Yun County or Yunxian () is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.

Administrative divisions

Yun County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships. 7 towns

Yun County, Yunnan

2 townships

Xiaojie () Chafang () 3 ethnic townships Manghuai Yi and Bulang () Lishu Yi and Dai () Houqing Yi ()

Yun County, Yunnan

Ethnic groups

According to the Yun County Gazetteer (2006:527), 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.

Yun County, Yunnan

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

Transportation

China National Highway 214

Climate

References

External links

Yun County Official Site

County-level divisions of Lincang