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  2. Yuanyang County, Yunnan - Wikipedia

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    Yuanyang county lies at an altitude ranging from 140 along the Red River up to nearly 3000 metres above sea level in the Ailao mountains [4] and is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north of the border with Vietnam. The climate of Yuanyang county is mainly central sub-tropical monsoon with wet summers and dry winters.

  3. Honghe Hani Rice Terraces - Wikipedia

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    The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces are the system of Hani rice-growing terraces located in Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. The terraces' history spans around 1,200 years. The total area stretches across 1,000,000 acres and four counties: Yuanyang, Honghe, Jinpin and Lüchun, although the core area of the terraces is located in ...

  4. Category:Yuanyang County, Yunnan - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Yuanyang County, Yunnan" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  5. Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China nominated the Honghe Hani Terraced Fields of Yuanyang County for World Heritage Site status. It was added to the list on 22 June 2013, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45.

  6. County (China) - Wikipedia

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    Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. [ citation needed ] In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of the imperial bureaucratic structure; [ citation ...

  7. Yuanyang - Wikipedia

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    Yuanyang may refer to: Mandarin duck, also known as yuanyang (鸳鸯) Yuenyeung (鴛鴦), a popular beverage in Hong Kong, named after the mandarin duck; Yuanyang County, Henan (原阳县) Yuanyang County, Yunnan (元阳县), well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing; Yuanyang (character), in the Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber

  8. File:Yuanyang county hani village women.jpg - Wikipedia

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  9. History of Yunnan - Wikipedia

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    When Yunnan was annexed by the Han dynasty, Chinese authorities also reported a Sendhuk" (Indianised) community living in the area. [3] In 109 AD, the Han court established Yunnan county, a part of Yizhou (益州) commandery. Because the county seat was south of Mount Yun (云山), the county was named "Yunnan" – literally "south of Yun".