Get to know Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County
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- Administrative area
- Autonomous county · 自治县
- Part of
- Pu'er
- Chinese name
- 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县
- Local areas
- Autonomous county guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 3,670.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 162,711
- Administrative seat
- Ning'er
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Tea routes and the unity monument
Ning’er’s identity is closely connected with Pu’er tea and the Tea Horse Road (茶马古道). The county government describes it as a tea origin and distribution centre and the starting point of the old trading route. The Ethnic Unity Oath Monument (民族团结誓词碑) stands in Ethnic Unity Park (民族团结园). On New Year’s Day 1951, representatives of twenty-six ethnic groups gathered for an oath ceremony; forty-eight representatives signed the monument. It is a nationally protected cultural heritage site.
Schools and local people
Hani (哈尼族), Yi (彝族), Dai (傣族) and Han (汉族) communities are among Ning’er’s established residents. Pu’er Middle School (普洱中学) was Yunnan’s first school to offer the new educational curriculum. Mohei Middle School (磨黑中学) is a provincial patriotic education site.
Sources for this guide
总体概况-宁洱县人民政府门户网站 · Ning’er County Government
民族团结誓词碑传奇 · Xinhua Daily Telegraph via United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee
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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Places to explore around Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County
A stone-paved section of the historic Nakeli Ancient Tea-Horse Road, Ning'er County · 普洱市宁洱县那柯里茶马古道石板古道 Source-recorded photograph date: 2025-01-25 13:27:06.Nakeli Tea Horse Road那柯里茶马古道
Nakeli (那柯里), in Tongxin township, Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er, was a stopping post on the Tea-Horse Road about a day's travel from the old Pu'er prefectural seat.
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Mohei Ancient Town · 磨黑古镇Mohei Ancient Town磨黑古镇
Mohei (磨黑), in northeastern Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er, is a former salt-mining town on the southern Yunnan section of the Tea-Horse Road; its name is a Dai-language term meaning 'salt well place'.
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Getting there
Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County is about 30 km in a straight line from central Pu'er. Search for 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Nakeli Tea Horse Road and Mohei Ancient Town are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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Photo: Mohei Ancient Town · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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