Get to know Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County
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- Administrative area
- Autonomous county · 自治县
- Part of
- Hainan
- Chinese name
- 琼中黎族苗族自治县
- Local areas
- Autonomous county guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,936.00 km²
- Population · 1999
- 196,581
- Administrative seat
- Yinggen
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Setting and landscape
Mount Limu (黎母山), Wuzhi Mountain (五指山), Baihualing (百花岭) and Baima Ridge (白马岭) lie within the county, in a belt of tropical monsoon forest. China.com.cn notes that the county sits at the source of three rivers, with a yearly mean temperature of 22.8°C, and that the Wanquan River (万泉河) rises on its southern slopes. Mount Limu is regarded as the sacred ancestral mountain of the Li people and is often wrapped in cloud.
History
Qiongzhong was a base of the Baisha Uprising (白沙起义) and holds the site of the first congress of the Qiongya Column (琼崖纵队). In autumn 1947 a column unit under Ma Baishan (马白山) set up a border base area around Mount Limu and Songtao (松涛). The Baisha Uprising Memorial Park (白沙起义纪念园) stands in Hongmao (红毛) town.
What to see
Limu Mountain National Forest Park (黎母山国家森林公园) takes in one of the better-preserved areas of primary tropical forest on Hainan, and the mountain is called the "heart of the island". The Baihualing Tropical Rainforest Cultural Tourism Area (百花岭热带雨林文化旅游区), in Yinggen (营根) town, combines rainforest, rock gorges, rafting and Li and Miao customs, and has a waterfall. Shihan village (什寒村) lies in a high basin between Mount Limu and Yingge Ridge (鹦哥岭) and is among the highest villages on the island. Li brocade (黎锦) and Miao embroidery are common in the county; Li textile techniques were moved to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 19th session of its intergovernmental committee.
Food and local products
Qiongzhong green oranges (琼中绿橙) stay green-skinned when ripe and are a Chinese geographical-indication product. Qiongzhong is one of Hainan's five coffee-growing areas and mainly grows Robusta; the Mushan coffee brand (母山咖啡) takes its name from Mount Limu. Local dishes include free-range Qiongzhong yellow cattle (琼中小黄牛), Wanling baked chicken (湾岭焗土鸡) made from small free-range birds, and the Li people's yellow rice (黄色饭), in which Shanlan upland rice (山兰米) is cooked with sliced wild herbs and served to honoured guests.
Highlights
- Limu Mountain National Forest Park 黎母山国家森林公园: Well-preserved primary tropical forest, known as the "heart of the island".
- Baihualing Tropical Rainforest Cultural Tourism Area 百花岭热带雨林文化旅游区: Rainforest, rock gorges, rafting and Li and Miao customs in Yinggen town.
- Baisha Uprising Memorial Park 白沙起义纪念园: Memorial in Hongmao town to the Li uprising.
- Qiongzhong green oranges 琼中绿橙: Oranges that ripen with green skins; a geographical-indication product.
- Yellow rice 黄色饭: Li dish of Shanlan rice cooked with wild herbs.
Sources for this guide
海南日报数字报-琼中绘就高质量发展新画卷 · Hainan Daily
山水绕城，焕红增绿 “红+绿”描绘海南琼中乡村振兴新蓝图_中国网 · China.com.cn (China Internet Information Center)
【山海和鸣 双向奔赴】琼中&琼海“山海CP”畅游指南，请查收！---琼中黎族苗族自治县人民政府 · Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County People's Government (tourism and culture bureau)
边骑行边赏景！一文解锁海南环热带雨林国家公园旅游公路沿途之美 · Hainan Rural Revitalization Net (from Nanhai Net / Hainan Daily)
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
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Qiongzhong Green Orange Duck 琼中绿橙鸭AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Qiongzhong Green Orange Duck (琼中绿橙鸭) is listed among the local specialties of Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan. The name includes 鸭 (duck).
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Wanling Free-Range Chicken 湾岭土鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Wanling Free-Range Chicken (湾岭土鸡) is used in a rice-cooker dish from Wanling (湾岭), a town in Qiongzhong (琼中). Known locally as Wanling ju tuji (湾岭焗土鸡), it cooks the bird with local peanut oil, minced garlic and a little salt.
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Li-Style Bamboo Tube Rice 黎家竹筒饭AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Li-Style Bamboo Tube Rice (黎家竹筒饭) is rice cooked inside a length of fresh bamboo over a charcoal fire, a traditional food of the Li (黎族) people of Hainan.
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Shanlan Upland Rice 山兰米饭AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Shanlan Upland Rice (山兰米饭) is rice cooked from Shanlan (山兰, also written 山栏), the dry-land hill rice of the Li people (黎族) of Hainan.
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Miao Three-Colour Sticky Rice 苗家三色饭
Miao Three-Colour Sticky Rice (苗家三色饭) is a festival food made in Miao (苗族) villages in Hainan: Shanlan glutinous rice (山兰糯米) coloured red, yellow and black with plant juices, steamed, mixed with coconut milk and wrapped in a palm leaf.
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Wujiao Pork 五脚猪
Wujiao Pork (五脚猪) is the meat of the Wuzhishan pig (五指山猪), a small native breed from the Wuzhishan (五指山) mountain area of central Hainan.
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Shiyun Fermented Fish and Rice 什运鱼茶
Shiyun Fermented Fish and Rice (什运鱼茶) is yucha (鱼茶), the Li people's jar-fermented dish of river fish, rice and salt, as served in Shiyun Township (什运乡) in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County (琼中黎族苗族自治县), Hainan.
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Chicken Stewed with Partridge Tea 鹧鸪茶炖鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Chicken Stewed with Partridge Tea (鹧鸪茶炖鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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