Yuanmou County

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Yuanmou County 元谋县
County
Location in Yunnan
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture	Chuxiong
Area
• Total	2,021 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
• Total	210,000
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	651300
Area code(s)	0878
Website	yuanmou.gov.cn

Yuanmou County (simplified Chinese: 元谋县; traditional Chinese: 元謀縣; pinyin: Yuánmóu Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA: /pʻə³³ lə²¹ bu³³/) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north.

The famous Yuanmou Man was found in Yuanmou County in 1965.

Administrative divisions[]

Yuanmou County has 3 towns and 7 townships.^[1]

3 towns

• (元马镇)
• (黄瓜园镇)
• (羊街镇)

7 townships

Tourist Resources[]

Besides the big discovery of Yuanmou Man, Yuanmou County is also famous for its Tulin, which literally means earth forest.It is a natural landscape composed of earth columns or pillars forming like immense forest. The unique landscape was formed by geological movement and soil erosion one or two million years ago. It is named for its shape like immense forest and the main composition of the expansion is earth.There are three scenic areas, which are Wumao Earth Forest, Langbapu Earth Forest and Banguo Earth Forest. Wumao and Langbapu have been developed as scenic areas. Yuanmou Earth Forest has been more and more popular these years.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Yuanmou County Official Website

Coordinates: 25°43′04″N 101°51′40″E / 25.71778°N 101.86111°E / 25.71778; 101.86111

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