Wenshan City Overview

Introduction

The Wenshan Zinc Mine is known for producing world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens. Wenshan is a producer of 'Sanchi', a plant with medicinal properties which grows away from daylight under huge plastic sheets. enshan is situated in the 'Valley of Eternal Spring'. Because it is on a plateau, temperatures are quite constant throughout the year, with more precipitations during the summer months. This area stands in the southeast of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau backed by the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in the northwest. Mountainous region occupies nearly ninety-five percent of the prefecture's territory. The total area under cultivation only accounts for a proportion of seven percent.

Basic Information

Chinese Name: 文山市
English Name: Wenshan City
Population: 0.49 million 
Area: 3064 square kilometers 
Nationalities: Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yi
Tourist Complaints: 0876-2151632
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184

History

Wenshan has a long and profound history of more than 2000 years. Administrative division of this area in history initiated during the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD), when the emperor launched the exploitation of southwestern border area. Kingdoms set up by local ethnic minorities were conquered and replaced by counties and shires newly established by the court.

Climate

In Wenshan city, the climate is warm and temperate. Rain is common in Wenshan city. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Cwa. The average annual temperature in  Wenshan City is 18.1 °C. About 1044 mm of precipitation falls annually. Wenshan is situated in the 'Valley of Eternal Spring'. Because it is on a plateau, temperatures are quite constant throughout the year, with more precipitations during the summer months.

Geography

Wenshan (Chinese: 文山; pinyin: Wénshān) is a city in and the seat of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in southeastern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the southeast of Yunnan Province, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture neighbors Baise in the Guangxi Province. It is bounded on the south by Vietnam. This area stands in the southeast of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau backed by the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in the northwest. Wenshan city is a karst mountainous area in southeastern Yunnan with complex topography and prominent karst landforms. The overall topography is high in northwest and low in southeast, with rolling mountains and crisscross valleys and ravines.

Transportation

Wenshan enjoys complete and favorable transportation. In Wenshan, travelers can choose different traffic tools to get in and get around, such as plane, high-speed train, bus etc. 

Accommodation

 Wenshan city enjoys the best hotels since it is the economic and cultural center of Wenshan Prefecture. There are star-level, high-quality hotels and featured inns and guest houses. Travelers can enjoy your stay here.

Attraction

Traveling to Wenshan must be a amazing and impressive experience. Wenshan enjoys the favorable environment and climate, which bring the charming scenery, enchanting karst landscape and various booming flowers, such as Ten-thousand Mu Marigolds Gardens in Wenshan City, Wenshan National Nature Reserve, Liujing Cave and Bozhushan Mountain in Wenshan City. 

Ethnic Culture

 Wenshan is highly diverse. According to a local saying, "Han and Hui live by the market, Zhuang and Dai live by the water, Miao and Yi live on the mountains, and Yao live among the bamboos." The Wenshan Prefecture Gazetteer 文山壮族苗族自治州志 (2000) lists the following Gelao ethnic subdivisions in Wenshan Prefecture. The Gelao of Wenshan are also locally known as the Laobazi 老巴子 or Bazi 巴子. Wenshan also enjoys the brilliant and priceless art culture, like drum dance, Zhuang brocard, Miao embroidery and Zhuang drama etc. In general, the diverse ethnic culture of Wenshan is one of the tourism highlight.

What to Eat in Wenshan City

Pretzel(椒盐饼)

Wentao Rice noodles(温淘米线)

Fried Baba(油炸粑)

Hummus Baba(豆沙粑粑)

Sanqi Steaming Pot Chicken (文山汽锅鸡 )

Dyed Glutinous Rice (壮家花糯米)

What to Buy in Wenshan City

Special Local Products: pseudo ginseng (Panax notoginseng), capsicum, bamboo shoot, Zhuang brocade, Zingiber striolatum (a kind of unique vegetable in Xichou County), green tea.