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Dehong
Dai Nationality and Jingpo Nationality Autonomous
Prefecture, bordering on the Federal Republic
of Myanmar On three sides, is situated in
the western part of Yunnan Province. The
prefecture has under it two cities: Ruili
City and Wanding City, and four counties
: Luxi County, Longchuan County, Ying jiang
County and Lianghe County, with a total
area of 11,526 square kilometers and a population
of 952 thousand people. More than half of
the local people belong to such ethnic groups
as Dai , Jingpo, Achang , Lisu and Deang
nationalities.
Scenic spots in Dehong
Prefecture contain subtropical natural scenes,
building of Hinayana Buddhism, customs and
culture of the Dai people, Dai style food,
border trade and traveling to Myanmar through
the border.
Ruilijiang River and
Da Yingjiang River scenic spots are within
the limits of the prefecture , which have
a humid and hot rain forest climate typical
to the low-Latitudes subtropical areas.
The woods shown below is formed by a single
tree. In fact, there are thousands of square
kilometers of areas that have been covered
with such Banyan trees in the whole scenic
spots and with the ever - green vegetation,
constructing a unique subtropical rain forest
scene.
Colourful
and diversified customs of Dai, Jingpo,
Deang and Achang ethnic groups of the frontier
areas are best presented in those scenic
spots , thus offering a lot of exotic sights
for tourists to see. With the development
of the border-trade, local land ports in
Wanding, Ruili, Zhangfeng and in some other
places of Dehong Prefecture have either
become state - level ports or provincial-level
ports. As a result,tourists here are able
to buy the finest and the cheapest jewels
and jadewares in the world. hence, many
tourists have a long stay and become businessmen
here. They call the travel to this place
" An itinerary for purchasing jewels
". Arriving here , you can witness
a town , even a street , belongs to the
two countries; you can personally experience
crossing the boundary line several times
within one hour, visiting two countries
and their respective market places.
Through the convenient
transportation and procedures, you can go to various
places of Myanmar to appreciate the world-famous
Grand Golden Pagoda in Rangoon and have a taste
of the exotic scenes and folklore of the Country.
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