{"id":780,"date":"2026-09-24T13:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ynatcn.com\/?page_id=780"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:56:08","slug":"lincang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ynatcn.com\/?page_id=780","title":{"rendered":"Lincang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Lincang (\u4e34\u6ca7)<\/strong> is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Yunnan Province, China, bordering Myanmar to the south with a ~290 km border. The name means &#8220;near the Lancang River&#8221; (the upper Mekong).<\/div>\n<h2>Key Facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Area<\/strong>: ~24,000 km\u00b2 | <strong>Population<\/strong>: ~2.2 million (2023), home to 23 ethnic groups including the Wa, Dai, Lahu, and Bulang peoples<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Climate<\/strong>: A mild subtropical highland climate with an average annual temperature of ~19\u00b0C \u2014 nicknamed the &#8220;<strong>City of Eternal Spring<\/strong>&#8221; (\u6052\u6625\u4e4b\u90fd)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Lincang Is Known For<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>The birthplace of Yunnan black tea (\u6ec7\u7ea2\/Dianhong)<\/strong> \u2014 Fengqing County is where Dianhong was first created in the 1930s; its rich, malty flavor became world-famous<\/p>\n<div class=\"pua-ref-renderer pua-ref-renderer--2\" data-v-f6319aea=\"\" data-v-38af2fe1=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>One of the world&#8217;s oldest tea regions<\/strong> \u2014 scholars trace cultivated tea origins here; Bingdao (\u51b0\u5c9b) tea from Shuangjiang County is among the most prized Pu&#8217;er teas<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"\">The world&#8217;s largest macadamia nut (Australian nut) growing base<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"pua-ref-renderer pua-ref-renderer--2\" data-v-f6319aea=\"\" data-v-38af2fe1=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Top Attractions<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Wengding Wa Village (\u7fc1\u4e01)<\/strong> \u2013 in Cangyuan County, called &#8220;China&#8217;s Last Primitive Tribe,&#8221; a 400-year-old Wa village of thatched stilted houses; rebuilt after the 2021 fire and now a national 4A scenic area<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Cangyuan Cliff Paintings<\/strong> \u2013 ancient rock art ~3,000 years old<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Yongde Snow Mountain<\/strong> \u2013 ecological reserve with waterfalls and primeval forest<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Lu Shi Ancient Town<\/strong> \u2013 a 1,000-year-old post town on the Tea Horse Road, famous for ham<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"\">&#8220;Monihei&#8221; Carnival<\/strong> \u2013 the Wa Black Mud Festival each spring (April\u2013May), where being smeared with black mud brings blessing<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Access<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Train<\/strong>: Dali\u2013Lincang railway (opened Dec 2020) connects Lincang to the national high-speed rail network via Dali<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Airports<\/strong>: Lincang Airport (Lincang) and Washan Airport (Cangyuan)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Highways<\/strong>: 6 expressways link the city, with the Lincang\u2013Qingshuihe expressway (opened April 2025) leading to the Qingshuihe Port \u2014 China&#8217;s nearest land port to the Indian Ocean<\/p>\n<div class=\"pua-ref-renderer pua-ref-renderer--2\" data-v-f6319aea=\"\" data-v-38af2fe1=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" dir=\"auto\">Lincang sits on the China\u2013Myanmar Economic Corridor and is positioning itself as a frontier hub toward the Indian Ocean.<\/div>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 169px; top: 703.708px;\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lincang (\u4e34\u6ca7) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Yunnan Province, China, bordering Myanmar to the south with a ~290 km border. The name means &#8220;near the Lancang River&#8221; (the upper Mekong). 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