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The Autonomous Region of Wenshan for the Zhuang People and the Miao People is located in the southeast of Yunnan Province. It is bordering with Viet Nam and governs 8 counties, with the Wenshan County as its capital city. The Autonomous Region of Wenshan is also called the Southern Gate of East Yunnan. Wenshan has got its name because of its natural physiognomy, the Eastern Wenshan. It is well-known throughout China for Panax notoginseng, a kind of valuable medicinal materials, and is thus called the Hometown to Panax notoginseng.
There are many resources of plants and animals, minerals, and water energy in the Autonomous Region of Wenshan, and the tourist resources here are also very rich. The main grain crops here are paddy, corn, wheat and legume, and the main industrial crops are Panax notoginseng, capsicum, baked tobacco, aniseed, Caoguo, Tung oil tree, and tea. There are, of course, many other special agricultural products in Wenshan.
In the Autonomous Region of Wenshan are many natural sights like rocks, caves, springs, lakes, waterfalls and virgin forests. The unique sights of sub-tropical zone here, together with its long history of human development and colourful folk customs of minorities, give the place a great potential in the tourist resources. The scenic spots which have been developed up to now here include Puzhehei in Qiubei, the Bathing Immortal Lake in the Inkstone Mountain, Bamei Village in Guangnan, the Sanla Waterfall in Babao, the Tuoniang River in Funing, and the White Sand Slope Hotspring in Wenshan. Chinese visitors now can even go across the national boundary to tour in Viet Nam, and the Vietnamees can also go sightseeing in China.
Tel Code: 087
Total Area: the Autonomous Region of Wenshan covers an area of 31,456 square kilometers
Population: the Autonomous Region of Wenshan has a total population of 3,0803 million
Nationalities: Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yi, Yao, HuiAdministrative Regions: Wenshan County, Malipo County, Yanshan County, Guangnan County, Maguan County, Funing County, Xichou County, Qiubei County
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