In March 2011, Yingjiang county was jolted by a 5.8-magnitude quake, leaving 26 people dead and more than 300 others injured. It was also hit by a 5.6 magnitude quake last Friday that injured at least 13 people.
Yingjiang had a population of 305,200 people at the end of 2010, according to official figures, 59.7 percent of them from 26 ethnic minority groups including Dai and Jingpo.