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View AllYao'an County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The county is located in the northwest of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and neighbors Mouding County in the east, Nanhua County in the south, Dayao County in the north, covering a total area of 1803 square kilometers.
Meige Culture: Meige Culture of Yi nationality originated from Mayou Village of Guantun Township of Yao'an County. It has a long history and unique characteristics. It is regarded as the "root spectrum" of Yi people.
Chinese Buddhism Culture: Bright and magnificent Chinese Buddhist temples are common to be seem in Yao'an, such as Longhua Temple and Defeng Temple.
"Hulusheng" Culture: Yao'an County is called "the hometown of Hulusheng" and Hulusheng Culture Festival is held here every year.
Huadeng Opera Culture: The traditional Yao'an Huadeng Opera was announced by the State Council as the third batch of national non-posthumous representative projects.
Before you start your trip, figuring out Yao'an County's top attractions and what to do in Yao'an County will make this trip more pleasant and go well. Yao'an enjoys natural attractions left in different periods, such as Shuiqing Forest Park, Zijiuhai Lake and Jinhe Park. What's more, Yao'an is famous for cultural attractions, such as Yaozhou Dudufu Government House, Lizhi Bridge and Meige Culture Garden. Traditional villages and ethnic towns also are must-see attractions in Yao'an, such as Xiguan Village, Cahoyang Village and Mayouping Village in Yao'an. We can help you plan your Yao'an County tour and take you to visit the top attractions in Yao'an.
Welcome to choose our customized, flexible and unique Yao'an County Tour packages. It can be joined in whatever your Chuxiong Prefecture tour or Yunnan tour. We are here to offer you all kinds of travel plans range from 1 day local trip to 46 days combined Yunnan trip and you can choose what kind of theme you like such as the Yao'an Meige Culture tour, Yao'an Buddhism Culture tour, Yao'an Hulusheng Culture tour and Yao'an Huadeng Opera Culture tour.
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Many means of transportation are available in Yao'an County. We will provide tourists with detailed information about how to get in and get around Yao'an County.
Yao'an County is a typical multi-ethnic united county. Various ethnic minorities have created colorful festivals in Yao'an County. Besides, there are many activities and entertainments in Yao'an County. We provide you with a brief view of them.
Yao'an Travel Tips will be helpful if it's your first time to visit here. For a better travel experience, it's necessary to read the information below.
If we go to somewhere new, maps are good facilitators for us. In order to show you clear direction and location, this part provides you some useful maps of Yao'an County like Yao'an County Region Map, Yao'an County Tourist Attractions Map, Yao'an County Location Map, the map that how to get to Yao'an from Kunming and the map that how to get to Yao'an County from Chuxiong City.
We offers all kinds of hotels in Yao'an County for tourists. Here we have collected where to stay in Yao'an County for travelers. All hotels are with good location, cost-efficient prices and considerate services.
With a distinct geographical environment and different living habits, Yao'an County has various local traditional cuisine. Both Yao'an snacks or local restaurant are all available here. Now we tell tourists what and where to eat here.
Yao'an County attaches great importance to the excavation and protection of traditional ethnic culture, therefore, all ethnic culture in Yao’an are blooming together. Yao'an County has gained the reputation of "the Famous Country of Literature", "the Hometown of Flower Lanterns" and "the Hometown of Meige Culture".
Photos and pictures of Yao'an County help you enjoy natural scenery in advance and bring you some information about your trip. In order to show you some views of Yao'an County, we provide tourist with photos of top attractions, such as Yaozhou Dudufu Government House, Meige Culture Garden in Yaoan County and Mayouping Village in Yao'an. We also offer tourists some ethnic village's photos, such as the photo of Xiguan Village,Cahoyang Village and Mayouping Village in Yao'an.
Shopping in Yao'an County is a must-do thing for tourists to this town. The handicrafts of various cultures and religions attract visitors from all over the world to buy them.
At the end of 2008, there were 150 national education schools in Yao'an County. There was 1 middle school, 1 high school, 13 junior high schools, 135 general primary schools.
As of 2014, Yao'an County covers an area of 1803 square kilometers with 5 towns and 4 townships: Dongchuan Town(栋川镇), Guanglu Town(光禄镇), Qianchang Town(前场镇), Mixing Town(弥兴镇), Taiping Town(太平镇), Shizhong Township(适中乡), Zuomen Township(左门乡), Guantun Townsship(官屯乡) and Dahekou Township(大河口乡). There are 4 neighborhood committees and 73 administrative villages.