Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · Prefecture-level

Honghe

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture's local story begins with canyon terrain and rural settlements.

Regional story

A place shaped through time

In regional terms, the clearest first clue to Honghe is “Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture's local story begins with canyon terrain and rural settlements.” Together, environmental, historical, and cultural elements give Honghe a profile that can be distinguished from nearby places. Continuing local life gave inherited spaces new uses and memories, allowing historical layers and contemporary activity to coexist. Today, the interaction between environment and society remains visible in landscape, urban texture, daily activity, and local memory. These details make Honghe a clear case of how a wider region is built from specific places and sustained lives.

Honghe

Affiliated Regions

13 counties
Ge Jiu CityCounty-level

Ge Jiu City

Master metalcraft tinsmiths shape pure pewter vessels in Gejiu, World Tin Capital crowned by the placid waters of Lake Jinhu beneath Mount Laoyinshan.

Kai Yuan CityCounty-level

Kai Yuan City

Heritage narrow-gauge meter trains roll past 1910 French colonial stations in Kaiyuan, green garden oasis along the Nanpan River.

Meng Zi CityCounty-level

Meng Zi City

Simmering hot chicken broth creates authentic Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles in Mengzi, home to historic French-styled Bisezhai Station.

Mi Le CityCounty-level

Mi Le City

Sculptural red brick artistic towers crown Dongfengyun Art Town in Mile, hot spring wellness haven and birthplace of Axi Jumping Moonlight dance.

Jian Shui CountyCounty-level

Jian Shui County

The grand Confucian Temple and seventeen-arch Shuanglong Bridge anchor Lin'an in Jianshui, renowned for carved Jianshui Purple Pottery.

Shi Ping CountyCounty-level

Shi Ping County

Natural well water ferments calcium-rich Shiping Tofu in Shiping, bordered by blooming lotus across Lake Yilonghu and Zheng Camp Village.

Lu Xi CountyCounty-level

Lu Xi County

Multi-tiered subterranean river caverns at Alu Ancient Cave 4A meet 500-year-old tiered flat-roof earthen houses of Chengzi Village in Luxi.

Yuan Yang CountyCounty-level

Yuan Yang County

Thousands of tiered flooded rice paddies cascade down mountain valleys at Yuanyang Hani Terraces 5A UNESCO World Heritage in Yuanyang.

Hong He CountyCounty-level

Hong He County

Over 4,000 continuous water-filled terrace steps sculpt the mountainside at Samaba Terraces in Honghe County above the Red River.

Lv Chun CountyCounty-level

Lv Chun County

Miles of banquet tables stretch through town during the Hani Long Street Banquet festival in Lüchun, surrounded by Mount Huanglianshan forests.