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19-1005: Shilin may refer to: China [ edit ] Shilin Yi Autonomous County (石林彝族自治县), of Kunming , Yunnan Stone Forest (石林), limestone formations in Shilin County, Yunnan Shilinxia , scenic area in Pinggu District , Beijing Taiwan [ edit ] Shilin District (士林區), Taipei Shilin metro station in Shilin District Shilin Night Market in Shilin District Beitou-Shilin Technology Park Other [ edit ] Shilin (given name) Shilin (surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

38-595: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shilin Yi Autonomous County Lunan Yi Autonomous County ( 路 南 彝 族 自 治 县 ) is the former name of Shilin, and usually be called for short as Lunan County ( 路南县 ). The name of "Lunan" was first appeared in 1275, Yuan dynasty , when the administrative division of Lunan Zhou ( 路南州 ) established. The name Lunan means "South of Middle Lu ( 中路 )". But in 1998, another said of

57-582: Is divided to 3 subdistricts, 3 towns and 1 township: Lufu Subdistrict (鹿阜街道), Shilin Subdistrict (石林街道), Banqiao Subdistrict (板桥街道), Xijiekou Town (西街口镇), Changhu Town (长湖镇), Guishan Town (圭山镇) and Dake Township (大可乡). The Shilin (Stone Forest) , a set of remarkable karst formations, is part of the South China Karst , inscribed in 2007 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Dadieshui Waterfall

76-553: Is the largest waterfall in Yunnan province, located at the southwest of county urban. A large-scale solar power station in Shilin County had started construction on December 6, 2008. With a total installed capacity of 166 megawatts, the power station will be the largest experiment demonstration grid-connected solar photovoltaic power station in China. Jun (country subdivision) A commandery ( Chinese : 郡 ; pinyin : jùn )

95-505: The Han dynasty triumphed over Chu in 206 BCE, the Zhou feudal system was initially reinstated, with Emperor Gaozu recognizing nearly independent kings and granting large territories to his relatives. These two sets of kingdoms were placed under hereditary rulers assisted by a chancellor ( xiàng ). Parallel to these, some Qin commanderies were continued, placed under a governor appointed directly by

114-588: The Southern Dynasties it was dominated by Cuanman clans, and in early Tang dynasty it was under the jurisdiction of Quanma County ( 泉麻县 ) and Longdi County ( 陇堤县 ) in Nanning Prefecture ( 南宁州 ). In Nanzhao and Dali period it was under the rule of Tuodong Jiedu ( 拓东节度 ) and Shanchan Fu ( 鄯阐府 ), later under Shicheng County ( 石城郡 ). In 742, Salü City ( 撒吕城 ) was built on Mount Xuedi ( 学地山 ) in today's Shilin urban, which can be seen as

133-458: The Zhou 's vassal states —including Qin , Jin and Wei —began annexing their smaller rivals. These new lands were not part of their original fiefs and were instead organized into counties ( xiàn ). Eventually, commanderies were developed as marchlands between the major realms . Despite having smaller populations and ranking lower on the official hierarchies, the commanderies were larger and boasted greater military strength than

152-601: The circuit had been introduced, bringing back a three-tier system). In the Warring States period , the chief administrative officers of the areas were known as commandery administrators ( Chinese : 郡守 ; pinyin : jùnshǒu ; lit. 'defender of the jun'). In the Han dynasty , the position of junshou was renamed grand administrator ( 太守 ; tàishǒu ; 'grand defender'). Both terms are also translated as "governor". A grand administrator drew an annual salary of 2,000 dan ( 石 ) of grain according to

171-513: The administration were merged into one level, typically rendered in English as prefecture, marking the end of the commandery. Some Emperors to referred to this level of administration as a jun ("commandery"), but most used zhou ("province") and the political function was the same, regardless. By the end of the Tang dynasty the term jun saw no more use in China (and a new higher tier of administrative unit,

190-544: The central government. By the Eastern Han dynasty, the commanderies were subordinated to a new division , the province ( zhōu ). — establishing a three-tier system composed of provinces, commanderies, and counties . Based upon legendary accounts of the Yellow Emperor 's Nine Provinces which were geographic rather than formal political areas, there were initially 13 provinces and roughly 100 commanderies. China

209-557: The counties. As each state's territory gradually took shape in the 5th- to 3rd-century BCE Warring States period, the commanderies at the borders flourished. This gave rise to a two-tier administrative system, with counties subordinate to commanderies. Each of the states' territories was by now comparatively larger, hence there was no need for the military might of a commandery in the inner regions where counties were established. The border commanderies' military and strategic significance became more important than those of counties. Following

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228-526: The establishment of the county seat today. In 1255 Möngke Khan established Luomeng Wanhufu ( 落蒙万户府 ), and implemented tusi system here. In 1270, Luomeng and other two Wanhufu compounded to Middle Lu Zongguanfu ( 中路总管府 ). The Zongguanfu was separated to two Lu , Shilin was Lunan Zhou under Chengjiang Lu . Sani Qin clan is the tusi of Lunan Zhou. Lunan surrendered to Ming dynasty in 1382 and still by governed by Chengjiang Fu . Shilin County

247-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shilin&oldid=1170493562 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

266-619: The unification of China in 221 BCE under the Qin Empire , the Qin government still had to engage in military activity because there were rebels from among the six former states who were unwilling to submit to Qin rule. As a result, Qin Shi Huangdi set up 36 commanderies in the Qin Empire, each subdivided into counties. This established the first two-tier administrative system known to exist in China. When

285-602: The word's origin meaning was proposed when Lunan County apply for change the name to Shilin. The research shows "Lunan" means "South People (the most inferior people in Yuan dynasty citizen system) in Chengjiang Lu ", it is a discriminatory name. Finally Lunan County was changed the name to Shilin, which means " stone forest ", also is a famous tourist site in the county. Archaeological research show that as early as 800,000 years ago, humans began to settle in this region. Shilin area

304-474: Was a historical administrative division of China that was in use from the Eastern Zhou (c. 7th century BCE) until the early Tang dynasty (c. 7th century CE). Several neighboring countries adopted Chinese commanderies as the basis for their own administrative divisions. During the Eastern Zhou 's Spring and Autumn period from the 8th to 5th centuries BCE, the larger and more powerful of

323-515: Was dominated by Liangzhou ( 梁州 ) in Shang dynasty , and was governed by Chu Kingdom and Dian Kingdom in Warring States period . In 111 BC, the Han dynasty established counties in Yunnan area, and Shilin belonged to Tangao county ( 谈稿县 ), Zangke Jun ( 牂牁郡 ) (another said Lügao County ( 律高县 ), Yizhou Jun ( 益州郡 ) ). After Zhuge Liang marched to the south, Shilin was conquered and still by governed by Tangao County, Jianning Jun ( 建宁郡 ). In

342-517: Was greatly divided during the following five centuries, during the Jin and Northern and Southern dynasties period. The number of administrative units drastically increased due to intense warfare, fluid political boundaries, forced migrations, widespread population loss, and the loss of central government control in many areas particularly during the Sixteen Kingdoms . Although the legacy three-tier system

361-445: Was still in formal effect, rulers of various kingdoms had defined and re-defined provinces until they became increasingly sub-divided, blurring the distinction between provinces and commanderies and reflecting the chaos of China at the time. China was finally re-united by Emperor Wen of the Sui (581–618) in 589. As there were already over 100 provinces, the province and commandery levels of

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