Binchuan County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, located at the edge of Hengduan Mountain in Yunling and southwest of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau on the south bank of Jinsha River. Binchuan is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province and the east of Dali Prefecture. It is located in the dry-hot valley on the south bank of Jinsha River. The county has a total land area of 2,563 square kilometers and governs 8 towns, 2 townships and 90 village (neighborhood) committees. By the end of 2020, the total population of the county is 34 1 000.

Cultural resources

As one of the ethnic minority areas in southwest China, Binchuan has many ethnic groups and profound historical and cultural heritage, and its ethnic folk literature and art works are colorful and unique, such as the legend of Jizu Mountain, unique Han folk narrative poems "Catch the Horse Tune" and "Chaoshan Tune", and folk festivals and customs in ethnic minority areas.

In addition to traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Torch Festival, July 30th, Chung Yeung Festival and ethnic festivals in March Street, Dali also has regional ethnic traditional festivals such as Jizushan Chaoshan Festival, Daying Guanyin Club, Binju Dawang Temple Fair and Pingchuan Guanyin Club, which have played a positive role in promoting Binchuan's economic and social development and national cultural construction.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Binchuan County