Yuanmou County








County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
















































Yuanmou County
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元谋县

County

Location in Yunnan
Location in Yunnan

Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture Chuxiong
Area
 • Total 2,021 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 210,000
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code 651300
Area code(s) 0878
Website yuanmou.gov.cn

Yuanmou County (simplified Chinese: 元谋县; traditional Chinese: 元謀縣; pinyin: Yuánmóu Xiàn) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north.


The famous Yuanmou Man was found in Yuanmou County in 1965.



Tourist Resources


Besides the big discovery of Yuanmou Man, Yuanmou County is also famous for its Tulin, which literally means earth forest.It is a natural landscape composed of earth columns or pillars forming like immense forest. The unique landscape was formed by geological movement and soil erosion one or two million years ago. It is named for its shape like immense forest and the main composition of the expansion is earth.There are three scenic areas, which are Wumao Earth Forest, Langbapu Earth Forest and Banguo Earth Forest. Wumao and Langbapu have been developed as scenic areas. Yuanmou Earth Forest has been more and more popular these years.[1]



References





  1. ^ "Yuanmou Earth Forest" ChinaTour.net Accessed 2014-4-16




External links


  • Yuanmou County Official Website



Coordinates: 25°43′04″N 101°51′40″E / 25.71778°N 101.86111°E / 25.71778; 101.86111










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