Luoping County 罗平县 |
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Location of Luoping County (pink) and Qujing Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China |
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Country | China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture | Qujing Prefecture |
Area | |
• Total | 2,096 km2 (809 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 508,345 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Postal code | 655800 |
Area code(s) | 0874 |
Website | http://www.luoping.gov.cn/ |
Luoping County (Chinese: 罗平县; pinyin: Luópíng Xiàn) is located in Qujing Prefecture, Yunnan, China.
The county of Luoping in eastern Yunnan is noted for its beautiful scenery in spring, when its fields of canola (also known as rapeseed) plants are in full bloom, surrounding the area's mountains with a sea of golden flowers to spectacular effect.
Located near where Yunnan meets Guizhou and Guangxi, Luoping is about 240 kilometers east of Kunming. Not unlike the terraced fields of Yuanyang in southern Yunnan, Luoping's canola fields attract many photographers.
Luoping's golden beauty lasts until late June. During this high travel season for the county regular buses leave from Kunming's bus stations on an almost hourly basis. Accommodation in Luoping ranges from cheap 10-yuan boarding houses to more expensive star-rated hotels.
The Luoping County Almanac (1995:601) lists the following Yi subgroups and their respective locations.
Coordinates: 24°53′06″N 104°18′29″E / 24.88500°N 104.30806°E