"Known as the Yao Capital in China and the First Yao County in China for it has the highest population rate of Yao and the largest area for them to inhabit." (1)

Situated at the south end of Hunan Province, it is the place where Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces joint. A mountainous county with a lot of vegetation (vegetation rate reaches 74%) is known in China as the Land of Firs.

It has rich forest, mineral and hydroelectric resources.

There are three Yao branches living in Jianghua.

- Mien. They live in Dalongshan. They come from from Shangwubao in the first years of Ming dynasty

- Bingduoyou or Yeheni, who arrived from Jiangxi at the end of Song dynasty.

- Zhaishanren or Wuzhouren (for the place where they come), because they arrived from Wuzhou, in Guangxi in 11th century

Other people call them (heteronyms) as:

- Gaoshan (High Mountain) Yao

- Pingdi (Level Land) Yao

- Dingban Yao

- Guoshan (Cross the Mountain) Yao

Every branch of the Yao living in Jianghua lives in a different area, and migrated to Jianghua from a different place of origin.

The architectural styles, dresses and marriage costumes vary according to theethnic boundaries.

Jianghua County is famous among the Yao bacause it has the biggest temple to King Pan.

King Pan, the dog ancestor of some branches of de Yao, has also the Main annual festival. These festivals to King Pang, are celebrated on October 16th of lunar calendar.

(1) Yao people in Jianghua. Nationalities Press. Beijing. 2005