Luoping County () is located in Qujing City, in eastern

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province, China. It borders Xingyi,

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to the east, Xilin County,

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to the southeast, Shizong County to the southwest, and Luliang County, Qilin District and Fuyuan County, Yunnan to the northwest. The county of Luoping in eastern

is noted for its springtime scenery, when its fields of

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(also known as

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) plants are in full bloom, surrounding the area's mountains with a blanket of golden flowers. Located near where Yunnan meets

and

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, Luoping is about 240 kilometers east of Kunming. Not unlike the terraced fields of Yuanyang in southern

, Luoping's canola fields attract many

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s. The canola flowering lasts until late June. During this high travel season for the county regular buses leave from

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's bus stations on an almost hourly basis. Canola field in Luoping

Administrative divisions

Luoping County has 3 subdistricts, 4 towns, 3 townships and 3 ethnic townships. ;3 subdistricts * Luoxiong () * Lashan () * Jiulong () ;4 towns ;3 townships * Dashuijing () *

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() * Laochang () ;3 ethnic townships * Lubuge Buyi and Miao () * Jiuwuji Yi () * Zhangdi Buyi ()

Ethnic groups

The ''Luoping County Gazetteer'' (1995:601) lists the following Yi subgroups and their respective locations. *Wopu / Large Black Yi **Majie town : Dayiben , Jiudaogou , Jigu **Agang township : Satuge *Nasupu / Small Black Yi (pop. 20,000+) **Huancheng township : Poyi **Fule town : Lefeng **Alu township : Qile , Feige **Agang township : Yiyi **Jiuwuji township : Anmule , Muxing , Fawan , Laozhai **Majie town : Daimo , Luji **Changdi township : Deshao , Bazuo *Gepu / Gan Yi (pop. 4,300+) **Huancheng township : Zhonghe , Budai *Awu (pop. 100) **Huancheng township *Luwu / White Yi Buyi is also spoken in Luoping County. Zhou (2013) documents the Buyi dialects of Shangmute 上木特, Xiamute 下木特, Dabulong 大补笼, and Yize 以则 villages, all of which are in Changdi Township 长底乡.

Climate

References

External links

Luoping County official website
County-level divisions of Qujing Long stubs with short prose {{Yunnan-geo-stub