Millennium-old Hani Terraces
A living agricultural heritage where forest, water, village and terrace form one system.
Sources: 红河哈尼梯田世界文化遗产管理局对州十三届人大一次会议第 351 号建议的答复, 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》
From the millennium-old Hani Terraces to the century-old Yunnan–Vietnam Railway, from Yi manuscript genealogies to crossing-the-bridge rice noodles. We document the culture and history of every county, one sourced entry at a time. Anything unverified is marked as pending research.
Adopted from the Honghe Prefecture Government's official Tourism and Cultural Development Plan. · Official framework of the Honghe Prefecture Government
A living agricultural heritage where forest, water, village and terrace form one system.
A national historic city that long served as the cultural centre of southern Yunnan.
One of China's four celebrated pottery traditions.
The birthplace of China's tin industry and the cradle of Yunnan's industrial civilisation.
China's earliest international railway, linking Honghe to the wider world.
Honghe was the starting point of Yunnan's opening to external trade.
Yunnan's best-known regional dish, originating in Mengzi.
Every milestone carries its source and a confidence level; conflicting figures are shown side by side.
Commanderies were established and the region entered the imperial administrative map.
To be verified Sources: 维基百科《红河哈尼族彝族自治州》The Nanzhao kingdom established a settlement in the Jianshui area.
To be verified Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》, 维基百科《红河哈尼族彝族自治州》Jianshui served as the political, economic and cultural centre of southern Yunnan.
To be verified Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》, 维基百科《红河哈尼族彝族自治州》Gejiu became the birthplace of China's tin industry.
Official source Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》Opened in 1910, the metre-gauge line connected Honghe with Kunming and Hanoi and brought early rail, postal and customs services to Yunnan.
Official source Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》, 维基百科《红河哈尼族彝族自治州》The exact year of the port opening is not yet verified and is marked as pending research.
Pending research Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》The Southern Yunnan People's Administrative Office was established in Jianshui.
To be verified Sources: 维基百科《红河哈尼族彝族自治州》The autonomous prefecture was formally established, with its seat initially at Gejiu.
Official source Sources: 维基百科《红河哈尼族彝族自治州》, 本站 /hh 红河州乡土文化档案门户（已发布）The prefectural seat returned to Mengzi.
Official source Sources: 维基百科《红河哈尼族彝族自治州》, 本站 /hh 红河州乡土文化档案门户（已发布）Listed in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage.
Official source Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》Inscribed as China's 45th World Heritage site; a living farming system sustained for over 1,300 years.
Official source Sources: 红河哈尼梯田世界文化遗产管理局对州十三届人大一次会议第 351 号建议的答复, 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》Mengzi rice noodle craft entered the fourth national heritage batch; Yuanyang terraces were rated a 4A scenic area.
Official source Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》, 红河哈尼梯田世界文化遗产管理局对州十三届人大一次会议第 351 号建议的答复Selected among the first national all-for-one tourism demonstration zones.
Official source Sources: 红河州人民政府《红河州旅游文化产业发展规划（2016—2020 年）》2020 census population 4.4784 million; GDP 241.748 billion yuan, first among China's 30 ethnic autonomous prefectures.
Official source Sources: 红河州人民政府办公室《红河哈尼族彝族自治州矿产资源总体规划（2021—2025）》, 红河州卫健委对州政协十三届一次会议第 264 号提案的答复, 本站 /hh 红河州乡土文化档案门户（已发布）Nine indigenous minority groups account for about 61.4% of the population. County-level entries are pending collection.
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