Yongshan County () is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north and northwest across the Jinsha River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.

Ethnic groups There are two main Yi ethnic subgroups in Yongshan County, namely Laluo (腊罗) and Niesu (聂苏).Yongshan County Gazetteer 1994:625

Administrative divisions Yongshan County has 8 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships. 8 towns

Xiluodu () Huixi () Huanghua () Maolin () Daxing () Lianfeng () Wuji () Makou ()

5 townships

Tuanjie () Xisha () Qingsheng () Shuizhu () Mohan ()

2 ethnic townships Manan Miao and Yi () Wuzhai Yi and Miao ()

Government Government address: Xiluodu Town, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan 657300

Poverty Yongshan was a state-designated poor county, which means the average income of its people is below 530 yuan a year - that is, less than 30 US cents a day.

Climate

See also

Xiluodu Dam

References

External links Yongshan County Official Site