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Wanding
 Located in China's southwestern frontier province of
Yunnan, close by the River Wanding, Whose name in the Dai language
means "the sun shining overhead ", she covers an area of 34 square
miles. Nestling within a stone's - throw of Burma, This mountain trade
mecca of 84,000 people is China's youngest city.
She came into being in 1932, putting down roots in an ancient spot of
earth trod by Kublai Khan's rampaging Mongol warriors and crossed by
the old spice and tea caravans. But it was not until 53 years later
that she was formally established as a municipality and opened to
westerners.
And it was here that the China section of the historic Burma Road to
Kunming, the only passage of access to the outer world during World
War II, began at the bridge over the Wanding River connecting China
with Burma.
Wanding is 866 km from Kunming, you can go there by bus or, you can
fly to Mangshi first, then, transfer to bus to Wanding. |
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