Jinghong City

Jinghong City is located in the middle of Xishuangbanna Dai Minority People's Autonomous Prefecture, borders on Myanmar, is the political, economic, cultural and traffic center of Xishuangbanna, has an area of 7133 square kilometers and population of 350 thousand. The nationalities living in Jinghong include Han, Dai, Hani, Jinuo, Lahu, Bulang, Yi and Yao. Lunan Shan Mountain has an elevation of 2196 meters, is the highest point in Jinghong, the lowest point is where the Mekong flows out of China, altitude there is only 485 meters. Jinghong has a tropical climate and plenty of rainfall, annual average temperature is 21.7 degrees Centigrade. Jinghong abounds with rice, natural rubber, tea and cardamom. Convenient traffic conditions is the greatest advantages of Jinghong, of total 3 international ports of prefecture, Jinghong are possessed of two, the international airport and International Jinghong Port on the Mekong, which make this small town an open gate to the Southeast Asia.

Bridge across the Mekong

Dai Women in Festival Costume