Monday, October 13, 2008

Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County

The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an located in the prefecture-level city of , Southern Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. The county covers an area of 3,670 square kilometers. The county capital is Ning'er.

Demography


The population of this county is has a large proportion of native and Yi people in a predominately population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people.

History


This county gives its name to Pu-erh tea, due to its historical role in the tea trade in Ancient China.

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