Guangnan County


Guangnan County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng, was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD. Guangnan County is bordered by Xilin County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the north, Funing County, Yunnan to the east, Malipo County and Xichou County to the south, and Yanshan County, Yunnan and Qiubei County to the west.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Guangnan County has 7 towns and 11 townships.
;7 towns
  • Liancheng
  • Babao
  • Nanping
  • Zhujie
  • Nasa
  • Zhulin
  • Bamei
;11 townships
  • Dongbao
  • Jiumo
  • Yangliujing
  • Banbang
  • Shuguang
  • Heizhiguo
  • Zhuanjiao
  • Wuzhu
  • Zhetu
  • Zhetai
  • Diwei

    Climate

Guangnan, as with much of southern Yunnan, has a warm humid subtropical climate, with muddled distinction between the seasons and daytime temperatures remaining warm year-round. The warmest and coolest months are July and January, respectively at and ; the annual mean is. May thru September accounts for nearly 75% of the annual rainfall of

Ethnic groups

The following information in this section is from the Guangnan County Gazetteer .
  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Miao
  • *White Miao 白苗
  • *Sinicized Miao 汉苗 Lopsided Miao 偏苗
  • *"Meng Zhua"
  • Yao
  • *Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶
  • *Daban Yao 大板瑶
  • Yi: split into two official divisions of Pu 仆 and Luo 倮. Autonyms are: Nisupo 尼苏颇, Guo 果, Poluo 颇罗, Nishebei 尼舍杯, Nashepu 哪舍噗, Bugeng 布更, Gasou 嘎叟, Guwo 估涡, Mengpei 孟培, Mengpu 孟噗, Mengguobei 孟果杯, Lairen 徕人
  • *Pu 仆: Flowery Pula 花仆拉, White Pula 白仆拉, Black Pula 黑仆拉
  • *Luo 倮: Flowery Luo 花倮, Black Luo 黑倮, Chinese Luo 汉倮, Sandaohong 三道红, Lairen 徕人
  • Gelao
  • Hui
  • Mongol
Ethnic Zhuang and Han make up about 80% of the county's population, with each group making up about 40%.

Miao

There were 81,223 ethnic Miao individuals comprising 16,086 households as of 1995.
  • White Miao 白苗: most of the county, including Nalun 那伦乡 and Diyu 底于乡
  • Sinicized Miao 汉苗: Heizhiguo 黑支果乡, Nanping 南屏镇, Babao 八宝镇
  • "Meng Zhua" : Yanshang of Heizhiguo 黑支果乡岩上, Dongguaping of Nanping 南屏镇冬瓜坪, Sala of Yangliujing 杨柳井洒啦

    Yao

There were 14,707 ethnic Yao individuals comprising 2,673 households as of 1995.
  • Diyu Township
  • Babao Township
  • Zhetai Township
  • Jiumo Township
  • Yangliujing Township
  • Nasa Township
  • Heizhiguo Township

    Yi

There were 35,879 ethnic Yi individuals comprising 7,001 households as of 1995, making up 5.21% of the county's total population.
  • Nisupo 尼苏颇: Longyang 龙秧, Zhetai 者太乡
  • Guo 果: Weinaji 未那基, Zhetai 者太乡
  • Guopo 果颇: Lao'an 老安, Zhetu 者兔乡
  • Poguo 颇果 : Anwang 安王, Nanping 南屏镇
  • Gasou 嘎叟: Anwang 安王, Nanping 南屏镇
  • Guwo 估涡: Mumei 木媄, Babao 八宝镇
  • Mengpei 孟培 : Wabiao 瓦标, Babao 八宝镇; Yilang 夷郎, Heizhiguo 黑支果乡
  • Meng 孟: Lisa 里洒, Babao 八宝镇
  • Mengpu 孟噗: Dagulu 大咕噜, Heizhiguo 黑支果乡
  • Bugeng 布更: Walong 挖聋, Nasa 那洒镇; Amiao 阿渺, Zhuanjiao 篆角乡
  • Nashepu 那舍噗: Changchong 长冲, Zhujie 珠街镇
  • Kashepu 卡舍噗: Tuanqing 团箐, Shuguang 曙光镇
  • Axi 阿细: Zhongzhai 中寨, Zhulin 珠琳镇

    Gelao

There are 157 ethnic Gelao.
  • Baishiyan 白石岩, Laozhai 老寨村, Babao Township 八宝镇
  • Xijide 西基得村, Zhulin Township 珠琳镇
  • Muyang 木秧, Shujie 鼠街村, Heizhiguo Township 黑支果乡

    Hui

There were 1,306 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 314 households as of 1995. Most lived in Zhulin Township, which had 964 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 212 households. Liancheng Township, the county seat, had 161 ethnic Hui individuals comprising 51 households.

Mongol

There are 497 ethnic Mongols.
  • Heizhiguo 黑支果村, Heizhiguo Township 黑支果乡
  • Longtan 龙滩村, Heizhiguo Township 黑支果乡
  • Shujie 鼠街村, Heizhiguo Township 黑支果乡
  • Liancheng Township
  • Zhuanjiao Township
  • Shuguang Township

    Transport

  • Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport

    Historical sites

  • Guangnan Minorities Museum: Featuring numerous neolithic and Bronze Age artifacts unearthed from tombs in the region, in addition to more modern Ming and Qing Dynasty objects collected from the town and nearby villages.
  • Grave of Princess Anhua . The 16-year-old princess, a full sister of the last Ming emperor Zhu Youlang, died near Guangnan town in 1652, when the emperor was retreating from Guangxi to Yunnan.
  • Ayong Bridge: built on the outstrected branches of trees from the two banks of the river
  • Ayong ancestral home of the Nong clan
  • Guima Bridge: a traditional wind-and-rain bridge that is the center for folk singing and recreation
  • Guima Hall of the Elders
  • Wang Peilun's Residence: Xiban Village 夕板村, Guangnan
  • The Tinglang of Xiban Village 夕板村, Guangnan
  • The ganlan houses of Tuotong Village 拖同村 and Dixian Village 底仙村
  • Yanta Pagoda : a 19th-century tower atop a prominent summit to the southeast of the city, offering excellent views of the surrounding region.
Historical villages include:
  • Heye 河野村
  • Tuopai 拖派村
  • Dixian 底仙村: notable for its unique ganlan houses found only there
  • Nabei 那贝村
  • Tuotong 拖同村
  • Gejia 革假村: notable for its thousand-year-old banyan tree, and for its many natives who passed the civil examination to become jinshi 进士 during the Qing Dynasty
  • Ayong 阿用
  • Guima 贵马
  • Jiumo includes a former residence of a Nationalist warlord now defaced, poorly restored and in use as an agricultural store and communist memorial site, in addition to a covered bridge. Hard to reach and not set up for tourists, there is barely a restaurant.