Brief introduction of Shiping County

Shiping County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province. The county is located in the south of Yunnan Province and the northwest of Honghe Prefecture. As of 20 14, Shiping County has jurisdiction over 7 towns and 2 townships, with a land area of 3,037 square kilometers, of which 94.6% are mountainous areas, and it is a traditional agricultural county. In 2008, the population of Shiping County was 300,300, and the population of ethnic minorities exceeded 50%. In 20 10, the GDP of shiping county was 2.676 billion yuan. The main tourist attractions in Shiping County are Shiping Xiushan and Yilong Lake. Shiping County is known as "the hometown of literature", "the hometown of oranges", "the hometown of bayberry", "the hometown of fish and rice", "the hometown of tofu" and "the hometown of singing and dancing".