Yanyuan County

 ( Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture ) 

Yanyuan County (p=Yányuán Xiàn; yiep yuop xiep, also ꋂꂿꑤ ce mo xiep) is a county in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. The county is located in Sichuan's rugged Hengduan Mountains in southwest Sichuan, but the county seat of Yanjing (盐井) is situated in an unusually flat basin with a diameter.

Yanjing, as the county seat, is usually referred to as Yanyuan.

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History Yanyuan County was originally inhabited by the Yi people, but has since been incorporated into Han Chinese culture. The region has long been a source of salt for the Chinese and the name Yanyuan (盐源) literally means "Salt source". Until recently, Yanyuan was poorly connected with the rest of China by road. In the 2010s, a new tunnel was built through the mountains east of Yanyuan to connect the county with the prefecture capital of Xichang.

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Administrative divisions Yanyuan County comprises 1 subdistrict, 17 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township.

Subdistrict
Yanjing Subdistrict	盐井街道		ꑸꏢꏦꈜ		513423001
Towns
Weicheng Town	卫城镇		ꁇꇓꍔ		513423101
Meiyu Town	梅雨镇		ꂱꒃꍔ		513423102
Baiwu Town	白乌镇		ꀙꃶꍔ		513423103
Shuhe Town	树河镇		ꏂꃪꉼꍔ		513423104
Huangcao Town	黄草镇		ꉸꊻꍔ		513423105
Pingchuan Town	平川镇		ꀻꍧꍔ		513423106
Luguhu Town	泸沽湖镇		ꇈꈬꎿꍔ		513423107
Guandi Town	官地镇		ꇜꃅꍔ		513423108
Meiziping Town	梅子坪镇		ꂱꊪꀻꍔ		513423109
Runyan Town	润盐镇		ꑸꏢꍔ		513423110
Changbai Town	长柏镇		ꍤꀙꍔ		513423111
Jiami Town	甲米镇		ꏧꂰꍔ		513423112
Mianya Town	棉桠镇		ꂱꑵꍔ		513423113
Yantang Town	盐塘镇		ꑸꄤꍔ		513423114
Jinhe Town	金河镇		ꏢꉼꍔ		513423115
Longtang Town	龙塘镇		ꇊꄤꍔ		513423116
Xinglong Town	兴隆镇		ꑝꇊꍔ		513423117
Townships
Tengqiao Township	藤桥乡		ꄯꐋꑣ		513423206
Tianwan Township	田湾乡		ꄝꃬꑣ		513423207
Yousuo Township	右所乡		ꒀꌘꑣ		513423215
Wodi Township	沃底乡		ꊉꄂꑣ		513423222
Wali Township	洼里乡		ꃪꅫꑣ		513423224
Ethnic township
Dapo Mongolia Ethnic Township	大坡蒙古族乡		ꄊꁆꃀꇴꋇꑣ		513423223

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Geography In the west, Yanyuan County encompasses the eastern shores of Lugu Lake, shared with Yunnan Province. To the north and east, Yanyuan is bordered by the Yalong River that cuts a deep gorge through the mountains. The Yalong forms a dramatic bend as it diverts around the Jinping Mountains in northern Yanyuan.

Yanyuan is composed of the eight towns, 25 townships, and one ethnic township.

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