Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County

Updated on Oct 21, 2023

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Prefecture-level city Yuxi Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Website yjx.gov.cn Local time Sunday 8:45 AM Area code 0877		Elevation 396 m (1,299 ft) Postal code 653300 Area 2,858 km² Province Yunnan

Country People's Republic of China Weather 26°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 52% Humidity Points of interest The World Wide Highest Bridge Tourist Attraction

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (Chinese: 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县; pinyin: Yuánjiāng Hānízú Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (澧江镇), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It derives its name from the Red River (Asia), which is known as the Yuan River (元江) in Yunnan, and is an important provincial crossroads for access to Southeast Asia.

Map of Yuanjiang, Yuxi, Yunnan, China

Hani

The Yuanjiang County Almanac (1993:81) lists the following Hani subgroups.

Hani 哈尼 (autonyms: Hani 哈尼、Nuomei 糯美、Nuobi 糯比)

Haoni 豪尼 (exonyms: Haoni 豪尼、Duota 多塔、Asuo 阿梭、Budu 布都、Kaduo 卡多、Biyue 碧约、Ximoluo 西摩洛、Baihong 白宏)

Yi

The Yuanjiang County Almanac (1993:89) lists the following Yi subgroups.

Niesu 聂苏

Shansu 山苏

Bula 卜拉

Lalu 腊鲁

Dai

The Yuanjiang County Almanac (1993:94) lists the following Dai subgroups and their respective locations.

Dai Le 傣泐 (Water Dai 水傣): Manlai 曼来、Mandan 曼但、Manyang 曼漾、Manfei 曼费、Manzhangna 曼章那、Manliangfei 曼梁费、Linliang 琳琅、Doulang 都郎、Xiaoyan 小燕、Longtan 龙潭、Zhega 者嘎、Lijiang 澧江

Dai Zhong 傣仲 (Large-Headed Flowery-Waist Dai 大头花腰傣): Dashuiping 大水平、Dabaitian 大白田、Longdong 龙洞、Nalu 那路、Lizhishu 荔枝树、Dalu Xinzhai 大路新寨、Nawai 那整、Shagoutou 沙沟头

Dai Ya 傣雅 (Small-Headed Flowery-Waist Dai 小头花腰傣): Ximencun 西门村、Lvlintian 绿林田、Tincun 新村、Shuanggao 双高、Gaokan 高坎、Xiaohongmiao 小红庙

Dai De 傣得 (Dong'e Flowery-Waist Dai 东峨花腰傣): Dong'eba 东峨坝

Dai Zhang 傣涨 (Ganzhuang Flowery-Waist Dai 甘庄花腰傣): Ganzhuangba 甘庄坝

Dai Ka 傣卡 (Chinese Dai 汉傣): Cuoke 撮科、Nancha 南岔、Nanma 南马、Nansa 南洒、Reshuitang 热水塘、Xizhuang 西庄

Dai Lang 傣郎 (Black Dai 黑傣): Gaozhai 高寨、Yangmahe 养马河

Bai

The Yuanjiang County Almanac (1993:100) lists the following locations for ethnic Bai.

Yinyuan District 因远区: Sanjia 三甲、Anren 安仁、Anding 安定、Shapu 沙铺、Beize 北泽、Tingqing 廷庆、Benkang 奔扛、Malucun 马鹿村、Budie 补垤

Languages

Bai (2010:148) lists the following languages spoken in Yinyuan Town 因远镇, Yuanjiang County.

Baihong language: in Wulong 乌龙

Suobi language: in Yuga 玉嘎

Honi language: in Anding Xinzhai 安定新寨

Biyo language: in Cangfang 仓房

Bai language: in Anren 安仁

Southwestern Mandarin: in Yinyuanjie 因远街

Climate

Due to its location at the bottom of a deep mountainous river valley, Yuanjiang lies at the junction of three different climate types, namely the tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) and, uniquely for China, the hot subtype of a semi-arid climate (Köppen Bsh). There are two main seasons: a dry season lasting from late November to early April, with mostly warm and dry weather (and the occasional cold snap) and the wet season covering May through September. The coolest months are December and January, which each average 18.1 °C (64.6 °F), and the hottest is June, at 29.7 °C (85.5 °F).