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County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Tonghai County (通海县, Tōnghǎi Xiàn) is in the southeastern part of China's Yunnan Province. Administratively, it's part of Yuxi Prefecture-Level City.
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聚奎阁
The symbolic center of Tonghai's old downtown (now, the town's tourist / shopping district).
兴蒙蒙古族乡 Xingmeng Mengguzu Xiang
The only ethnic Mongol township in Yunnan. Although the people known as "Yunnan Mongol", or Khatso, trace their ancestry to the Mongols of Khublai Khan, who conquered Yunnan in the 13th century, they actually speak the region's indigenous Yi language, rather than Mongol.
大回村 Da Hui Cun
Decorated with Arabic inscriptions, Da Hui Cun and Xiao Hui Cun (the Greater Hui Village and the Lesser Hui Village, respectively), are known for their ornate mosques
纳家营清真寺 (Nàjiāyíng Qīngzhēnsì)
A large mosque in Nagu Town, northwest of Tonghai Lake
曲陀关村
Qutuo is the first village in Tonghai County as you enter the county from the west on Yunnan Hwy 319 (former S304), over the Qutuo Pass. As seen from the road, it mostly consists of shops selling the region's local products, of which the most famous is, apparently, is something called "Red sweet liquor" (红甜白酒 hong tian bai jiu). The other famous local product - seen at numerous roadside vendors - are white radishes, which grow to a remarkable size.
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