Qujing

Qujing is a prefecture-level city in eastern Yunnan, China, bordering Guizhou and Guangxi. It administers urban districts and surrounding counties and county-level cities.

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Yunnan: Yunnan is a province in southwestern China bordering Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Qujing is one of Yunnan’s prefecture-level cities, in the province’s east.
Xuanwei: Xuanwei is a county-level city administered by Qujing in eastern Yunnan. It is one of Qujing’s major subordinate urban areas and is known for ham production.
Dian Kingdom: The Dian Kingdom was an ancient polity centered around Lake Dian in what is now Yunnan, China. Its expansion and later incorporation into the Han empire reshaped the region around Qujing.
Kunming: Kunming is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province in southwestern China. It is Yunnan’s provincial center and Qujing’s closest major metropolitan neighbor.
Prefecture-level city: A prefecture-level city is a Chinese administrative division governing an urban core and subordinate county-level areas. This administrative status explains why Qujing includes both a city center and extensive surrounding territory.
Luoping County: Luoping is a county administered by Qujing in eastern Yunnan, near the borders of Guizhou and Guangxi. Its spring rapeseed blooms and karst landscapes draw visitors to Qujing.
Han dynasty: The Han dynasty was an imperial Chinese dynasty that ruled from 206 BCE to 220 CE. Han rule established durable administrative institutions in the area of present-day Qujing.
Zhaotong: Zhaotong is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Yunnan, China. It lies north of Qujing and shares the province’s plateau geography.
Qilin District: Qilin is a district of Qujing and a central urban area of the city. It contains Qujing’s principal urban center and serves as its municipal seat.
Luliang County: Luliang is a county administered by Qujing in Yunnan province. Its basin agriculture and karst scenery illustrate the varied landscapes within Qujing.