Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province,China. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District,which is also the former name of the prefecture-level city itself. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area. The price of Pu'er has since recovered and Pu'er tea,a type of dark tea,still contributes much to the income of the area.
Lancang Lahu Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City,in southwestern Yunnan province,China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang,and refers to the Mekong River on its eastern borders and adopted by modern Laos,a Tai word meaning Million Elephants.
Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County is an autonomous county,under the jurisdiction of Kunming,Yunnan,China,bordering Sichuan province to the north. As of the 2020 census the population was 378,881.
Ninglang Yi Autonomous County is located in the northwest of Yunnan province,China,bordering Sichuan province to the northeast. It is under the administration of Lijiang City. The county is home to the Mosuo people,who lived under the quasi-independent Chiefdom of Yongning until abolished in 1956. Ninglang Luguhu Airport is located in the county.
Simao 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.
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City,in southern Yunnan,China,bordering Laos and Vietnam to the south,making it the only county in the province to border more than one country. By road,its seat,the town of Menglie (勐烈镇),is 520 km (320 mi) from Kunming and 145 km (90 mi) from Simao District,the municipal seat of Pu'er.
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the west-central part of Yunnan Province,China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Pu'er.
Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City,Yunnan Province,China.
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City,in the south of Yunnan Province,China.
Ximeng Va Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City,in the southwest of Yunnan Province,China,bordering Myanmar's Shan State to the west. Wa/Va people,who speak the Wa language,are the main inhabitants in Ximeng County.
Zhenyuan Yi,Hani and Lahu Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City,in the west central part of Yunnan Province,China.
Luoping County is located in Qujing City,in eastern Yunnan province,China,bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast.
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County is an autonomous county located in the central part of Yunnan Province,China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yuxi.
Binchuan County is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west of Yunnan Province,China.
Heqing County is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan Province,China.
Lüchun County is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture,in the south of Yunnan province,China,bordering Vietnam's Lai Châu Province to the south.
Luxi County is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture,Yunnan province,China. Luxi was the capital of the medieval Yi Ziqi Kingdom.
Mile is a county-level city located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture,Yunnan province,China. It is named after the Maitreya Buddha,for which there was a temple located on a nearby mountain,making it the only city in China named after a Buddha. It is a center for sugar and tobacco production in Yunnan.
Menghai County is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture,in the far south of Yunnan,China,bordering Burma's Shan State to the southwest. Meng is as variation of Mueang.
The Monument to the National Unity Oath,which is situated in Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County,Pu'er City,Yunnan Province,China,is one of the national critical cultural relics protection units. After a traditional Wa oath-taking ceremony to promote national unity in Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County,the monument was erected on January 1,1951. The monument was initially situated in the Red Field of Pu'er;however,it was abandoned once time. It was initially housed in the Cultural Center of Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County after its recovery. Subsequently,in 2000,it was relocated to the "National Unity Garden" on the northern side of Ning'er county town. The Monument to the National Unity Oath was referred to as "the first monument of national unity in new China" and "the first monument of national work in new China." It was included in the fourth group of Yunnan Provincial Cultural Relics Protection in November 1993 and the sixth batch of Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection in May 2006.
