Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County


Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang, while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It derives its name from the Red River, which is known as the Yuan River in Yunnan, and is an important provincial crossroads for access to Southeast Asia.

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, humid subtropical climate and, uniquely for China, the hot subtype of a semi-arid climate. There are two main seasons: a dry season lasting from late November to early April, with mostly warm and dry weather and the wet season covering May through September. The coolest months are December and January, which each average, and the hottest is June, at.

Ethnic groups

Hani

The Yuanjiang County Almanac lists the following Hani subgroups.
A Hani variety called ɣa21 lo55 is also spoken in Yuanjiang County.
The Duoke 堕课 subgroup of the Hani people are located in two hamlets of Xiaogancha 小甘岔 and Xinzhai 新寨 villages near Mili Village 咪哩村.

Yi

The Yuanjiang County Almanac lists the following Yi subgroups.
The Yuanjiang County Almanac lists the following Dai subgroups and their respective locations.
The Yuanjiang County Almanac lists the following locations for ethnic Bai.
Bai lists the following languages spoken in Yinyuan Town 因远镇, Yuanjiang County.