Honghe Hani & Yi Autonomous Prefecture is one of
many regions where the society, economy and culture have developed
early in Yunnan province. The discovery of the fossils of the
ancient Lama apes in Kaiyuan has proved that Honghe region is one
of the human birth-places, Jianshui, Mengzi, and gejiu has been
respectively made the center of politics,economy and culture of
south Yunnan. And each has been famously named "the Trading Port
of South Dian (Yunnan)", "Zhoulu of Dian", "the Famous Cultural
County" and "the Tin Capital".
Shiping has been historically praised as "the first
state for its literature and there is no superior to it in south
Dian (Yunnan)".
Jianshui, famous for its ancient city, was historically called
"Lin-an County. There are various sorts of ancient spots like old
bridges and temples, typically the Confucius Temple. Zhilin
Temple, stone Tablet of imperial Edict and The Old-cave Site in
Yuan Dynasty, Chaoyang Temple, Lantern Temple in Ming Dynasty,
Double-dragon Bridge, Congzheng Library, Xuezheng Test House and
Nalon Headman House in Qing Dynasty all typically famous.
Mengzi is also an old county which was once an
important trading port. In 1887 during Qing Dynasty when the
government signed the Sino-French Special Treaty for Continuous
Trade, Mengzi was made a trading port, and the Qing government set
the first Yunnan customs in Mengzi. A French consulate was also
set.France, Great Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and
Japan once established their post offices,companies,banks and
churches in Mengzi,In 1886(Guangxu 12 year in Qing Dynasty) a
telegram bureau was built up, and in 1897 the post office of Great
Qing was established. They were the telegram and post offices in
Yunnan province.
Gejiu, the "Tin Capital" famous both home and
abroad, with a mining history dated back to 2000 years ago in Han
Dynasty, is now a metallurgical industry city in which nonferrous
metals are mined. Its major product is tin, and its output ranks
the first in the whole country. A long with techniques improved in
mining, sorting and smelting, Gejiu is famous in the world for its
increasing quantity and good quality. It is also the main
industrial area in south Yunnan and the capital of Honghe Hani &
Yi autonomous prefecture.
Kaiyuan, Located in a low basin surrounded by
mountains, anciently called "Armi State", now another industrially
booming city after Gejiu, is now an important base for energy,
chemistry, construction materials, and also a hub of traffic
communication and a goods distributing center in south Yunnan.
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