Autonomous prefecture · Yunnan

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 文山壮族苗族自治州

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in southeastern Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, and is the easternmost prefecture-level division of the province. It borders Baise, Guangxi, to the east, Vietnam's Tuyên Quang Province to the south for 438 kilometres (272 mi), Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Qujing to the north.

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Karst peaks, a lake and a village at Puzhehei, Qiubei County
Puzhehei Lake and karst hills in Qiubei County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture · 文山壮族苗族自治州丘北县普者黑喀斯特湖泊景观 Source-recorded photograph date: 2009-08-29 13:39:16. · SuSanA Secretariat · CC BY 2.0
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Administrative area
Autonomous prefecture · 自治州
Part of
Yunnan
Chinese name
文山壮族苗族自治州
Local areas
8 local areas

Area & population

Area in the source
31,409.12 km²
Population · 2010
3,517,946
Administrative seat
Wenshan

Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.

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Places to explore around Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Wide view of Puzhehei's karst hills, lakes and farmlandKarst peaks and wetland fields at Puzhehei, Qiubei County, Wenshan · 云南文山州丘北县普者黑的喀斯特峰林与湿地田园 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 5 August 2014.

Puzhehei普者黑

Puzhehei is a landscape of connected lakes, limestone hills and villages in Qiubei. Qinglong Hill provides an elevated perspective over the water and surrounding peaks, while the lakeside settlements of Puzhehei and Xianrendong…

Read the place guide →Village and rice fields in a valley surrounded by karst peaksBamei village in its karst valley, Guangnan County · 广南县坝美村，喀斯特山谷中的村落 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 10 March 2014.

Bamei Village坝美

Zhuang village in Guangnan, Yunnan, set in a karst basin reached by boat through two water caves and likened to the Peach Blossom Spring.

Read the place guide →AI illustration of a general rocky mountain scene; not a photograph or an exact view of this place.AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）

Babao Scenic Area八宝

Babao (八宝) is a karst river-and-farmland landscape centred on Babao town, Guangnan County, Yunnan, partly protected as a provincial nature reserve.

Read the place guide →Xichou National Stone Desert Park (西畴国家石漠公园)Xichou National Stone Desert Park · 西畴国家石漠公园

Xichou National Stone Desert Park西畴国家石漠公园

Xichou National Stone Desert Park (西畴国家石漠公园) is a national-level park in Xingjie township, Xichou County, Yunnan, approved in 2019 as part of a national programme addressing rocky desertification.

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Laoshan Patriotic Education Base老山爱国主义教育基地

The Laoshan Patriotic Education Base combines Malipo Martyrs Cemetery near the Malipo county seat and Laoshan mountain itself on the China-Vietnam border, in Malipo County, Yunnan.

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Local life & food

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture local specialties

文山壮族苗族自治州特色美食 · 10 specialties to discover

Reference photo for Wenshan Rice Noodles · 文山米线同类菜品参考照片Wenshan Rice Noodles 文山米线Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片

Wenshan Rice Noodles (文山米线) are made from locally grown rice in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (文山壮族苗族自治州), Yunnan.

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Notoginseng Steam-Pot Chicken (三七汽锅鸡) — dish photographNotoginseng Steam-Pot Chicken 三七汽锅鸡

Notoginseng Steam-Pot Chicken (三七汽锅鸡) is Yunnan's steam-pot chicken (汽锅鸡) cooked with the roots of notoginseng (三七), the medicinal plant for which Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (文山壮族苗族自治州) is known.

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AI illustration: A plate of thin cooked meat slices with modest green vegetable and pepper strips.Qiubei Stir-Fried Pork with Chili 丘北辣椒炒肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Qiubei Stir-Fried Pork with Chili (丘北辣椒炒肉) is listed among the local specialties of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. 炒 describes stir-frying.

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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.Guangnan Bahang Sour Soup Chicken 广南岜夯鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Guangnan Bahang Sour Soup Chicken (广南岜夯鸡) is a traditional dish of the Zhuang communities of Guangnan (广南). Its name refers to bahang (岜夯), the Zhuang term for sour soup.

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AI illustration: A plate with a few round golden baked or griddled flatbreads.Yanshan Pepper-Salt Flatbread 砚山椒盐饼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Yanshan Pepper-Salt Flatbread (砚山椒盐饼) is listed among the local specialties of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads. 椒盐 describes pepper-and-salt seasoning.

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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.Funing Star Anise Chicken 富宁八角鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Funing Star Anise Chicken (富宁八角鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).

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AI illustration: A shallow bowl of cooked white and lightly golden grains with a few darker grains.Malipo Zhuang Multicolored Rice 麻栗坡壮族花米饭AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Malipo Zhuang Multicolored Rice (麻栗坡壮族花米饭) is listed among the local specialties of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. It is grouped here with rice & congee; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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AI illustration: A bamboo tray with a leaf-wrapped triangular zongzi and one partly unwrapped sticky rice dumpling.Xichou Zhuang Leaf-Wrapped Rice Parcels 西畴壮家粽粑AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Xichou Zhuang Leaf-Wrapped Rice Parcels (西畴壮家粽粑) is listed among the local specialties of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. The term 粽 points to leaf-wrapped rice parcels.

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All dish names · 全部菜名 (10)

More dishes from across Yunnan are in the Yunnan food guide.

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Counties & districts in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

8 areas belong directly to Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

8 areas

County-level city

Wenshan 文山市

Wenshan, old name Kaihua, is a city in and the seat of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

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Yanshan County 砚山县

Yanshan County (simplified Chinese: 砚山县; traditional Chinese: 硯山縣; pinyin: Yànshān Xiàn; Zhuang: Yensanh Yen) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast…

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Xichou County 西畴县

Xichou County (simplified Chinese: 西畴县; traditional Chinese: 西疇縣; pinyin: Xīchóu Xiàn) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province…

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Malipo County 麻栗坡县

Malipo County is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Tuyên Quang province to the southeast.

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Puzhehei and Bamei Village 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.

Background text adapted from Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1355985809.

Photo: Puzhehei · Nyx Ning · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Bamei Village · Anders Johnson · CC BY 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Xichou National Stone Desert Park · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

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