Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County

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Xinping
Location of Xinping County (pink) and Yuxi Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Country China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture Yuxi
Area
 • Total 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 260,035
 • Density Bad rounding here230/km2 (Bad rounding here600/sq mi)
Postal code 653400
Area code(s) 0877
Website http://www.xinping.gov.cn/

Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County (新平彝族傣族自治县; pinyin: Xīnpíng yízú dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn) is located in Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China.

Ethnic groups[edit]

There are various Tai ethnic groups in Xinping County.[1] They include:

These 3 groups are known as the 花腰傣, or 'Flowery-waisted Tai' due to the style of their women's clothing.

The Yi people also have a significant presence in Xinping County.

Local languages include the Yuánxīn 元新 dialect of Tai Hongjin and Yi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Edmondson, Jerold A. 2008. "Shan and other Northern Tier Southeast Tai languages of Myanmar and China: Themes and Variations." In Diller, Anthony, Jerold Edmondson, & Yongxian Luo, (eds.) The Tai–Kadai languages. London: Routledge.

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Coordinates: 24°4′8″N 101°59′20″E / 24.06889°N 101.98889°E / 24.06889; 101.98889

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