Get to know Mojiang Hani Autonomous County
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- Administrative area
- Autonomous county · 自治县
- Part of
- Pu'er
- Chinese name
- 墨江哈尼族自治县
- Local areas
- Autonomous county guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 5,312.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 281,554
- Administrative seat
- Lianzhu
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The tropic and Hani heritage
The Tropic of Cancer Marker Park (北回归线标志园) combines a geographical landmark with astronomy education. Mojiang also has a park devoted to twin culture and has held its international twins festival since 2005. The county formerly bore the name Talang (他郎); it was renamed Mojiang in 1915, after the Amo River (阿墨江), and became an autonomous county in 1979.
Festivals and purple rice
Hani earthen-roof houses and festivals such as Shiyuenian, the tenth-month New Year (十月年), form part of Mojiang’s local culture. In Longba Town (龙坝镇), a 2023 Shiyuenian celebration brought Hani singing and dancing together with a long-street communal feast. Mojiang purple rice (墨江紫米) is a geographical-indication protected product; purple-rice wine is another named local food product.
Sources for this guide
墨江概况- 墨江哈尼族自治县人民政府 · Mojiang County Government
墨江：欢度哈尼“十月年” 感受浓浓民族情- 墨江哈尼族自治县人民政府 · Mojiang County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
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Mojiang Hani Autonomous County 墨江哈尼族自治县
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Getting there
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County is about 100 km in a straight line from central Pu'er. Search for 墨江哈尼族自治县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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