Yongshan County


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.

Government

Yongshan is 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