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Dehong
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
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