Introduction to Dahua Yao Autonomous County

Dahua Yao Autonomous County was established in October 1988. It is located in the middle reaches of the Hongshui River in the northwest of the central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is affiliated to Hechi City and consisted of Du'an Yao Autonomous County, Bama Yao Autonomous County and Hechi District at that time. It is composed of the edge junction of Nanning area. 1 The county covers an area of ??2,716 square kilometers and governs 13 townships, 3 towns, 155 administrative villages and 3 residential communities. In 2012, the county had a population of 461,500, including 376,600 rural residents, accounting for 81.6% of the total population; the reservoir area population was 107,000, accounting for 23.2% of the total population; and the Yao population was 95,623, accounting for 20.72% of the county’s total population. . 2 Dahua County is not only the hometown of Yao culture in the world2, but also the hometown of ornamental stones in China. The Dahua colored jade discovered in the 1990s is famous for its fine skin, bright color, hard texture and different shapes. This new stone This species has become the most popular and valuable ornamental stone in China today. In October 2007, it won the title of "Hometown of Ornamental Stones in China".