Wenshan Counties Travel Guide

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 Burma. Wenshan County, the government seat of the prefecture is about 310 kilometers (193 miles) from Kunming.

Wenshan 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.

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture lies in the eastern section of Yunnan Province. Scarcely visited by local and international tourists with populations not considered of enough interest by the academic world, is one of the less known prefectures of Yunnan province.

Far from this superficial picture, Wenshan Prefecture possesses an ethnic diversity that makes it one of the most interesting places to travel. Wenshan Prefecture is mainly populated by Zhuang, Miao, Yi and Han nationalities. Any of these nationalities have well differentiated branches, we will introduce here the main branches of the Zhuang.

Administrative Division:
8 counties (Wenshan, Yanshan, Xichou, Malipo, Maguan, Qiubei, Guangnan, Funing)

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#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Wenshan County	文山县	Wénshān Xiàn	430,000	3,064	140
2	Yanshan County	砚山县	Yànshān Xiàn	440,000	3,888	113
3	Xichou County	西畴县	Xīchóu Xiàn	250,000	1,545	162
4	Malipo County	麻栗坡县	Málìpō Xiàn	270,000	2,395	113
5	Maguan County	马关县	Mǎguān Xiàn	350,000	2,755	127
6	Qiubei County	丘北县	Qiūběi Xiàn	450,000	5,150	87
7	Guangnan County	广南县	Guǎngnán Xiàn	740,000	7,983	93
8	Funing County	富宁县	Fùníng Xiàn	390,000	5,459	71