Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township
Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township is an ethnic township in Jinning District, Yunnan.
Among its 10,155 residents, 78% are ethnic minorities in China, chiefly Yi people and Hani people, as of 2006. Nuosu language, being one of the Lolo-Burmese languages, is most spoken there.
Geography
Xiyang is away from the Jinning County seat, deep in the mountains, with 60.86% forest cover. Its highest point Leida Hill stands at tall, while its lowest point Xiaoshiban river is at. It has an average annual temperature of 16.8C, annual precipitation of 891.8mm and annual sunshine hours of 2278.5.