Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (澧江镇), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It derives its name from the Red River (Asia), which is known as the Yuan River in Yunnan, and is an important provincial crossroads for access to Southeast Asia.
Highlight of Yuanjiang
Terraces: There are 2 wonderful places to enjoy the unique ethnic sceneries in Ailao Rice Terraces and Nanuo Rice Terraces.
Cliff Painting: People can go to the Take Village and Take Cliff Painting to see the mysterious attractions.
Scenic Spots: When people come to Yuanjiang, there are a lot of attactions for them to visit, such as Yuanjiang River, Shigaoqing Scenic Area, Nanxi Primitive Forest, Miaolian Temple, Honghe River Bridge, Honghegu Ecological Agriculture Sightseeing Garden and Yuanjiang National Nature Reserve.
Overview
This is the Yuanjiang overview. Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (澧江镇), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It derives its name from the Red River (Asia), which is known as the Yuan River in Yunnan, and is an important provincial crossroads for access to Southeast Asia.
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Attractions
There are some attractions in Yuanjiang County for people to visit, which are Dapingzhang Village of Gasa Town, Nanhao Village of Mosha Town, Dabinglangyuan Village, Damuyu Huayaodai Ethnic Culture Village, Gasa Town, Yuanjiang River, Shigaoqing Scenic Area, Nanxi Primitive Forest, Miaolian Temple, Honghe River Bridge, Honghegu Ecological Agriculture Sightseeing Garden and Yuanjiang National Nature Reserve, Take Village and Take Cliff Painting, Ailao Rice Terraces and Nanuo Rice Terraces.
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Tours
When you traveling Yuxi, Yuanjiang county is a good place to be put on your list. It can be joined in whatever your Yuxi tour or Yunnan Tour. There are some Yuanjiang county tours that you can choose to visit. There are 6 Days Porsche Driving Experience Tour in South Yunnan and 8 Days South Yunnan Ethnic Minority Discovery and Tropical Forest Photograph Tour, and people can go to the Yicibei Village of Wadie Town, Erzhang Village of Nanuo Town, Podie Village of Wadie Town, Anding Village of Yinyuan Town, Niguo Shangzhai Village of Yangjie Town and Zhega Village of in Lijiang Subdistrict, Yuanjiang River, Shigaoqing Scenic Area, Nanxi Primitive Forest, Miaolian Temple, Honghe River Bridge, Honghegu Ecological Agriculture Sightseeing Garden and Yuanjiang National Nature Reserve, Take Village and Take Cliff Painting, Ailao Rice Terraces and Nanuo Rice Terraces. If you prefer, contact our consultant and we can adjust the itinerary of our prearranged routes or we can just tailor-make your own kind of Yuanjiang county Tours.
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Climate
This is some information of Yuanjiang climate. Due to its location at the bottom of a deep mountainous river valley, Yuanjiang lies at the junction of three different climate types, namely the tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) and, uniquely for China, the hot subtype of a semi-arid climate (Köppen Bsh). There are two main seasons: a dry season lasting from late November to early April, with mostly warm and dry weather (and the occasional cold snap) and the wet season covering May through September. The coolest months are December and January, which each average 18.1 °C (64.6 °F), and the hottest is June, at 29.7 °C (85.5 °F).
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Transportation
The transportation of Yuanjiang is relatively developed compared to other cities in Yunnan. You can get there by different ways. There are planes, long-distance buses, trains, taxis, buses and minibus for people to get out and around. The annual transport capacity of passengers and freight reached 1.2 million and 8.5 million respectively. The post and telecom industry took a step forward. You can choose minibus or long-distance bus to go to Hongta District in Yuxi, and buses depart to Kunming everyday. In addition, the railway connect Yuanjiang and Kunming is under construction.
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Festivals and Activities
In Yuanjiang, the Hani ethnic minority, Yi ethnic minority and Dai ethnic minority have made the special culture, and as for festivals and activies in Yuanjiang, it is similar but unique in it's own way, compared to the other places.
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Travel Tips
There are some Yuanjiang trival tips for people to visit attractions. Yuanjiang is a county fulls of national customs, it is a place worth paying visiting. And if you know some tips about the city, you’ll have pleasure time here.
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Maps
If you want to visit Yuanjiang county, you can look these Yuanjiang maps to help you find it. Here are some maps, "Tourist Attractions Map of Yuanjiang County in Yuxi" and "How to Get to Yuanjiang County from Kunming", "Transportation Map in Yuanjiang County", "Region Map of Yuanjiang County in Yuxi", "Location Map of Yuanjiang County in Yuxi".
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Accommodation
It's a good idea to check the rooms in any accommodation before committing to anything. However, finding a nice hotel with sufficient furnishings and reasonable prices in Yuanjiang is so easy. Different styles of hotels are offered ranging from mid-range to budget ones. For more detailed information of hotels in Yuanjiang, check the followings.
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Dining
Yuanjiang county is rich in local dishes, especially ethnic groups’ food. Potherb and wild flower are important food material for ethnic people in Yuanjiang county. Their eating habits are quite unique that you will see many kinds of food here you have never seen before. Your stomach will be satisfied with those delicious dishes.
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Ethnic Culture
When most people hear the name Yuanjiang, they will certainly be strangers, and they must not think that there are many ethnic minorities living in this small county. Yuanjiang is a good place to enjoy the special culture of Dai, Yi and Hani ethnic minorities, whose costumes and language are unique.
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Photos
Here are some Yuanjiang County tour photos taken by our tourists and our teams. The beautiful landscapes make people want to live here, and the landscapes are so wonderful that people can enjoy from these pictures directly. From the Yuanjiang attractions photos, you can enjoy the landscape of Yuanjiang River, Shigaoqing Scenic Area, Nanxi Primitive Forest, Miaolian Temple, Honghe River Bridge, Honghegu Ecological Agriculture Sightseeing Garden and Yuanjiang National Nature Reserve, Take Village and Take Cliff Painting, Ailao Rice Terraces and Nanuo Rice Terraces.
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Shopping
Known as the “Sun City” in the Red River Valley, Yuanjiang County features intoxicating tropical and subtropical sceneries, rich ethnic cultures and bumper fruits fertility. There are a lot of Yuanjiang local specialties, some presenting product of them are listed as follow:
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Education
Yuanjiang is solidly promoting demonstration construction of education integration development. Yuanjiang will also improve service functions of education, create the best students education tours and maintain the good momentum of rapid and healthy development of Yuanjiang education tours. There are some Kindergartens, primary schools, and middle schools in Yuanjiang that people can take into consideration.
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Administrative Divisions
The jurisdiction of Yuanjiang is over 3 subdistricts, and 7 towns.
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