涼山彝族自治州

1. • Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省 sìchuānshěng

Character by character

• 涼(liáng)the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 nánliáng (397-414), Western Liang 西凉
• 山(shān)surname Shan
• 彝(yí)Yi ethnic group
• 族(zú)race
• 自(zì)self
• 治(zhì)rule
• 州(zhōu)prefecture