Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County (Awa: gaeng mīex) is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China.

History

The name of the Gengma come from the Pali word "Sinthunath" meaning a place where people follow white horses. People call this city's name was named after the Ming Dynasty's Hongwu period. and was written on the front cover "History of Burma" said Kung Ma The main ethnic groups in the Gengma chieftains are Tai and Wa. The Tai people here moved from Mao Luang (Mong Mao) in the 14th century. They brought Mao Luang traditions with them. The original Wa people live in mountainous areas and do not have their own dialect. In 1988, the county was affected by two strong earthquakes. It killed a total of 939 people and caused major destruction.

Saophas

The origin name is Sinthunath meaning the site person find the white horse everyone called Mong Kying Keng Hkam meaning the site located of jewelry and golden the ethnic is Tai and Wa, Tai people emigrated from Mong Mao Long since 14 century they took the tradition and culture from Mong Mao come to here and the Wa ethnic they live on a high mountain and have there personal language. Saophas :

1. Hkam Chuea Hpa 1397－1452 2) Hkam Kyoeng Hpa (Hkam Hso) 1452－1472 son
2. Hkam Piam Hpa (Hkam Piam) 1472－1502 son 4) Hkam Zin Hpa (Hkam Ching) 1503－1557 son
3. Hkam Phing Hpa 1557－1601 son 6) Hkam Moen Hpa 1601－1614 son
4. Hkam Ming Hpa 1614－1633 bro 8) Nang Xiao Li 1633－1659 regent, wife of Hkam Ming Hpa son
5. Hkam Mai Hpa 1659－1693 son 10) Hkam Chawng Hpa 1693－1699 son
6. Hkam Sang Hpa 1700－1732 son 12) Hkam Kai Hpa 1732－1765 son
7. Hkam Kang Hpa 1765－1771 regent, bro 14) Hkam Chai Hpa (Hkam Chuan Hpa) 1771－1803 1st son
8. Hkam Yan Chao 1803－1808 3rd son 16) Hkam Kyang Hpa 1808－1820 son
9. Hkam Htiet Hpa 1820－1825 2nd bro of Hkam Yan Chao 18) Shamawali 1825－1836 regent mother of Hkam Yan Chao
10. Hkam Earn Phai 1836－1851 nephew of Hkam Yan Chao 20) Hkam Earn Hso 1852－1858 bro
11. Hkam Long Chang 1858－1897 2nd son 22) Hkam Fu Hpa 1897－1915 son
12. Hkam Kaw Hpa 1915－1933 son 24) Hkam Chi Hpa 1933－1950 5th bro

Administrative divisions

Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township.

Climate

Ethnic groups

There are 1,004 Jingpo people located in the following five villages of Gengma County.