Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County (; ; Awa: ) is located in Lincang City, in the west of Yunnan province, China.
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.
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 1397ï¼Â1452<br/> 2) Hkam Kyoeng Hpa (Hkam Hso) 1452ï¼Â1472 son<br/> 3) Hkam Piam Hpa (Hkam Piam) 1472ï¼Â1502 son<br/> 4) Hkam Zin Hpa (Hkam Ching) 1503ï¼Â1557 son<br/> 5) Hkam Phing Hpa 1557ï¼Â1601 son<br/> 6) Hkam Moen Hpa 1601ï¼Â1614 son<br/> 7) Hkam Ming Hpa 1614ï¼Â1633 bro<br/> 8) Nang Xiao Li 1633ï¼Â1659 regent, wife of Hkam Ming Hpa son<br/> 9) Hkam Mai Hpa 1659ï¼Â1693 son<br/> 10) Hkam Chawng Hpa 1693ï¼Â1699 son<br/> 11) Hkam Sang Hpa 1700ï¼Â1732 son<br/> 12) Hkam Kai Hpa 1732ï¼Â1765 son<br/> 13) Hkam Kang Hpa 1765ï¼Â1771 regent, bro<br/> 14) Hkam Chai Hpa (Hkam Chuan Hpa) 1771ï¼Â1803 1st son<br/> 15) Hkam Yan Chao 1803ï¼Â1808 3rd son<br/> 16) Hkam Kyang Hpa 1808ï¼Â1820 son<br/> 17) Hkam Htiet Hpa 1820ï¼Â1825 2nd bro of Hkam Yan Chao<br/> 18) Shamawali 1825ï¼Â1836 regent mother of Hkam Yan Chao<br/> 19) Hkam Earn Phai 1836ï¼Â1851 nephew of Hkam Yan Chao<br/> 20) Hkam Earn Hso 1852ï¼Â1858 bro<br/> 21) Hkam Long Chang 1858ï¼Â1897 2nd son<br/> 22) Hkam Fu Hpa 1897ï¼Â1915 son<br/> 23) Hkam Kaw Hpa 1915ï¼Â1933 son<br/> 24) Hkam Chi Hpa 1933ï¼Â1950 5th bro<br/>
Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township.
There are 1,004 Jingpo people located in the following five villages of Gengma County.