Wenshan Zhuang And Miao Autonomous Prefecture

It borders Baise, Guangxi, to the east, Vietnam's Hà Giang Province to the south for 438 kilometres (272 mi), Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Qujing to the north.

Wenshan Prefecture 文山州 (Chinese) Vwnzsanh Couh (Zhuang) Wenx Shangb Zheub (Hmong)
Autonomous prefecture
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 文山壮族苗族自治州 Vwnzsanh Bouxcuengh Myauzcuz Swcicouh Wenx Shangb Langs Hmongb Zif Zhif Zheub
Clockwise: urban skyline of capital Wenshan City, Puzhehei Lake, Wenshan Notoginseng International Trading Center, Malipo Martyrs Cemetery, Nong's Tusi Office
Location of Wenshan Prefecture in Yunnan
Coordinates (Wenshan Prefecture government): 23°24′N 104°13′E / 23.40°N 104.22°E / 23.40; 104.22
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
GB/T 2260 CODE	532600
Admin HQ	Wenshan
Admin units	List Wenshan Yanshan Xichou Malipo Maguan Qiubei Guangnan Funing
Area
• Total	31,409.12 km2 (12,127.13 sq mi)
Elevation	1,263 m (4,144 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,517,941
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	CN¥ 140.5 billion US$ 20.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 40,748 US$ 6,010
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	663000
Area code	0876
ISO 3166 code	CN-YN-26
Licence plate prefixes	云H
Website	www.ynws.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1] 2Yunnan Portal [2]

Wenshan is highly diverse. According to a local saying, "Han and Hui live by the market, Zhuang and Dai live by the water, Miao and Yi live on the mountains, and Yao live among the valleys." (汉族、回族住街头，壮族、傣族住水头，苗族、彝族住山头，瑶族住箐头。)

Some of Wenshan's ethnic groups include:

• Han Chinese
• Tai peoples
  • Zhuang (3 branches according to Kaup (2000); 4 branches according to Johnson (2011))
    • Nong
    • Sha 沙 ("Yei Zhuang")
    • Tu 土 ("Dai Zhuang")
    • Min
  • Dai
    • Tai Hongjin - Maguan County
• Kra peoples
  • Buyang - Funing County, Guangnan County
  • Lachi - Maguan County
  • Gelao - Malipo County
  • Qabiao - Malipo County
• Miao–Yao peoples
  • Miao people (listed from east to west)
    • Lopsided Miao (偏苗 Shuat)
    • White Miao (白苗 Dleub)
    • Green Miao (青苗 Shib, Nzhuab)
    • Flowery Miao (花苗 Soud, Bes, Buak)
  • Yao people
• Tibeto-Burman peoples
  • Yi people - Funing County, Guangnan County, Malipo County
  • Bai people - Qiubei County (in Mazhelong 马者龙, etc.), Yanshan County (in Jiayi 稼依镇), Guangnan County (in Zhulin 珠琳镇)
• Mon-Khmer peoples
  • Bolyu - Guangnan County
  • Bugan - Guangnan County, Xichou County

Yunnan (1979) lists Jiazhou 甲州 (pop. 475), Longjiang 龙降 (pop. 54), Tusi 土司 (pop. 134), and Bendi 本地 (pop. 7) as Zhuang subgroups of unknown linguistic affiliation.

Yi

The Wenshan Prefecture Gazetteer (文山壮族苗族自治州志) (2000) and the Wenshan Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer (文山壮族苗族自治州志) (2005) list the following Yi ethnic subdivisions in Wenshan Prefecture.

• Luo (倮)
  • White Lolo (白倮倮) (autonyms: Suodu 所都, Luoluobu 罗罗布, Xiqima 洗其麻, Gaisipo 改斯泼)
    • Mokong (莫空) (Gaokujiao Luo 高裤脚倮) of Funing and Guangnan counties
    • Mudai (木歹) of Funing and Napo counties
  • Black Lolo (黑倮倮) (autonyms: Nuosupo 诺苏泼, Luoluopo 罗罗泼): in Qiubei, Yanshan, and Wenshan counties
  • Flowery Lolo (花倮倮) (autonyms: Hanluowu 含罗武, Luwu 鲁屋, Niesu 聂素): in Funing, Guangnan, Malipo, Xichou, Maguan, and Yanshan counties
• Pu (仆)
  • Black Phula (黑仆拉) (autonym: Azha 阿扎)
  • White Phula (白仆拉) (autonym: Zuoke 作科)
  • Flowery Phula (花仆拉) (autonym: Abo 阿僰)
• Sani (撒尼) (autonym: Sanipo 撒尼泼): in Qiubei County
• Awu (阿武) (autonym: Awu 阿武; exonyms: Mengwu 孟武, Awu 阿吾, Mengwu 孟乌, Mengzu 孟族)
  • Lai (俫) (autonym; a branch of the Awu 阿武, also called Mengwu 孟武): in Xisa 西洒镇, Xichou; Daping 大坪镇 and Nanwenhe 南温河乡 of Malipo
• Gepu (格仆) (autonyms: Gepo 葛泼, Alingpo 阿灵泼; exonyms: Geluoluo/duo 葛倮罗/多, Adu 阿度, Aga 阿嘎): in Tiechang 铁厂乡 and Donggan 董干镇 townships of Malipo County
• Axi (阿西): in Wenshan, Yanshan, and Qiubei counties
• Lalu (腊鲁) (Lalupu 腊鲁仆; exonym: Xiangtang 香堂): in Nanping 南屏镇

Yao

The Wenshan Prefecture Gazetteer (文山壮族苗族自治州志) (2000) lists the following Yao ethnic subdivisions in Wenshan Prefecture.

• Men (们) or Jinmen (金门) (exonym: Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶)
• Mengmian (孟棉) or Youmian (尤勉) (exonyms: Daban Yao 大板瑶, Jiao Yao 角瑶)
• Xiu (秀) or Ya (亚) (exonyms: Shan Yao 山瑶, Guoshan Yao 过山瑶): in Longmen (龙门) and Longshao (龙绍) of Funing County, and in Tiechang (铁厂), Jinchang (金厂), and other locations of Malipo County

Among the resident population, the Han population is 1,501,852, accounting for 42.69% of the total population; the ethnic minorities population is 2,016,089, accounting for 57.31% of the total population.

Gelao

The Wenshan Prefecture Gazetteer 文山壮族苗族自治州志 (2000) lists the following Gelao ethnic subdivisions in Wenshan Prefecture. The Gelao of Wenshan are also locally known as the Laobazi 老巴子 or Bazi 巴子.

• White Gelao (白仡佬)
• Green Gelao (青仡佬)
• Red Gelao (红仡佬)
• Flowery Gelao (花仡佬) (also known as the Wai Gelao (歪仡佬) or Pipao Gelao (披袍仡佬))

 

The prefecture has been inhabited for at least 4000 years, as evidenced by surviving neolithic rock art in Malipo County. The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng (莲城镇), was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom (句町) that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD.

• Wenshan Airport