Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (;

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: ; Bai: ) is an

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 ...

in the

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, s=大理白族自治州, p=Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu; Bai: ) is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. between longitudes 98°52′ to 101°03′ east and lat ...

, in northwestern

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 ...

Province, China. It was known as Menghua () until the 1950s. Weishan borders

Midu County Midu County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It borders Xiangyun County and Nanhua County to the east, Jingdong County and Nanjian County to the south, Weishan County to ...

to the east,

Nanjian County Nanjian Yi Autonomous County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in northwestern Yunnan province, southwest China. It borders Midu County to the east, Jingdong County and Yun County to the south, Fengqing County to the w ...

and

Fengqing County Fengqing County () is located in Lincang City, Yunnan province, China. During the Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the ...

to the south, Yangbi County and Changning County to the west, and

Dali City Dali City (, Bai: or ) is the county-level seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan, China. Dali City is administered through 12 township-level districts, two of which are also commonly referred to as Dali. Xiag ...

to the north.

Geography

It is situated in the upper section of the

Ailao Mountains The Ailao Mountains are located in Yunnan, China. They extend northward from the Yun range, and are located at the intersection of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the Tibetan Plateau, and the Hengduan Mountains. The Ailao Mountain Nature Reserv ...

and the Wuliang Mountains.

Administrative divisions

Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County has 4 towns and 6 townships. ;4 towns ;6 townships

Climate

Transportation

Rail

Weishan has a rail station called Weishan Railway Station, with services to

and

Lincang Lincang ( zh, s=临沧 , t=臨滄 , p=Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. History Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty. On December 26, 2003, ...

References

External links

Weishan introduction
County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Yi autonomous counties Hui autonomous counties National Famous Historical and Cultural City {{Yunnan-geo-stub