Jinning, Kunming Explained

Jinning
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Kunming Prefecture
Established Title3:Established
Established Date3:1956
Area Total Km2:1230.86
Population As Of:2003
Population Total:270000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:650600
Area Code:0871
Website:http://www.jinning.gov.cn/

Jinning District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The formation of the district was approved on November 24, 2016, after the dissolution of the former Jinning County (Chinese: 晋宁县) by the State Council.[1] It is located at the southern tip of Dian Lake and is well known within China as the birthplace of Zheng He.

Nature

The southwestern "panhandle" of Jinning District (Xiyang Township,) contains two caves (Yanzi and Shitou) known for their bat population. Starting from the early 2010s, researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and EcoHealth Alliance carried out studies of viruses carried by those bats, discovering some that were fairly close to the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. A 2018 study found antibodies to some of these bat viruses in the blood of a few villagers residing near the bat caves as well, indicating that some of them may have been exposed to bat coronaviruses.[2] [3]

History

In 303 CE, during the Jin dynasty, Li Xiu became commander of the area after the abrupt death of her father, defeating a local rebellion after lasting a seven-year siege.[4]

Administrative divisions

Kunyang Town, Jincheng Town and Baofeng Town, Erjie Village, Shuanghe Yi Nationality Village, Xiyang Yi Nationality Village, Shangsuan Village, Xinjie Village and Lujie Village

Ethnic groups

According to the Kunming City Almanac (1997:476), ethnic Hani are found in Gaoliangdi (Chinese: 高粱地)[5] and Xiyang (Chinese: 夕阳)[6] of Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township (Chinese: 夕阳乡), Jinning County.

Transport

Social issues

In October 2014, Fuyou village was the scene of a violent clash between construction workers and villagers, leading to the deaths of eight people. The residents had been unhappy about a land deal related to the building of a trade and logistics centre.[7] [8]

Monuments

The Shizhaishan Tombs (Shizhaishan gumuqun 石寨山古墓群), and the grave of Ma station Hazhi (Ma Hazhi mubei 马哈只墓碑) in the greater community Kunyang, the father of Zheng He, are since 2001 and 2006 respectively on the list the monuments of the People's Republic of China.

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/yn/19766.html. zh:晋宁区历史沿革. xzqh.org. 2016-12-02. zh-hans. 2019-07-19.
  2. Wang . Ning . Li . Shi-Yue . Yang . Xing-Lou . Huang . Hui-Min . Zhang . Yu-Ji . Guo . Hua . Luo . Chu-Ming . Miller . Maureen . Zhu . Guangjian . Chmura . Aleksei A. . Hagan . Emily . Zhou . Ji-Hua . Zhang . Yun-Zhi . Wang . Lin-Fa . Daszak . Peter . Shi . Zheng-Li . Serological Evidence of Bat SARS-Related Coronavirus Infection in Humans, China . Virologica Sinica . 2018-03-02 . 33 . 1 . 104–107 . 10.1007/s12250-018-0012-7 . 29500691 . 1674-0769. 6178078 .
  3. Ge . Xing-Yi . Li . Jia-Lu . Yang . Xing-Lou . Chmura . Aleksei A. . Zhu . Guangjian . Epstein . Jonathan H. . Mazet . Jonna K. . Hu . Ben . Zhang . Wei . Peng . Cheng . Zhang . Yu-Ji . Luo . Chu-Ming . Tan . Bing . Wang . Ning . Zhu . Yan . Crameri . Gary . Zhang . Shu-Yi . Wang . Lin-Fa . Daszak . Peter . Shi . Zheng-Li . Isolation and characterization of a bat SARS-like coronavirus that uses the ACE2 receptor . Nature . 2013 . 503 . 7477 . 535–538 . 10.1038/nature12711 . 24172901 . 5389864 . 2013Natur.503..535G . 0028-0836. (This paper does not specifically indicate the location of the caves, but the 2018 paper clearly indicates that the 2013 paper deals with bats from the same two caves).
  4. Web site: Li Xiu - defender of Ningzhou - ColorQ Articles Etc. www.colorq.org. 2019-06-06.
  5. Web site: 晋宁县夕阳彝族乡高粱地村委会 . 2013-10-09 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230220/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=104450 . dead .
  6. Web site: 晋宁县夕阳彝族乡夕阳村委会 . 2013-10-09 . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223936/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=104441 . dead .
  7. News: China building site clash leaves eight dead . BBC News . 15 October 2014 . 24 October 2014 .
  8. News: China 'punishes 17 officials' after deadly village clash . BBC News . 24 October 2014 . 24 October 2014 .