Yanshan County Culture
Ethnic Groups
Yanshan enjoys colorful ethnic culture. Diverse ethnic groups live here generation by generation. They also carry on their traditional culture, such as sacrifice rituals, skill of making handicrafts and food culture etc. The population of ethnic minorities hits 306,000, accounting for 64.8% of the total of Yanshan County. The main ethnic groups in Yanshan County are Yi, Bai, Zhuang, Miao, Yao and Muslim. There are also Dai, Lisu, Lahu, Lahu, Buyi etc. They live here in harmony generation by generation.
Ethnic Townships
There are 4 ethnic townships in Yanshan County.
- Ganhe Yi Ethnic Township of Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县干河彝族乡
- Panlong Yi Ethnic Township of Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县盘龙彝族乡
- Weimo Yi Ethnic Township of Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县维末彝族乡
- Ashe Yi Ethnic Township of Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县阿舍彝族乡
Ethnic Villages
- Heiyudong Village of Weimo Yi Ethnic Town in Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县维摩彝族乡幕菲勒村委会黑鱼洞村
- Baishiyan Village of Panlong Yi Ethnic Town in Yanshan County, Wenshan砚山县盘龙彝族乡白石岩彝族村
- Fatulong Village of Panlong Town in Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县盘龙乡法土龙村
- Xiangshuilong Miao Ethnic Village of Panlong Town in Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县盘龙乡响水龙苗族村
- Pisa Village of Zhela Town in Yanshan County, Wenshan砚山县者腊乡批洒村
- Xiakemu Village of Ameng Town in Yanshan County, Wenshan 砚山县阿猛镇下科目村
Ethnic Festivals
- Sanyuesan Festival of Zhuang Ethnic Minority 壮族三月三
- Eid al-Adha Festiva 回族古尔邦节
- Panwang Festival of Yao People 瑶族盘王节
- Hualian Festival of Yi People 彝族花脸节
