Shilin Yi Autonomous County

Lunan Yi Autonomous County () is the former name of Shilin, and usually be called for short as Lunan County (). The name of "Lunan" was first appeared in 1275, Yuan dynasty, when the administrative division of Lunan Zhou () established. The name Lunan means "South of Middle Lu ()". But in 1998, another said of 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. ==History==

Archaeological research show that as early as 800,000 years ago, humans began to settle in this region. In 111 BC, the Han dynasty established counties in Yunnan area, and Shilin belonged to Tangao county (), Zangke Jun () (another said Lügao County (), Yizhou Jun ()). After Zhuge Liang marched to the south, Shilin was conquered and still by governed by Tangao County, Jianning Jun (). In the Southern Dynasties it was dominated by Cuanman clans, and in early Tang dynasty it was under the jurisdiction of Quanma County () and Longdi County () in Nanning Prefecture (). later under Shicheng County (). In 742, Salü City () was built on Mount Xuedi () in today's Shilin urban, which can be seen as the establishment of the county seat today. In 1255 Möngke Khan established Luomeng Wanhufu (), and implemented tusi system here. In 1270, Luomeng and other two Wanhufu compounded to Middle Lu Zongguanfu (). 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. == Administrative divisions ==

Shilin County 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). == Natural sites ==

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 is the largest waterfall in Yunnan province, located at the southwest of county urban. ==Solarpower station==

:See also, Solar power in China 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. ==Climate==