Luoping County () is located in Qujing City, in eastern Yunnan province, China. It borders Xingyi, Guizhou to the east, Xilin County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast, Shizong County to the southwest, and Luliang County, Qilin District and Fuyuan County, Yunnan to the northwest.
The county of Luoping in eastern Yunnan is noted for its springtime scenery, when its fields of canola (also known as rapeseed) plants are in full bloom, surrounding the area's mountains with a blanket of golden flowers.
Located near where Yunnan meets Guizhou and Guangxi, Luoping is about 240 kilometers east of Kunming. Not unlike the terraced fields of Yuanyang in southern Yunnan, Luoping's canola fields attract many photographers.
The canola flowering lasts until late June. During this high travel season for the county regular buses leave from Kunming's bus stations on an almost hourly basis.
Administrative divisions Luoping County has 3 subdistricts, 4 towns, 3 townships and 3 ethnic townships. 3 subdistricts Luoxiong () Lashan () Jiulong () 4 towns
Banqiao () Majie () Fule () Agang ()
3 townships Dashuijing () Zhongshan () Laochang () 3 ethnic townships Lubuge Buyi and Miao () Jiuwuji Yi () Zhangdi Buyi ()
Ethnic groups The Luoping County Gazetteer (1995:601) lists the following Yi subgroups and their respective locations.
Wopu / Large Black Yi Majie town : Dayiben , Jiudaogou , Jigu Agang township : Satuge Nasupu / Small Black Yi (pop. 20,000+) Huancheng township : Poyi Fule town : Lefeng Alu township : Qile , Feige Agang township : Yiyi Jiuwuji township : Anmule , Muxing , Fawan , Laozhai Majie town : Daimo , Luji Changdi township : Deshao , Bazuo Gepu / Gan Yi (pop. 4,300+) Huancheng township : Zhonghe , Budai Awu (pop. 100) Huancheng township Luwu / White Yi
Buyi is also spoken in Luoping County. Zhou (2013) documents the Buyi dialects of Shangmute 上木特, Xiamute 下木特, Dabulong 大补笼, and Yize 以则 villages, all of which are in Changdi Township 长底乡.
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References
External links Luoping County official website