Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County

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Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County

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|caption2 = Saṃsāra Tower at Gandong Park

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Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County ({{zh|s=耿马傣族佤族自治县 |t=耿馬傣族佤族自治縣 |p=Gěngmǎ Dǎizú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn}}; {{langx|tdd|ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥐᥪᥒ ᥛᥣᥳ}}; Awa: {{lang|vwa|gaeng mīex}}) is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China.

History

The name of the Gengma come from the Pali word "Sinthunath" meaning a place where people follow white horses. People call this city's name was named after the Ming Dynasty's Hongwu period. and was written on the front cover "History of Burma" said Kung Ma

The main ethnic groups in the Gengma chieftains are Tai and Wa. The Tai people here moved from Mao Luang (Mong Mao) in the 14th century. They brought Mao Luang traditions with them. The original Wa people live in mountainous areas and do not have their own dialect.

In 1988, the county was affected by two strong earthquakes. It killed a total of 939 people and caused major destruction.{{Cite journal|last1=Ramirez|first1=Marizen|last2=Peek-Asa|first2=Corinne|date=2005|title=Epidemiology of Traumatic Injuries from Earthquakes|url=https://academic.oup.com/epirev/article/27/1/47/520816|journal=Epidemiologic Reviews|volume=21|issue=1|pages=47–55|doi=10.1093/epirev/mxi005|pmid=15958426 |doi-access=free}}

Saophas

The origin name is Sinthunath meaning the site person find the white horse everyone called Mong Kying Keng Hkam meaning the site located of jewelry and golden

the ethnic is Tai and Wa, Tai people emigrated from Mong Mao Long since 14 century they took the tradition and culture from Mong Mao come to here and the Wa ethnic they live on a high mountain and have there personal language.

Saophas :

1) Hkam Chuea Hpa 1397-1452

2) Hkam Kyoeng Hpa (Hkam Hso) 1452-1472 son

3) Hkam Piam Hpa (Hkam Piam) 1472-1502 son

4) Hkam Zin Hpa (Hkam Ching) 1503-1557 son

5) Hkam Phing Hpa 1557-1601 son

6) Hkam Moen Hpa 1601-1614 son

7) Hkam Ming Hpa 1614-1633 bro

8) Nang Xiao Li 1633-1659 regent, wife of Hkam Ming Hpa son

9) Hkam Mai Hpa 1659-1693 son

10) Hkam Chawng Hpa 1693-1699 son

11) Hkam Sang Hpa 1700-1732 son

12) Hkam Kai Hpa 1732-1765 son

13) Hkam Kang Hpa 1765-1771

regent, bro

14) Hkam Chai Hpa (Hkam Chuan Hpa) 1771-1803 1st son

15) Hkam Yan Chao 1803-1808 3rd son

16) Hkam Kyang Hpa 1808-1820 son

17) Hkam Htiet Hpa 1820-1825 2nd bro of Hkam Yan Chao

18) Shamawali 1825-1836 regent mother of Hkam Yan Chao

19) Hkam Earn Phai 1836-1851

nephew of Hkam Yan Chao

20) Hkam Earn Hso 1852-1858 bro

21) Hkam Long Chang 1858-1897 2nd son

22) Hkam Fu Hpa 1897-1915 son

23) Hkam Kaw Hpa 1915-1933 son

24) Hkam Chi Hpa 1933-1950 5th bro

Administrative divisions

Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township.{{cite web

|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/

|title = 国家统计局

|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China

|language = zh

|access-date = 2021-12-07}}

;4 towns

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  • Gengma ({{lang|zh-Hans|耿马镇}})
  • Mengyong ({{lang|zh-Hans|勐永镇}})

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  • Mengsa ({{lang|zh-Hans|勐撒镇}})
  • Mengding ({{lang|zh-Hans|孟定镇}})

;4 townships

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  • Daxing ({{lang|zh-Hans|大兴乡}})
  • Sipaishan ({{lang|zh-Hans|四排山乡}})

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  • Hepai ({{lang|zh-Hans|贺派乡}})
  • Mengjian ({{lang|zh-Hans|勐简乡}})

;1 ethnic township

Climate

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|location = Gengma, elevation {{convert|1144|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 22.7

|Feb high C = 24.9

|Mar high C = 28.0

|Apr high C = 29.7

|May high C = 29.8

|Jun high C = 29.0

|Jul high C = 28.2

|Aug high C = 29.0

|Sep high C = 28.9

|Oct high C = 27.2

|Nov high C = 25.0

|Dec high C = 22.6

|Jan mean C = 12.8

|Feb mean C = 15.4

|Mar mean C = 19.1

|Apr mean C = 21.7

|May mean C = 23.3

|Jun mean C = 24.0

|Jul mean C = 23.5

|Aug mean C = 23.6

|Sep mean C = 22.9

|Oct mean C = 20.7

|Nov mean C = 16.6

|Dec mean C = 13.2

|Jan low C = 5.8

|Feb low C = 7.9

|Mar low C = 11.7

|Apr low C = 15.3

|May low C = 18.6

|Jun low C = 20.7

|Jul low C = 20.9

|Aug low C = 20.6

|Sep low C = 19.4

|Oct low C = 16.8

|Nov low C = 11.3

|Dec low C = 7.1

|Jan record high C = 27.9 |Jan record low C = -1.6

|Feb record high C = 31.0 |Feb record low C = 0.7

|Mar record high C = 33.1 |Mar record low C = 1.7

|Apr record high C = 35.3 |Apr record low C = 8.6

|May record high C = 35.5 |May record low C = 11.5

|Jun record high C = 36.5 |Jun record low C = 15.4

|Jul record high C = 33.5 |Jul record low C = 15.6

|Aug record high C = 33.4 |Aug record low C = 16.1

|Sep record high C = 32.8 |Sep record low C = 12.4

|Oct record high C = 32.2 |Oct record low C = 7.2

|Nov record high C = 29.2 |Nov record low C = 3.0

|Dec record high C = 27.1 |Dec record low C = -2.0

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 25.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 14.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 20.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 58.4

|May precipitation mm = 132.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 180.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 277.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 220.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 158.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 127.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 48.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 14.5

|Jan humidity = 72

|Feb humidity = 63

|Mar humidity = 56

|Apr humidity = 59

|May humidity = 68

|Jun humidity = 79

|Jul humidity = 84

|Aug humidity = 83

|Sep humidity = 81

|Oct humidity = 81

|Nov humidity = 78

|Dec humidity = 77

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 3.3

|Feb precipitation days = 3.2

|Mar precipitation days = 5.2

|Apr precipitation days = 11.1

|May precipitation days = 16.4

|Jun precipitation days = 23.2

|Jul precipitation days = 26.2

|Aug precipitation days = 22.7

|Sep precipitation days = 17.9

|Oct precipitation days = 15.1

|Nov precipitation days = 6.2

|Dec precipitation days = 3.6

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|Jan sun = 222.9

|Feb sun = 222.3

|Mar sun = 234.1

|Apr sun = 225.4

|May sun = 209.6

|Jun sun = 146.1

|Jul sun = 115.3

|Aug sun = 142.5

|Sep sun = 160.7

|Oct sun = 169.3

|Nov sun = 194.2

|Dec sun = 207.7

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| Jan percentsun = 66

| Feb percentsun = 69

| Mar percentsun = 63

| Apr percentsun = 59

| May percentsun = 51

| Jun percentsun = 36

| Jul percentsun = 28

| Aug percentsun = 36

| Sep percentsun = 44

| Oct percentsun = 48

| Nov percentsun = 59

| Dec percentsun = 63

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Ethnic groups

There are 1,004 Jingpo people located in the following five villages of Gengma County.Dai Qingxia [戴庆厦]. 2010. The Status Quo and Evolution of Language Use of The Jingpo Nationality in Gengma [耿马县景颇族语言使用现状及其演变]. Beijing: Commercial Press [商务印书馆]. {{ISBN|9787100071529}}

  • New Jingpo hamlet 景颇新寨, Mangkang Village 芒抗村, Hepai Township 贺派乡{{Cite web |url=http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=117803 |title=耿马傣族佤族自治县贺派乡芒抗村民委员会景颇自然村 |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925110931/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=117803 |url-status=dead }}
  • Nalong 那拢组, Nongba Village 弄巴村, Gengma Town 耿马镇{{Cite web |url=http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=80594 |title=耿马傣族佤族自治县耿马镇弄巴村委会弄巴大寨(那拢)自然村 |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925110923/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=80594 |url-status=dead }}
  • Hewen 贺稳组, Jingxin Village 景信村, Mengding Town 孟定镇{{Cite web |url=http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=78065 |title=耿马傣族佤族自治县孟定镇景信村委会贺稳自然村 |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925105313/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=78065 |url-status=dead }}
  • Hebianzhai 河边寨, Qiushan Village 邱山村, Mengding Town 孟定镇{{Cite web |url=http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=61347 |title=耿马傣族佤族自治县孟定镇邱山村委会河边寨自然村 |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925110928/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=61347 |url-status=dead }}
  • Caobazhai 草坝寨, Mang'ai Village 芒艾村, Mengding Town 孟定镇{{Cite web |url=http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=61335 |title=耿马傣族佤族自治县孟定镇芒艾村委会 |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2015-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925102757/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=61335 |url-status=dead }}

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