Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

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 Hà Giang Province to the south for 438 kilometres (272 mi), Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Qujing to the north.

(汉族、回族住街头,壮族、傣族住水头,苗族、彝族住山头,瑶族住箐头。) Some of Wenshan's ethnic groups include: Yunnan (1979)[7] lists Jiazhou 甲州 (pop.

The prefecture has been inhabited for at least 4000 years, as evidenced by surviving neolithic rock art in Malipo County.

The seat of Guangnan, known today as Liancheng (莲城镇), was the heart of the Gouding Kingdom (句町) that lasted approximately 400 years, from 111 BC to 316 AD.

Map including Wenshan (labeled as WEN-SHAN (KAIHWA) (Walled) 文山 ) ( AMS , 1954)
Neolithic painting at the 'Great King' painting site above Malipo .