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Menglie
Menglie () is a town in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 32,032 and an area of . It is the political, economic and cultural center of Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. Etymology "Menglie" is a Dai place name, which means plain by a river. "Meng" means plain and "Lie" means river. Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into two communities and seven villages: * Dongcheng Community () * Xicheng Community () * Hongjiang () * Daxin () * Duoba () * Jiangbian () * Qiaotou () * Dazhai () * Niuluohe () History In 1902, the region came under the jurisdiction of Menglie Suppress Committee (). The town was formed in February 1983. In December 2005, Hongjiang Township () was merged into Menglie Town. Geography It lies at the southeastern of Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, bordering Kangping Town to the west, Laos to the south, Guoqing Township and Baozang Town to the north, and Qush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangcheng Hani And Yi Autonomous County
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (; Hani language, Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan, China, bordering Laos to the south and Vietnam to the southeast. It is one of the two counties in the province to border more than one country, the other being Mengla County which borders Laos and Myanmar. By road, its seat, the town of Menglie (), is from Kunming and from Simao District, the municipal seat of Pu'er. Geography and climate Jiangcheng is located in the south of Pu'er City in southern Yunnan. It borders Jinghong and Mengla County to the southwest, Lüchun County to the east, Mojiang County and Ning'er County to the north, and Simao District to the west. It also borders Vietnam (Muong Te District of Lai Châu Province and Muong Nhe District of Dien Bien Province) to the southeast and Laos (Yot Ou District of Phongsali Province to the south. Jiangcheng has latitude range of 22°20'−22°36' N and longitude range of 101 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guoqing Township
Guoqing Township () is a township in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 13,381 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages: * Medeng () * Luojie () * Tianfang () * Heping () * Habo () * Gale () Geography The township is situated at the central Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. The town shares a border with Baozang Town to the west, Qushui Town to the east, Jiahe Township to the north, and Menglie Town to the south. The township enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of and total annual rainfall of . Economy The economy of the township has a predominantly agricultural orientation, including farming and pig-breeding. Tea and sugarcane are the economic plants of this region. Demographics As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics () is a deputy-ministerial level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qushui, Jiangcheng County
Qushui () is a town in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 16,811 and an area of . The town sits at the junction of China, Vietnam and Laos. Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into seven villages: * Lvman () * Basan () * Lazhu () * Tianxin () * Longtang () * Gaoshan () * Nuna () History On December 28, 2012, it was upgraded to a town. Geography The town is situated at the eastern Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. The town is bordered to the north by Lüchun County, to the east by Vietnam, to the south by Laos, and to the west by Guoqing Township, Jiahe Township and Menglie Town. The highest point in the town is Mount Shiceng () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is in Gaoshan Village (), which, at above sea level. The town enjoys a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , annual average evaporation of , an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baozang
Baozang () is a town in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 11,000 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into six villages: * Shuicheng () * Liangmahe () * Banhe () * Haiming () * Qianjin () * Longma () History On December 28, 2012, it was upgraded to a town. Geography The town sits at the southwestern Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. It borders Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in the north, GuoqingTownship and Menglie Town in the east, Kangping Town in the south, and Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in the west. The town enjoys a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of , and total annual rainfall of . The Mengye River () and Nankeng River () flow through the town. Economy The economy of the province is mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry. Tea, sugarcane and natural rubber are the economic crops in the region. Demograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of China
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese (traditional: ; zh, p=zhèn , w=chen4). The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as fourth-level administrative units, along with, for example, townships ( zh, s=乡 , p=xiāng). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town. Similar to higher-level administrative units, the borders of a town would typically include an urban core (a small town with the population on the order of 10,000 people), as well as a rural area with some villages ( zh, labels=no, s=村 , p=cūn, or zh, labels=no, s=庄 , p=zhuāng). Map representation A typical provincial map would merely show a town as a circle centered at its urban area and labeled with its name, while a more detailed one (e.g., a map of a single county-level division) would also show the borders dividing the county or county-level city A county-level city () is a Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of China
Provinces ( zh, c=省, p=Shěng) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one province that is claimed, but not administered, which is Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China, Taiwan, currently administered by the Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC). The local governments of Chinese provinces consists of a Provincial People's Government headed by a Governor (China), governor that acts as the executive, a Provincial People's Congress with legislative powers, and a parallel provincial branch of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that elects a Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, party secretary and a Chinese Communist Party Provincial Standing Committee, provincial standing committee. Government Provinces are the most common form of province-level governments. The legislative bodies of the provinces are the Prov ... [...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] |
Prefecture-level City
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's administrative structure. Details During the Republican era, many of China's prefectural cities were designated as Counties of Taiwan, counties as the country's second level division below a province. From 1949 to 1983, the official term was a province-administrated city (Chinese: 省辖市). Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative structure (alongside prefecture of China, prefectures, Leagues of China, leagues and autonomous prefectures). Administrative chiefs (mayors) of prefectural level cities generally have the same rank as a division chief () of a national ministry. Since the 1980s, most former prefectures have been renamed into prefecture-level cities. A prefectural level city is a "city" () and "p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pu'er City
Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China. Pu'er City governs 9 counties, 1 district, 103 townships (towns), and a total population of 2.65 million. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the prefecture-level city itself. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area. The price of Pu'er has since recovered and Pu'er tea, a type of dark tea, still contributes much to the income of the area. Etymology Nanzhao set a division called Bu'ri Jian ( zh, labels=no, 步日瞼) in 839 AD; this was the first time the region was integrated into the administrative system of a Chinese dynasty. In the Yuan dynasty, the central government changed the name to Pu'ri ( zh, labels=no, 普日) in 1278. Finally in Ming dynasty, the name was changed to "Pu'er" ( zh, labels=no, 普耳) in 1384. The character of "er" ( zh, labels=no, 耳) was changed to 洱 in Wanli Emperor period. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous County
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are Counties of China, county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not an outright majority), or are the historic home of a significant minority population. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners. The latter are found in Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the former are found everywhere else. Maps List History Former autonomous counties of China See also * References External links * BJreview.com: "Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China" {{authority control Autonomous counties of the People's Republic of China, Autonomous administrative divisions of China, C County-level divisions of the People's Republic of China, * Counties of China Lists of counties, China, PRC Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ethnic Groups In China
The Han people are the largest ethnic group in mainland China. In 2010, 91.51% of the population were classified as Han (~1.2 billion). Besides the Han Chinese majority, 55 other ethnic (minority) groups are categorized in present-day China, numbering approximately 105 million people (8%), mostly concentrated in the bordering northwest, north, northeast, south and southwest but with some in central interior areas. The major ethnic minorities in China are the Zhuang (19.6 million), Hui (11.4 million), Uyghurs (11 million), Miao (11 million), Manchus (10.4 million), Yi (9.8 million), Tujia (9.6 million), Tibetans (7 million), Mongols (6.3 million), Buyei (3.5 million), Dong (3.5 million), Yao (3.3 million), Bai (2 million), Koreans (1.7 million), Hani (1.7 million), Li (1.6 million), Kazakhs (1.5 million), and Dai (1.2 million). At least 126,000 people from Canada, the United States and Europe are living in mainland China. In addition, there are a number of unrecog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In China
The time in China follows a single standard time offset of UTC+08:00, where Beijing is located, even though the country spans five geographical time zones. It is the largest sovereign nation in the world that officially observes only one time zone. The nationwide standardized time is named Beijing Time (BJT; ) domestically and China Standard Time (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. China Standard Time (UTC+8) is consistent across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. It is also equivalent with Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, most of Mongolia, Malaysia, Irkutsk Time of Russia, Western Australia, and Central Indonesia. History In the 1870s, the Shanghai Xujiahui Observatory was constructed by a French Catholic missionary. In 1880s officials in Shanghai French Concession started to provide a time announcement service using the Shanghai Mean Solar Time provided by the aforementioned observatory for ships into and out of Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
