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Chuxiong City is situated in the central part of Yunnan. With Kunming to the east and Dali to the west, it is strategically a key point of West Yunnan, and has the reputation of being "the entrance to the provincial capital" and "the Screen of West Yunnan". The total area of this municipality is 4,482 sq. km., of which 83.5% are mountainous regions. With a population of 379,000 people, the city is inhabited for generations by the Hans, Yis, Huis, Bais, Miaos and other nationalities. The Yi people account for 17.4% of the total population. Lucheng (Deer City), the name given to the city, is probably derived from the Yi language, although there is a legend among the people saying that the name originated from the story of "a running deer marking the boundaries of the city wall". It is said that once upon a time, a spotted deer with a "linzhi" fungus (Ganoderma Lucidum) in its mouth descended from heaven and ran along the boundary of the present city enclosure once. Pe6ple therefore built a city wall along the trace of it, footsteps to mark this auspicious occasion, and called the city Lucheng, or the Deer City as a symbol of good luck and happiness.
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