Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County (; ; Awa: ) 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 (Mong Mao) 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
Gengma has 24 generation's soaphas
Han Hso Hpa (Han Hso) 1397-1452
Han Kyeng Hpa (Han Kyeng) 1452-1472
Han Bieng Hpa (Han Bien) 1472-1502
Han Xing Hpa (Han Xing) 1503-1557
Han Ping Hpa (Han Ping) 1557-1601
Han Möng Hpa 1601-1614 (son of Han Ping Hpa) Han Möng Kyin 1614-1633 (younger brother of Han Möng Hpa) Nang Xiao Li (Regent) queen of Han Möng Kyin 1633-1659 Han Möng Bye 1659-1693 (son of Han Möng Hpa) Han Choo Kyaung 1693-1699 (son of Han Möng Hpa) Han Hso Fang (Han Hso Hpaeng) 1700-1732 (son of Han Choo Kyaung) Han Kwe Hkaing 1732-1765 (son of Han Hso Fang (Han Hso Hpaeng)) Han Kwe Kang (Regent) 1765-1771 (younger brother of Han Kwe Hkaing) Han Kyao Ai 1771-1803 (first son of Han Kwe Hkaing) Han Hkoen Chow (Regent) 1803-1808 (son of Han Kyao Ai) Han Kyun Xiang 1808-1820 (first grand son of Han Kyao Ai and first son of Han Hkoen Chow) Han Ting Bi (Regent) 1820-1825 (second younger brother of Han Hkoen Chow) Chamawali (Regent) 1825-1836 (mother of Han En Pye) Han Oen Pye 1836-1851 (grandson of Han Ting Bi) Han Oen Hso 1852-1858 (younger brother of Han Oen Pye) Han Long Choeng 1858-1897 (second son of Han Oen Hso) Han Hkwa Chi (Han Fu Hpa) 1897-1915 (son of Han Long Choeng) Han Fu Goui 1915-1933 (son of Han Hkwa Chi (Han Fu Hpa)) Han Fu Ting (Han Kyi Hpa) 1933-1950 (fifth younger brother of Han Fu Goui)
Administrative divisions
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township. 4 towns
4 townships
1 ethnic township
Manghong Lahu and Bulang Ethnic Township ()
Climate
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