Get to know Yiliang County
Photo adjustments
Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Zhaotong
- Chinese name
- 彝良县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,795.76 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 631,538
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Four seasons at Xiaocaoba
Xiaocaoba’s landscape includes rivers, streams, pools, cascades, rock formations and peaks among dense woodland. Its sights extend across thirteen rivers of different sizes. The seasons bring flowers in spring, waterfalls in summer, coloured leaves in autumn and snow in winter. Tianma (天麻) is a local speciality, used in a range of foods presented as part of the county’s tourism.
Inscriptions and living traditions
Elsewhere in Yiliang are the Ming- and Qing-period Shoushan Cliff Inscriptions (瘦山石摩崖), old buildings in Niujie (牛街), and the late-Qing Long Family Manor (陇氏庄园). Local performance traditions include duangong theatre (端公戏), Yi (彝族) ceremonial drinking songs, Miao (苗族) Azuo lusheng dance (阿作芦笙舞), and the dragon lanterns of Niujie (牛街龙灯).
Sources for this guide
文旅人请上车丨彝良参展团：邀请国内外游客打卡“天麻之乡”_文旅头条 · Wenlü Toutiao / Yunnan Daily Press Group
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Yiliang County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Yiliang County 彝良县
Plan your visit
Getting there
Yiliang County is about 45 km in a straight line from central Zhaotong. Search for 彝良县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →More in Zhaotong
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins mark approximate centres, not entrances or boundaries.