Population density: 46 people/km2
Yongren County has a total area of 2,189 square kilometers. The total population is 100,000 (2004)
The People's Government of Yongren County is located in Yongding Township, Zip code: 651400. code: 532327. area code: 0878. pinyin: Yongren xian.
Administrative divisions
Yongren County governs 3 townships and 4 townships (including 1 ethnic township): Yongding Township, Yirui Township, Zhonghe Township, Lianchi Township, Vi's Township, Manghuo Township and Yongxing Dai Ethnic Township.
History
In 2000, Yongren County governed 1 township and 7 townships: Yongding Township, Yongxing Dai Ethnic Township, Wanmadai Ethnic Township, Zhonghe Township, Weizhi Township, Manghu Township, Lianchi Township, and Yiru Township. According to the fifth census data: the county's total population of 103606 people, of which the population of the townships (people): Yongding Township 28101 Lianchi Township 9861 Yi on the township 16784 Manghu Township 9634 in the township and the township 9853 Mamaban Township 7250 Yongxing Township 10336 Vi's township 11787
Yongren ancient name Tho, set up a county in 1924, located in the Dianchuan Fortress, since ancient times is the Dianchuan In the middle of the north into Sichuan and the central plains of the region must pass through. County jurisdiction over 4 townships and 3 towns, 63 villages (neighborhood) committees, 652 village groups, with a total area of 2,189 square kilometers. Within the territory of the Han, Yi, Dai, Hui, Lisu and other 19 nationalities, with a total population of 105,000 people, ethnic minorities accounted for 60.8% of the total population, the Yi population accounted for 51.68% of the total population, a strong ethnic flavor. With the successive completion and opening of the NanYong secondary highway and the YongWu and YongPan highways, YongRen is only 2 and a half hours away from Kunming or Chuxiong, and only half an hour away from PanZhiHua, and the location advantage is becoming more and more obvious.
The county territory of light and heat, forests, minerals, hydroelectric resources are relatively rich, the average annual temperature of 17.7 ℃, the average annual sunshine 2836.4 hours, ranking first in the province, the country's second. Forest coverage of 66.7%, standing wood volume of 8.709 million cubic meters, the province's largest 10,000 acres of Yunnan pine mother forest base, there are 150,000 acres of wild Dian olive, 170,000 acres of economic forestry and fruit, 4,500 acres of standardized demonstration plantations of table grapes, 12,174 acres of mulberry orchards. Now there are more than 20 kinds of mineral resources such as gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, coal, etc., among which copper, platinum, palladium reserves are more. Jinsha River, Wanma River, Jiangdi River and other rivers crisscrossing the territory, can be developed theoretical reserves of hydroelectric resources amounted to 280,000 kilowatts, has been developed and utilized 29,100 kilowatts. Yongren's county characteristics can be summarized as: out of Yunnan into Sichuan, colorful clouds sunshine city, green ecological county, ethnic customs park.
December 12, 2005, the People's Government of Yunnan Province approved the Chuxiong State part of the township withdrawal program. Among them, Yongren County abolished the Wanma Dai Township, the original Wanma Dai Township under the jurisdiction of the meandering capital, Xipeng, Lagu, fish _ 4 village committees assigned to Yongxing Dai Township jurisdiction; the original Wanma Dai Township Wanma, evolution of the two village committees assigned to the jurisdiction of the township of Zhonghe and will be adjusted after the administrative division of the township was re-established as the township, the township government stationed at the former township government offices.
Yongren County belongs to the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, is the state's most mountainous county of the Yi ethnic group, is located in the northern part of central Yunnan, Yunnan and Sichuan
Seat, across the longitude of 101 ° 14 ′ - 101 ° 49 ′, latitude 25 ° 51 ′ - 26 ° 30 ′ between. East of the Jinsha River and Sichuan Province, Huili County across the river, south of Yuanmou County adjacent to the southwest and Dayao County border, northwest of Lijiang and Huaping County across the river, north of Sichuan Province, Panzhihua City. County Yongding town in the county in the central east, is located in the scenic southwest of the ancient Yi Road. 108 National Highway and the provincial highway South (Hua) Yong (Ren) two highways in the county intersection, 88 kilometers from Panzhihua City in the north, 262 kilometers from the province in the east, from the Chengkun Railway Huangguayuan 45 kilometers away from the station, and 208 kilometers away from the state capital of the South Deer City.
The county has a total area of 2189 square kilometers, of which the mountainous areas accounted for 96%, the dam area accounted for 4%. 2003 the end of the jurisdiction of the town of Yongding, Yi on the town, Lianchi Township, Manghu Township, the township of Vi's, the township of China and the township, the Wanma Dai Township, Yongxing Dai Township, 6 townships and 2 towns, under the 65 villages (residents), 685 villagers group. The total population of the county is 103,960, including 56,871 ethnic minority people, 12,903 non-agricultural people and 91,057 agricultural people. The total cultivated area is 131,000 mu. According to the region, the county's basic characteristics are: out of Yunnan into Sichuan, Yi State North Gate. Green economy county, colorful clouds daylight city.
Yongren County is an inland plateau area, is located in the northern edge of the red plateau in Yunnan, with a "V" and "mountain" shaped structural characteristics, the terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, the central terrain is open, with an average altitude of 1530 The average elevation is 1530-1700 meters. County Yongding Town, 1536 meters above sea level, the highest point in the territory of the town of Yi on the main peak of Daxue Mountain, elevation 2884.6 meters, the lowest place is the town of Yongding Shikanzi under the Jinsha River, 925 meters above sea level.
Natural resources
Yongren is rich in resources. The territory is rich in heat, the average annual temperature in the urban area is 17.8 ℃, ≥ 10 ℃ of the average temperature for many years is 5934 ℃, an average of 2,836.4 hours of sunshine, ranking the first in the province, the land area is vast, can be developed and utilized land area of more than 120
mu; the territory of the average annual frost period of 93.6 days, the Jinsha River Valley frost-free all year round, the crop can be a year of three, suitable for the development of bananas, longan, etc. Tropical crops; the territory is rich in water resources, there are two medium-sized reservoirs, 11 small reservoirs, 106 small reservoirs, 424 small dams and ponds, with a total capacity of 80.18 million cubic meters, the annual surface runoff amounted to 487 million cubic meters, per capita possession of 5,429 cubic meters, higher than the statewide and national levels. The main rivers are Wanma River, Yongding River, Jiangdi River, Baima River, Yongxing River, Yangshou River 6, the amount of water energy contained 102,000 kilowatts, can be developed and utilized 28,400 kilowatts, so far the amount of development is only 13.4%.
Yongren has more forest resources and the development of forestry superior conditions, the county's forestry land area of 2.6 million acres, forested area of 108,000 hectares, the county's comprehensive forest coverage of 81.95%, the forest standing wood volume of 8.502 million cubic meters. Baima River forest is the country's largest yunnan pine mother forest base, the vast mountain forests are rich in animal and plant resources, there are 552 kinds of Chinese herbs, wild edible mushrooms are numerous, with anti-cancer, strong cure of matsutake mushrooms, porcini mushrooms are exported to domestic and foreign markets. Rare animals such as small pandas, pangolin, leopard, etc. are found in the mountains and forests; there are also a large number of wild oil crops, wild starch plants, wild fiber plants and a large number of Dian olive. 1 million acres of grass suitable for the development of animal husbandry, as early as 1992 was listed as a base for commercial cattle and sheep in Yunnan Province County. There is a great variety of mineral resources in the territory, now proved gold,
silver, copper, platinum, nickel, gypsum, granite and other types. There are also more than 180,000 acres of economic forestry and fruit, mainly chestnut, walnut, cherry, pomegranate, grapes and so on. The main production of baking tobacco, high-quality rice, livestock, sericulture, walnuts, cherries, grapes, strawberries, vegetable seeds, Chinese herbs and so on.
Provincial scenic spots - Fangshan is a Dianchuan junction of tourist attractions, 16 kilometers from the county, the peak of the highest elevation of 2,230 meters, the mountains are majestic and steep and beautiful, year-round green mountains, pine and cypress aroma assault, ancient trees, rare wood, exotic flowers and grasses, a set of ancient, strange, dangerous, strange, absolute, show in a mountain. "Zhuge camp" next to the ancient, "seven star bridge" side to explore the ghost, "Wangjiang
Ling" peaks to win, "Pearl Drip Rock "waterfalls and other wonders are fascinating. 8 kilometers from the county, is located in the Yongding River downstream of the Longhu Gorge waterfalls falling rocks, pearl rainbow shadow, the strange stone Saga, a thousand forms, so that you are in a ghostly craftsmanship created by the natural environment, this scene is to be developed and utilized. With good prospects for the development of tourist attractions, Lushui Cave, Longtan Camp, Immortal Cave, etc. are also yet to be developed. It can be said that "Guilin mountains and rivers are the best in the world, Yongren mountains and rivers alone show".
The county large area planting development of high-quality chestnut with a round head, color and lustre fresh, sweet taste, glutinous characteristics, in 1995 was identified by the Yunnan Province for the chestnut base county, its products are exported to domestic and foreign provinces and the Taiwan market, so far, has formed a scale of 80,400 acres; large area of high-tech development of 5,000 acres of contiguous grapes demonstration area of table grapes, as well as cherries, strawberries, in Panzhihua City, Kunming, there are Better market; pomegranate fruit produced in the county is large, brightly colored and exported to the Pearl River Delta and other regions; the territory of the black goat has a large head, fat, tender meat characteristics, doubly favored by Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai merchants, the annual sales of more than 100,000.
Yongren County, the county can be summarized in four sentences: out of Yunnan into Sichuan, the colorful clouds of daylight city, green economic county, ethnic customs park.
Out of Yunnan into Sichuan - Yongren is located in Yunnan and Sichuan key, and Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, water and mountains, since ancient times for the "Yunnan-Shukou to and from the avenue", 108 National Road, the Chengkun Railway through the two places.
Colorful clouds of daylight city - Yongren County, long hours of sunshine, the average annual sunshine of 2824.4 hours, ranking second in the country (second only to Lhasa, Tibet), the province's first, with a wealth of light and heat resources.
Green Economy County - Yongren County soil, climate, light and heat resources and other conditions, high forest coverage, rich biological resources, in planting economic forestry and fruit, the development of pollution-free vegetables and vegetables system propagation species, green food processing, the development of Chinese herbal medicines on the unique natural advantages. At present, the county's economic fruit development, pollution-free vegetables and the system of breeding, green food processing has begun to bear fruit, the county's more than 18 million mu of economic fruit has become an important source of income for farmers, vegetables and the system of breeding the development of nearly 10,000 acres of wild Dian olive has been developed and utilized by Shenzhen businessmen. In the near future, forestry and fruit industry, green food industry, specialty tourism will become a new pillar industry in our county after the tobacco.
Ethnic customs park -- Yi is the main ethnic minority in the territory of the ethnic minorities, there is a long history and culture and rich ethnic customs, there are to the 24th of June in the lunar calendar, the Yi "torch festival" and the first month of the fifteenth of the "". Race Dressing Festival" on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month and the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. Every festival, all ethnic groups, regardless of men and women, young and old, put on the splendid and unique national costumes, sing and dance, and enjoy themselves to the fullest. In addition, the Yi people have a unique etiquette of respecting the old and loving the young, and hospitality. Within the territory of Wanma, Yongxing two Dai townships, every year in March, the Dai compatriots will hold a grand "Water Festival", to carry out colorful cultural activities.
Economic development
In 2003, the county's GDP amounted to 404.97 million yuan, calculated on the basis of comparable prices (the same below), an increase of 8.1% over the previous year (the same below). Among them, the primary industry 178.97 million yuan, an increase of 4.5%; the second industry 102.64 million yuan, an increase of 14.4%; the third,
Industry 123.36 million yuan, an increase of 8.6%. Local financial income completed 18.1 million yuan, an increase of 8.6%. The whole society fixed asset investment completed 152.28 million yuan, an increase of 34.9%. Total retail sales of consumer goods completed 78.448 million yuan, an increase of 7.1%. The deposit and loan balance of financial institutions reached 429.68 million yuan and 237.54 million yuan respectively, with an increase of 22.2% and 9.8%. Per capita net income of farmers reached 1562 yuan, an increase of 5%. All completed the tasks set by the People's Congress at the beginning of the year, realizing the synchronous and sustained growth of supply and demand, investment and consumption. Economic restructuring to the deep development, providing a strong impetus for economic growth. Agricultural planting structure adjustment efforts to increase, specialty agriculture, order agriculture has a new development, the county's large and small spring cash crop planting area of 70,100 acres, the ratio of grain and economic 71:29, cash crop planting area than the previous year rose by 3 percentage points. Industrial structural adjustment has been steadily advancing, through deepening enterprise reform, vigorously develop non-public economy and increase enterprise technical transformation, promote the sustainable development of the industrial economy and further improve economic efficiency. The effectiveness of ownership restructuring has been obvious, with the non-public economy showing steady growth. Urban and rural structural adjustment further accelerated, highlighting the county town and the appropriate on the planning and construction of the town, the level of urbanization further improved.
In 2003, the county's overall development of the rural economy, the construction of key industries steadily. First, pay close attention to the tobacco industry. The second is to increase agricultural restructuring, and actively develop order agriculture. Third, the cultivation of leading enterprises and farmers' professional associations to promote the industrialization of agriculture. Fourth, focus on the development of animal husbandry. Fifth, the active development of sericulture industry. Sixth, seriously grasp the rural tax reform and reduce the burden on farmers. Seven is to grasp the development of tourism.
In 2003, the county made a breakthrough in enterprise reform, accelerated the development of non-public economy. To the property rights system as the core of the enterprise reform efforts to increase. The county included in the restructuring of 32 enterprises, has now completed the restructuring of 31 households, exceeded the state issued the restructuring
System tasks. *** diversion, resettlement restructuring of 958 people, raising and fighting for the restructuring cost of 5.24 million yuan, spending restructuring costs of 22.92 million yuan, to ensure that the restructuring of the enterprise in the resettlement of employees, retirees and survivors of medical insurance and survivors of the subsidies and other costs paid in full, and effectively safeguarded the interests of employees and social stability. Through deepening enterprise reform, planning and construction of private industrial districts, formulating preferential policies and measures to encourage the development of non-publicly owned economy, and coordinating and solving financial problems in the development, it has promoted the development of the county's industrial economy and non-publicly owned economy. The county completed the total industrial output value of 215,978,000 yuan, of which 200,187,000 yuan of industrial output value of the non-public economy, respectively, an increase of 10.6% and 11.9% over the previous year. At present, the private industrial district has been stationed in six enterprises; cement plant restructuring after technological transformation, the formation of an annual output of 60,000 tons of scale, has resumed production; drawing nail factory expansion to form an annual output of nearly 10,000 tons of scale, the production of 0.4 million tons in 2003, the output value of more than 10 million yuan.
In 2003, the county's rapid growth in investment in fixed assets, infrastructure has been greatly improved. In accordance with the "implementation of a number of, reported a number of, demonstrated a number of" ideas, pay close attention to the work of fixed asset investment. First, grasp the project organization and implementation, pulling economic growth. "7.21" and "10.16" earthquake restoration and construction, the third phase of poverty alleviation relocation, Yongxing to turn back to the Bay and other bullet stone road, primary and secondary school risk, the County CDC, the county library, the county talent labor market and other projects have begun to implement the Lotus Pond Land Development is basically completed, the first and second phase of the relocation project completed investment of 51.096 million yuan, relocated 3,381 people, with a total investment of 18.43 million yuan of the Ma Li Shu Reservoir risk-reinforcement project has been completed, the county detention center and the county court relocation and construction, the Dajingwan Farmers' Market renovation, the construction of industrial and trade market and large livestock trading market, the large playground renovation, he in the highway renovation, Vi's three townships (townships) government Office buildings, 15 village committee program-controlled telephone, Tianbao project, return of farmland to forests, comprehensive agricultural development, food for work and other projects have been completed or basically completed, the implementation of these projects, a strong impetus to the county's economic growth. Second, grasp the project planning, demonstration of reserves and reporting work. Completed the red star, small flat and other 9 pieces of dangerous reservoir safety appraisal and preliminary design, of which 5 have been reported to the Provincial Water Resources Department and the State Ministry of Water Resources; water-saving society construction demonstration county planning has been reported to the Provincial Water Resources Department; wastewater treatment plant, garbage treatment plant and a number of projects have been reported to the province and the country; carried out the urban section of the Yongding River governance, the Sajiawan area development, the development of the Wan Mahe River Basin, such as the development of hydro-energy resources and other projects in the planning work. Third, grasp the project for the implementation of the work, do everything possible to expand investment. Focus on capturing information on higher investment, priority arrangements for pre-project funding, the organization of the department to report the project, fully mobilize all forces for projects and funds. According to statistics, last year, the county reported 557 projects, the implementation of funds 110.42 million yuan, in place funds 94.37 million yuan. Fourth, expand financial expenditure, increase basic investment. Last year, the county's local financial expenditure of 157.06 million yuan, in the province and state reported expenditures of 40.68 million yuan of special funds, amounting to 197.74 million yuan, calculated on the basis of the same caliber than the previous year's growth of 30.1%, of which 116.13 million yuan of special funds from higher levels of finance. Fifth, grasp the investment and financing system reform, create investment hotspots to attract social investment. Through the construction of Dajingwan farmers market and the right to operate the transfer, the government with the funds collected to build the market, but also to attract social investment of more than 8 million yuan.
In 2003, the county's opening up to the outside world to further expand, investment has made new progress. Based on our county location and light and heat, land and other resource advantages, all-round opening up to the outside world, investment, investment and enterprise reform, non-public economic development, industrial restructuring closely integrated, and actively attract investment. The establishment of the Investment Promotion Committee, the formation of the County Investment Promotion Bureau, the development of preferential policies to expand the opening up of investment promotion, planning and construction of private industrial district, the maximum number of investors, "put, down, let", and effectively change the style of work, strengthen the service, to create a good environment for investment promotion. Through analysis, to determine the green food processing, Wanma River Basin terraced power plant development and other six key investment projects, and packaging design, in the Internet, the Kunming Fair widely publicized. Extensive economic exchanges and cooperation with the province and abroad, especially with Panzhihua, Kunming and coastal areas of the exchange and cooperation of businessmen, and actively negotiate with Kunming, Panzhihua businessmen, the group to Shenzhen, Hainan investment, and the Shenzhen Biological Valley Company signed an agreement on Yongren green food processing projects, and Dianneng Group to reach an agreement of intent, the introduction of Panzhihua and other places of the acquisition of the cement plant, investment in industrial districts to run factories. In 2003, the county and the county outside the merchants signed investment agreement project 41, the agreement total investment of 40.1 million yuan, the actual fulfillment of 14, in place of investment of 20.58 million yuan, accounting for 137% of the task of the state, for the county's economic development has injected a new vitality.
Directly Tho Yi Race Festival
Yunnan Yongren County, in the township of directly Tho area of the Yi people's Race Festival, commonly known as the "Festival of Clothing," from a beautiful, magical, enticing legend.
Legend has it that a long time ago, Chao Li Ruo, Chao La Ruo from the month of LiBaLa came to straight Tho hinterland mud Ze thin hunting, found that the mountains here, the water show, the soil is fat. So they said with emotion, "If we planted grain here, it must be a bumper harvest for years and years, and we can't eat it all." When they bent down and wanted to drink the sweet spring water, three full grains rolled out of the quiver. Unable to drink the water, the brothers hurriedly picked up the grain seeds and scattered them into a muddy pond, and wished, "If this is the place where the townspeople can live in peace, then may the three grain seeds grow into three large clumps, with spikes as thick and as long as a horse's tail." Shortly thereafter, the brothers returned to Mudzee Thin with their bows and arrows, hoes and sickles on their backs, and carefully managed the area. Sure enough, things went as they should, three grain seeds developed into three large clumps, and the golden ears of grain were as thick and long as a horse's tail. Brothers rushed home with a bumper harvest of grain, the news spread throughout the villages, many villagers with the Chao Li Ruo brothers moved to straight Tho, a large piece of land reclaimed, the field planted on the rice seedlings, planted on the ground buckwheat, wheat, beans, hemp. In the fall, the Yi family new cottage families happy to open the harvest sickle.
Toward Ruo, Chao La Ruo brothers on the development of straight Tho have merit, the old man is bent on giving them the choice of a satisfactory object, when the old man solicited the brothers like which girl, Chao Ruo said that which girl's mind and hand, and which girl to do a family, Chao La Ruo said that his favorite straight Tho landscape, forests and grasses, which girl can straight Tho landscape, forests, grasses, flowers and grasses embroidered on the clothes, to marry the girl as a daughter-in-law. The old man announced to the whole village that Chaol Rao would marry the girl of the family who could embroider flowers and plants on her clothes. The old man announced to the village the conditions for choosing a wife for Chao Li Ruo and Chao La Ruo, and stipulated that the girls of the village would hold a clothing contest on the top of the hill next to the village, in the woods, under the green hut on the fifteenth day of the first month of the following year, so that the two brothers could choose their objects, so the girls of the village were busy in their spare time: performing hemp, spinning, dyeing, cutting, sewing and embroidering - the fifteenth day of the first month was finally awaited. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month finally arrived. Early in the morning, the elderly dressed in holiday attire, Chao Li Ruo, Chao Lara Ruo brothers and other young men dressed especially handsome, the girls wearing hand-embroidered clothes have flocked to the race field, Chao Li Ruo, Chao Lara Ruo brothers walked all over the race field, carefully looked at all the girls in the body of the clothing, each selected their own sweetheart.
Yi family members in order to inherit the beautiful, magical, seductive legend, every year on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to wear hand-embroidered sewing into the new clothes to the straight Tho gathered competition, singing and dancing, following the example of the two of them to find the man of their dreams. In this way, passed down from generation to generation, formed the traditional Yi Race Dress Festival. 1987 American cultural and educational experts Mark Bendel traveled all the way to the city for the first time to see the Yi Race Dress Festival. Bendel traveled a long way to participate in the Race Dressing Festival in Zhi Tho, and after returning to China, he enthusiastically wrote "Pig Shooting - Tiger Man with Copper Cannon Gun", introducing the spectacle of the Race Dressing Festival in Zhi Tho overseas. In order to promote the traditional culture of nationalities and increase the popularity of Yongren Yi Race Dressing Festival, every year the line of Yi Race Dressing Festival activities are held, there are Yi dress competitions, national folk sports competitions, torchlight carnival night, the song, Yi cultural heritage, Bi Mo performance, catching the mountain street and other projects. Yunnan Yongren County, Zhonghe Township, Zhi Tho area of the Yi people's dress festival, commonly known as the "costume festival", originated from a beautiful, magical, enticing legend. Legend has it that a long time ago, Chao Li Ruo, Chao La Ruo from the moon LiBaLa came to straight tho hinterland mud Ze thin hunting, found that the mountains here, water show, soil fertilizer. So they said with emotion, "If we planted grains here, it must be a bumper harvest for years and years, and we couldn't eat it all." When they bent down and wanted to drink the sweet spring water, three full grains rolled out of the quiver. Unable to drink the water, the brothers hurriedly picked up the grain seeds and scattered them into a muddy pond, and wished, "If this is the place where the townspeople can live in peace, then may the three grain seeds grow into three large clumps, with spikes as thick and as long as a horse's tail." Shortly thereafter, the brothers returned to Mudzee Thin with their bows and arrows, hoes and sickles on their felt backs, and carefully managed the area. Sure enough, things went as they should, three grain seeds developed into three large clumps, and the golden ears of grain were as thick and long as a horse's tail. Brothers rushed home with a bumper harvest of grain, the news spread throughout the villages, many villagers with the Chao Li Ruo brothers moved to straight Tho, a large piece of land reclaimed, the field planted on the rice seedlings, planted on the ground buckwheat, wheat, beans, hemp. In the fall, the Yi family new cottage households are happy to open the harvest sickle. Chao Li Ruo, Chao La Ruo brothers on the development of straight Tho have merit, the old man is determined to give them the choice of a satisfactory object, when the old man solicited the brothers like which girl, Chao Li Ruo said that which the girl's mind and hand, and which girl to do a family, Chao La Ruo said that his favorite straight Tho landscape, forests, trees, flowers and grasses, which girl can straight Tho landscape, forests, trees, flowers and grasses embroidered on the clothes, which girl to marry the girl as a daughter-in-law. The old man announced to the whole village that The old man announced to the village Chao Li Ruo, Chao La Ruo's conditions for choosing a wife, and stipulated that the girls of the village on the fifteenth day of the first month of the coming year in the village on the top of the hill, in the woods, under the green hut, held a clothing contest, so that the two brothers to choose the object, so the girls of the village in the agricultural spare time is busy all the time: performance of hemp, spinning, dyeing, tailoring, sewing, embroidery --. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month finally arrived. Early in the morning, the elderly dressed in holiday attire, Chao Li Ruo, Chao Lara Ruo brothers and other young men dressed especially handsome, the girls wearing hand-embroidered clothes have flocked to the dress field, Chao Li Ruo, Chao Lara Ruo brothers walked throughout the entire dress field, carefully looked at all the girls in the body of the clothing, each selected their own sweetheart.
Yi family members in order to inherit the beautiful, magical, seductive legend, every year on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to wear hand-embroidered sewing into the new clothes to the straight Tho gathered competition, singing and dancing, following the example of the two of them to find the man of their dreams. In this way, passed down from generation to generation, formed the traditional Yi Race Dress Festival. 1987 American cultural and educational experts Mark Bendel traveled all the way to the city for the first time to see the Yi Race Dress Festival. Bendel traveled a long way to participate in the Race Dressing Festival in Na Tho, and after returning home, he enthusiastically wrote "Pig Shooting - Tiger Man with Copper Cannon Gun" to introduce the spectacle of the Race Dressing Festival in Na Tho overseas.
In order to carry forward the traditional culture of the nation, improve the visibility of the Yongren Yi Race Dressing Festival, held every year in line with the Yi Race Dressing Festival activities, there are Yi dress competition, national folk sports competitions, torchlight carnival night, to the song, Yi cultural heritage, Bi Mo performance, catch the mountain street and other projects. (Yongren County Tourism Bureau)
On January 19, 2021, the National People's Committee named Yongren County as the eighth batch of national ethnic unity and progress demonstration area.
August 2019, the list of 2019 Comprehensive Demonstration Counties for E-commerce into Rural Areas was released, and Yongren County was on the list.
August 16, 2018, Yongren County won the fourth batch of national advanced units in the creation of rule of law counties and urban areas.
On February 21, 2017, Yongren County was on the list of 2016 National Basic Balanced Counties (Cities and Districts) for Compulsory Education Development.