Yun County, Yunnan


Yun County or Yunxian is a county in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Yun County borders Jingdong County across the Lancang River to the east, Linxiang District and Gengma County to the south, Fengqing County and Yongde County to the west and Nanjian County across the Lancang River to the north.
WWW ynyx.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Yun County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.
;7 towns
;2 townships
;3 ethnic townships
  • Manghuai Yi and Bulang
  • Lishu Yi and Dai
  • Houqing Yi

Ethnic groups

According to the Yun County Gazetteer, the Limi, a Yi subgroup, and Dai, both located in Xingfu Township, preserve both their traditional clothing and language. However, the following peoples preserve their language, but not their traditional clothing.
  • Xiangtang 香堂: Xinmin 新民, Dazhai Township 大寨镇
  • Tuli 土里: Shaojie 哨街 and Houshan 后山 of Maolan Township 茂兰镇
  • Luoluo 倮倮: Hewai 河外, Aihua Township 爱华镇

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