- Salween RiverThe Nu River, known as the Salween River in Southeast Asia, which flows from Tibet through Yunnan and Myanmar to the Indian Ocean; also known as the 潞江
- Lisu ethnic groupThe Lisu ethnic minority group, primarily residing in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces
- autonomous prefectureAn administrative division in China that provides a level of self-government for ethnic minorities, ranking below a province and above a county.