Kūnyáng

Kunyang lies near the southern end of Dian Lake in Yunnan, within the basin country associated with Jinning. Lake waters, streams and surrounding fields supported farming and fishing, while nearby hills supplied additional resources. Roads and waterways connected settlements with the wider Kunming basin; drainage and irrigation mattered to farming near the lake.

After the Yuan conquest of Yunnan, the wider region became increasingly integrated into imperial administration. Ming military settlement brought further migration and cultivation alongside older communities and traditions. Markets, official institutions and religious life linked households with wider networks during the Ming and Qing, while people continued to adapt to changes in population, land use and water management.