Baoshan, Yunnan

(, historically also Yongchang) is a prefecture-level city in western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Baoshan is the second-biggest metropolitan area in western Yunnan after Dali.

Geography and climate
Baoshan is located between the border of Burma and the Lancang river (Mekong); specifically it borders the Burmese states of Kachin to the northwest and Shan to the south. The Nujiang (Salween River) flows through the entire length of the prefecture, north to south.

Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Baoshan has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around , with a January average of . The warmest month is June, which averages . Nearly three quarters of the annual rainfall occurs from June to October.

Demography
The prefecture has about 2.5 million inhabitants.

Administrative divisions
The city-prefecture of Baoshan has jurisdiction over five subdivisions—a district, one county-level city and three counties:

Tengyue, the other major populated area in the county, successfully lobbied for and achieved city status in 2015-16 and is currently in the process of separating itself and the surrounding Tengchong area from Baoshan administratively.

Ethnic groups

Bulang
According to the Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer (2006:337), ethnic Bulang are distributed in the following villages within Baoshan City.

Shidian County
Mulaoyuan (: Mulaoyuan (), Hazhai (), Dadi (), Longtang ()
Bailang Township (): Jici (), Dazhong (), Jianshan ()
Yaoguan Township (): Duopo ()
Jiufang Township (): Yakou ()
Changning County
Gengga Township (): Baicaolin (), Dachushui ()
Kasi Township ()
Xingu Village (): Guban (), Zhongzhai ()
Kasi Village (): Shuanglong (), Yingbaizhai (), Ergoudi ()

De'ang
The Yaojing (), a subgroup of the De'ang, are located in Baizhai (), Laxian (), and Dagoubian () of Mangyan Village () and Shiti Village () in Lujiang Township (), Longyang District (Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer 2006:490-491).

Transport
Baoshan lies on the main road from Ruili on the Burmese border to Kunming. The Baoshan−Kunming section is completed highway, and the Baoshan-Ruili part was completed in 2016, finalizing the highway net crossing Yunnan east-to-west. It is the first finished highway between China and Myanmar.

Baoshan Airport  has daily flights to and from Kunming.

A railway line connecting the city via Dali to Kunming and the rest of China is under construction (2012).

See also
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site
Gaoligong Mountain

External links
Baoshan City Official Site
Baoshan Travel and Tourism Bureau (zh, en, ja)
Baoshan News Network
Baoshan profile
Baoshan map

Category:Baoshan, Yunnan