Simao District (Chinese: 思茅区; pinyin: Sīmáo Qū; formerly known as Cuiyun District) is a district under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. It is the seat of Pu'er Prefecture. Formerly both Simao and the surrounding region of Pu'er prefecture played a major role in the historic tea horse trade between Yunnan, Tibet and India, with Simao acting as the southern terminus or starting point for the transport of tea by mule caravan north to Dali, Lijiang and Lhasa. Tea remains a central crop and product of the region.[4]
Simao
思茅区 | |
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 Location of Simao District (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
  Simao Location in Yunnan  Simao Simao (China) | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.97500°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pu'er |
| GB/T 2260 CODE[1] | 530802 |
| Township divisions | 7 |
| District seat | Simao Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,928 km2 (1,517 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,370.9 m (4,497.7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 416,188 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 665000[3] |
| Area code | 0879[3] |
| Website | www |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1] 2Puer Gov. [2] 3Yunnan Portal [3] | |
| Simao, Pu'er | |||||||||
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| Simao | |||||||||
| Chinese | 思茅 | ||||||||
| Postal | Szumao | ||||||||
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In 2007, the city of Simao (思茅市) changed its name to Pu'er city (普洱市). By doing so, it has had an effect the size of the official Pu'er (普洱) tea production area.
Administrative divisions
editSimao District has 1 subdistrict, 4 towns and 2 ethnic townships.
- 1 subdistrict
- Simao Subdistrict (思茅街道)
- 4 towns
- 2 ethnic townships
- Longtan Yi and Dai Ethnic Township (龙潭彝族傣族乡)
- Yunxian Yi Ethnic Township (云仙彝族乡)
Ethnic groups
editSimao District is ethnically diverse, with Han, Yi, Dai, Hani, Bulang, Wa, Lahu, and other ethnic groups.
Han Chinese live mostly in Simaoba 思茅坝, Yixiangba 倚象坝, and Laojuntian 老君田 (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:477). They numbered 105,133 people as of 1990, making more up than 75% of the population.
The Yi people of Gaojiazhai 髙家寨 and Manxieba 曼歇坝[5] in Simaoba 思茅坝 speak the Southern Yi dialect (南部方言), while the Yi of other areas speak the Western Yi dialect of Weishan County (滇西巍山彝族西部方言) (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:478). They numbered 17,459 people as of 1990. Ethnic Yi townships in Simao district are Longtan 龙潭彝族傣族乡 and Yunxian 云仙彝族乡 townships. Some of the Yi in Simao are also known as Xiangtang 香堂.[6]
The Dai people live in various villages on both sides of the Dazhong 大中河, Jiufang 酒房河, and Xiaohejiang 小黑江 rivers, namely Mangdie 芒垒, Mangyao 芒腰, Mangpan 芒畔, Qianluo 迁洛, Jiufang 酒房, Longtan 龙潭彝族傣族乡, Zhengwan 整碗,[7] Mamu 骂木, Bangnong 蚌弄, Boluo 菠萝, and other villages (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:478). They numbered 4,142 people as of 1990.
The Hani people live in (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:478). They numbered 3,722 people as of 1990. Some migrated from Tongxin 同心 and Mengxian 勐先 of Pu'er County 普洱县 (now renamed as Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County) during the Republic of China era, while others migrated in 1971 from Lianhe 联合, Xin'an 新安, Xinfu 新抚, and Baliu 坝溜 townships of Mojiang County 墨江县. Subgroups include Biyue 碧约, Budu 布都, Kaduo 卡堕, Ximoluo 西摩洛, and Bukong 布孔.
In Simao District, the Bulang people (population 272 as of 1990) live near the junction of the Xiaohei River 小黑江 and Lancang River 澜沧江, in the villages of Guanzhai 官寨,[8] Tuanliangzi 团梁子,[9] Mangbang 芒蚌,[10] Mangba 芒坝, etc., in a total of six villages (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:480).
The Wa people live alongside Bulang people and Dai people in Mangba 芒坝 and Tuanliangzi 团梁子 (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:482). They numbered 1,627 people as of 1990.
The Lahu people live in Nanping Township (南屏乡) and Yixiang Township (倚象乡) (in Nalitian 那栗田,[11] Yongqing Village (永庆村)) (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:482). They numbered 1,265 people as of 1990.
Transport
editSimao Airport (IATA: SYM, ICAO: ZPSM).
Herbariums
edit- Simao District National Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute Herbarium, (founded 1970) of the Simao District Public Health Bureau
- Simao Forestry Bureau Herbarium (founded 1991)
References
edit- ^ "中华人民共和国国家统计局 >> 行政区划代码". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "思茅区第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Simao District. 2021-07-14.
- ^ a b "Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ See also Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, David (2011). China's Ancient Tea Horse Road. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B005DQV7Q2
- ^ 思茅区南屏镇曼昔坝村委会. ynszxc.net.
- ^ 思茅彝族的习俗（一）. yixueyanjiu.com. 2007.
- ^ "思茅区南屏镇整碗村委会". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ "思茅区思茅港镇大车树村委会相官寨自然村". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ "思茅区思茅港镇大车树村委会团良子自然村". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ "思茅区云仙彝族乡桃子树村委会芒蚌自然村". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ 思茅区倚象镇永庆村委会纳里田自然村. ynszxc.net.