Kaiyuan, Yunnan


Kaiyuan is a county-level city within the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, China.

Demography

It has a population of 299,000, of whom 156,000 belong to ethnic minorities, including Yi, Zhuan, Miao, and Hui.

Geography

The maximum sea level of Kaiyuan is 2,775.6 meters and the minimum is 950 meters. The annual average temperature is 19.9 degrees Celsius.

Ethnic groups

The Kaiyuan City Almanac lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups.
Daizhanpo 呆占泼 and Digaopo 底高泼 are identified by Pelkey as Hlepho Phowa speakers. Labopho means ‘Highland Pho’, and Digaopho means ‘Lowland Pho’. Pelkey identifies Phowa subgroups as Hlepho, Anipho, Digaopho, Labopho, and Asaheipho.

Culture

Kaiyuan is thought highly of in the field of traditional martial arts, and held the first Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Festival in 2006.

Economy

Kaiyuan is a long-established industrial city, which has been paying much attention to its environment problems. Its aim is "to construct an affluent city with an ecological industrial base". Kaiyuan is also home to the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
With the approval of central government, Yunnan has established an experimental zone for private small businesses at Kaiyuan.

Climate