Pǔrì

Puri belongs to the wooded country of Simao in southern Yunnan, where mountain paths connect the tea-growing hills with the country farther north. Under the Yuan, the district appeared in the name of the Buri Simo chieftaincy, subordinate to Yuanjiang. The name Simo was associated with a local bamboo noted for its hard wood and used for houses and tools. The old chieftaincy formed part of a region whose communities maintained their own leaders within the Yuan system of government.