Get to know Guangnan County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 广南县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 7,983.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 771,948
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Bamei and the northern countryside
Bamei Town lies north of the county town, with its administrative centre 29 kilometres away. Bamei Village is the core of Bamei Shiwai Taoyuan Scenic Area (坝美世外桃源). The surrounding landscape is karst, and the village retains wooden ploughs and wooden water wheels for irrigation. Other named resources in the township include the tree-fern forest at Nadong (那洞) and Dayin Cave Site (大阴洞遗址).
Rice fields and Zhuang customs
The Zhuang name Bamei means a cave mouth in the forest. Rice-growing culture accompanies traditions such as Sanyuesan (三月三) and Nongyawai (弄娅歪). Fruit, tea and oil-tea camellia are leading local crops, with Babao rice (八宝米) also grown in the township.
Sources for this guide
云南省人民政府驻上海办事处 · Yunnan Provincial Government Shanghai Office
坝美镇概况 - 广南县人民政府 · Guangnan County Government; Bamei Town 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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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Guangnan County
Bamei 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.
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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.
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Getting there
Guangnan County is about 110 km in a straight line from central Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 广南县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Bamei Village and Babao Scenic Area 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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