Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County
| Gongcheng County 恭城县 · Gunghcwngz Yen | |
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| Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County 恭城瑶族自治县 Gunghcwngz Yauzcuz Swciyen | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Guilin |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County (Chinese: 恭城瑶族自治县) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Guilin city.
Yao people
The Yao people of Gongcheng County consist of the following subgroups.[1][2]
- Pan Yao 盘瑶 (autonyms: Mian 勉, Longyan 龙岩; also called Pangu Yao 盘古瑶)
- Pingdi Yao 平地瑶 (autonyms: Muyo 木哟, Bingduoyou 炳多优; exonyms: Bidi 比滴 (Shangong Yao 山公瑶语 exonym), Gan 干 (Guoshan Yao exonym 过山瑶语))
- Guoshan Yao 过山瑶 (autonyms: Yumian 育棉, Biaoman 标曼, Shimen 史门; also called Guige Lingmuyo 贵格令木哟 by the Pingdi Yao, and Gesuoxi 各索夕 by the Shangong Yao 山公瑶 of Sanjiang Township 三江乡)
- Sidamin Yao 四大民瑶: migrated from Yongming 永明 (modern-day Jiangyong County 江永, Hunan) during the Qing Dynasty, and consisted of the four Yao groups of Qingxi Yao 清溪瑶, Gudiao Yao 古调瑶, Goulan Yao 勾蓝瑶, and Fuling Yao 扶灵瑶.
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Coordinates: 24°50′N 110°49′E / 24.833°N 110.817°E
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