Table 1 Characteristics of six Wa villages
Village | Ximeng county | Cangyuan county | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhongke town | Mengsuo town | Nouliang town | ||||
Dazhai | Xiaozhai | Banjing | Yangluo | Heling | Papai | |
Geographic location | 99° 36′ E, 22° 47′ N | 99° 36′ E, 22° 47′ N | 99° 36′ E, 22° 43′ N | 99° 40′ E, 22° 39′ N | 99° 19′ E, 23° 12′ N | 99° 22′ E, 23° 18′ N |
Elevation (m) | 918 | 862 | 802 | 1173 | 1694 | 1860 |
Distance from the county town/seat (km) | 27.3 | 29.3 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 40 | 45 |
Number of households | 136 | 138 | 83 | 570 | 62 | 270 |
Main industry | Crop farming, breeding | Crop farming | Crop farming | Crop farming | Crop farming | Crop farming |