Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County


Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China.

History

The name of the Gengma come from the Pali word "Sinthunath" meaning a place where people follow white horses. People call this city's name was named after the Ming Dynasty's Hongwu period. and was written on the front cover "History of Burma" said Kung Ma
The main ethnic groups in the Gengma chieftains are Tai and Wa. The Tai people here moved from Mao Luang in the 14th century. They brought Mao Luang traditions with them. The original Wa people live in mountainous areas and do not have their own dialect.
In 1988, the county was affected by two strong earthquakes. It killed a total of 939 people and caused major destruction.

Saophas

The origin name is Sinthunath meaning the site person find the white horse everyone called Mong Kying Keng Hkam meaning the site located of jewelry and golden
the ethnic is Tai and Wa, Tai people emigrated from Mong Mao Long since 14 century they took the tradition and culture from Mong Mao come to here and the Wa ethnic they live on a high mountain and have there personal language.
Saophas :
1) Hkam Chuea Hpa 1397－1452

2) Hkam Kyoeng Hpa 1452－1472 son

3) Hkam Piam Hpa 1472－1502 son

4) Hkam Zin Hpa 1503－1557 son

5) Hkam Phing Hpa 1557－1601 son

6) Hkam Moen Hpa 1601－1614 son

7) Hkam Ming Hpa 1614－1633 bro

8) Nang Xiao Li 1633－1659 regent, wife of Hkam Ming Hpa son

9) Hkam Mai Hpa 1659－1693 son

10) Hkam Chawng Hpa 1693－1699 son

11) Hkam Sang Hpa 1700－1732 son

12) Hkam Kai Hpa 1732－1765 son

13) Hkam Kang Hpa 1765－1771
regent, bro

14) Hkam Chai Hpa 1771－1803 1st son

15) Hkam Yan Chao 1803－1808 3rd son

16) Hkam Kyang Hpa 1808－1820 son

17) Hkam Htiet Hpa 1820－1825 2nd bro of Hkam Yan Chao

18) Shamawali 1825－1836 regent mother of Hkam Yan Chao

19) Hkam Earn Phai 1836－1851
nephew of Hkam Yan Chao

20) Hkam Earn Hso 1852－1858 bro

21) Hkam Long Chang 1858－1897 2nd son

22) Hkam Fu Hpa 1897－1915 son

23) Hkam Kaw Hpa 1915－1933 son

24) Hkam Chi Hpa 1933－1950 5th bro

Administrative divisions

Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township.
;4 towns
  • Gengma
  • Mengyong
  • Mengsa
  • Mengding
;4 townships
  • Daxing
  • Sipaishan
  • Hepai
  • Mengjian
;1 ethnic township

Ethnic groups

There are 1,004 Jingpo people located in the following five villages of Gengma County.
  • New Jingpo hamlet 景颇新寨, Mangkang Village 芒抗村, Hepai Township 贺派乡
  • Nalong 那拢组, Nongba Village 弄巴村, Gengma Town 耿马镇
  • Hewen 贺稳组, Jingxin Village 景信村, Mengding Town 孟定镇
  • Hebianzhai 河边寨, Qiushan Village 邱山村, Mengding Town 孟定镇
  • Caobazhai 草坝寨, Mang'ai Village 芒艾村, Mengding Town 孟定镇