Impressions of Zhaotong, Yunnan and its people

1. Zhaotong Man:

The "early Homo sapiens fossil", dating back about 100,000 years ago, is called "Zhaotong Man", filling the gap from the ape man stage to the late Homo sapiens in Yunnan Province The gaps between stages indicate that Zhaotong City is one of the important areas for the origin and development of mankind.

For about 6,000 years from about 10,000 years ago to 4,000 years ago, the ancestors living here have widely used ground stone tools and learned how to make pottery, weave, and Technologies such as agriculture and herding began to lead to settlement and settlement.

From the Western Weekend to the early Spring and Autumn Period, the Du Yu tribe entered Shu and "taught the people how to farm" and brought advanced farming civilization with them. They won the support of the Shu people and became the king of Shu, with the title "Wang Wang". emperor". In 250 BC, King Xiaowen of Qin used Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County, to dig a burning road.

2. Zhaotong, Yunnan:

A municipal-level administrative district under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, located in the northeastern part of Yunnan Province, at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces; along the lower reaches of the Jinsha River; located along the lower reaches of the Jinsha River; In the transition zone where the Sichuan Basin rises to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

The terrain of Zhaotong is high in the south and low in the north, with a minimum altitude of 267 meters (Shuifu County) and a maximum altitude of 4,040 meters (Qiaojia County), with a total area of ??23,021 square kilometers. Zhaotong has jurisdiction over one district (Zhaoyang District), 143 towns (offices) in 10 counties. At the end of 2010, the total population was 5.213 million, including 542,000 people from 23 ethnic minorities including Miao, Yi, and Hui. ?

Extended information

Located in the southwest border of China, it is one of the important birthplaces of human civilization. The Yuanmou Man of Yunnan, who lived 1.7 million years ago, is the earliest human discovered in China and Asia as of 2013.

During the Warring States Period, this was the place where the Dian tribe lived. Yunnan means "South of Colorful Clouds" and "Colorful Yunnan". Another saying is that it is named after it is located "south of Yunling".

It covers an area of ??390,000 square kilometers, accounting for 4.11% of the country’s area, ranking 8th among all provincial administrative regions in the country. The total population is 45.96 million (2010), accounting for 3.35% of the national population, ranking 12th in population. It has jurisdiction over 8 cities and 8 ethnic minority autonomous prefectures. ?

The provinces and regions adjacent to Yunnan Province include Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and Tibet. Yunnan's three neighboring countries are Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the southern part of the province.