ratio of 1.07:1. The urban population was 242,379 people. Nayong is home to at least 29 ethnic minorities such as Miao, Yi, Bai, Buyi, Hui, Dong and Zhuang. Transportation * G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway The Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway (), designated as G76 and commonly referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhijin County
Zhijin County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie in west-central Guizhou province, China. History Zhijin has been inhabited since the Qin, populated mainly by the Gelao. After the Jin, the Yi moved in. During the Kangxi Era of the Qing, a city was founded named Pingyuan. In 1914, it was renamed Zhijin after one of its streets. Geography Zhijin County is located in the southeastern part of Bijie City, roughly in the middle of Guizhou province. It is 151 km from Guiyang, 95 km from Anshun, 129 km from Bijie City. It spans 82.5 km from East to West, and 66 km from North to South. Its total area is . Karst topography dominates the landscape, with caves everywhere. The Zhijin Cave 22 km from the county seat is considered the most magnificent cave in China, and is a popular tourist spot. The highest point in the county has altitude 2262 m, and the lowest 1319 m. Climate The average temper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafang County
Dafang (), called Dading () until 1958, is a county of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie Bijie () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and Yunnan to the west. The Daotianhe Reservoir, located to the north of the town was commissioned in 1965 with a rated annual capacit ... city. Climate References County-level divisions of Guizhou Bijie {{Guizhou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
