Puer Counties Travel Guide

Situated in the northwest of Yunnan Province, Puer has an important location in China's southwestern boundary, neighboring Laos, Vietnam and Burma and sharing a 486 kilometers (302 miles) boundary line with these three countries. Kunming is about 550 kilometers (342 miles) from Puer.

As to the terrain, Puer lies at the southwest edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which is in the south section of the Hengduan Mountains. Within the city, mountains and rivers run southward, alternating with each other frequently in the north and gradually dispersing to the southeast and the southwest. Medium sized mountains and valleys between them constitute nearly ninety percent the city's territory.

Puer consists of many ethnic minorities, such as Lahu, Hani, Wa and Yi. Varied customs make it a colorful city. Eating habits, ceremonies, costumes and folk legends can all be a strong attraction for people who are visiting. In addition, Puer City is the hometown of the well known Puer Tea, and Puer people have diversified ways of handling tea, such as bamboo tube tea, cold tea dish, earth-pot tea and baked tea; all of which you should try.

Administrative Division:
1 district (Simao); 9 autonomous counties (Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Jingdong Yi Autonomous County, Jinggu Dai Autonomous County, Zhenyuan, Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu autonomous County, Jiangcheng Hani and Yi autonomous County, Menglian Dai, Lahu, Wa Autonomous County, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Ximeng Wa Autonomous County)

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#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Simao District	思茅区	Sīmáo Qū	200,000	4,093	49
2	Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County	宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县	Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	190,000	3,670	52
3	Mojiang Hani Autonomous County	墨江哈尼族自治县	Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn	350,000	5,459	64
4	Jingdong Yi Autonomous County	景东彝族自治县	Jǐngdōng Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	350,000	4,532	77
5	Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County	景谷傣族彝族自治县	Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	290,000	7,777	37
6	Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County	镇沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治县	Zhènyuán Yízú Hānízú Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn	200,000	4,223	47
7	Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County	江城哈尼族彝族自治县	Jiāngchéng Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	90,000	3,476	26
8	Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County	孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县	Mènglián Dǎizú Lāhùzú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn	110,000	1,957	56
9	Lancang Lahu Autonomous County	澜沧拉祜族自治县	Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn	470,000	8,807	53
10	Ximeng Va Autonomous County	西盟佤族自治县	Xīméng Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn	80,000	1,391	58