Lincang

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lincang (simplified Chinese: 临沧, pinyin: Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in south-western Yunnan province, China. It is the mountainous home of the Wa minority and was historically seen as too 'wild' to be worth settling by neighboring powers, notably British Burma and ancient China. This may have had some connection to the Wa's image as head-hunters.

View of a cultivated area from a road in Lincang. (November, 2004)

This Mainland China location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Prefecture-level divisions of Yunnan

Prefecture-level cities:	Baoshan \| Kunming \| Lijiang \| Lincang Qujing \| Simao \| Yuxi \| Zhaotong
Autonomous prefectures:	Chuxiong \| Dali \| Dehong \| Dêqên Honghe \| Nujiang \| Wenshan \| Xishuangbanna