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The whole city is part of the southern extension of the Hengduan Mountain Range (héng duàn shān mài 横断山脉) and in this territory there are two important mountain chains – Laobie (lǎo bié shān 老别山) and Bangma (bāng mǎ shān 邦马山). The central part of the city is higher and the land slopes from northeast to southwest. The average elevation is 1, 515 meters. The highest and lowest point are the Yongde Snow Mountain (yǒng dé xuě shān 永德雪山), which is 1, 505 meters above sea level, and the mouth of the Nanding River (nán tīng hé 南汀河) (450 meters) respectively.
Lincang is known as the home of the Dianhong (diān hóng 滇红) Tea and one of the important habitats of the wild tea tree in the world. The locals have a history of more than 500 years of growing and drinking tea. Lincang boasts abundant tourist resources, i.e. minorities living customs, ancient architecture, historical relics, primitive villages, tea plantations and tea houses as well as gorgeous landscape marked by green peaks and clean water. Coming to this charming land, you will be impressed by the harmony between the locals and the nature. The warm welcome and hospitality of the minority nationalities will also make your trip unforgettable. Attractions Big Snow Mountain Scenic Zone
Tip: There is a public bus connecting the zone and Lincang City. One may also ride a taxi (about 300 Yuan) to cover this 100 kilometers distance. Cangyuan Cliff Paintings
Up to now, eleven painted cliffs have been found to scatter in several villages of Cangyuan County and Dima County etc. Called Randianmu (rǎn diǎn mǔ 染典姆) which means the paintings on the rocks in the local Wa language, these reddish brown ancient paintings were basically drawn on the grey limestone at the elevation of about 1, 500 meters. Measuring somewhere between one to thirty square meters, these primitive masterpieces are normally two to ten meters above the ground and include the images of animals, architectures, trees, boats, heavenly bodies like the sun or the moon, mountains and many abstract symbols etc. Human figures and lively life scene are also the important themes of these artistic works on the sharp cliffs. The eyes, nose and other facial details of the human face are normally omitted; the painters instead paid more attention to the depiction of the human body and limbs. Apart from artistic meanings and value, many important life activities of these human ancestors such as hunting, dancing, recreation and sacrifice rituals and suchlike are vividly displayed and recorded, which seems to bring the viewers back to those mysterious and remote prehistoric ages. Tips: The tour of viewing the cliff painting is subject to the weather condition. Visitors who plan to see the painting should therefore consult the local travel agent about the timing of their visit in advance. Lincang is rich in rainfall and the rainy season comes from May until October. DongJing Buddhist Temple
Location: Mengding Town, Gengma County. Lincang Tea Culture and Customs Garden
Lying in the suburb of the Linxiang District, the 110 hectare scenic zone is one of the 25 most heated tourist destinations of Yunnan Province. It is an all-around man-made tourist zone for sightseeing, leisure, recreation and cultural exploration. Wandering in the tea garden, one can not only learn the far - reaching Chinese Tea culture and tradition but also take part in the whole process of preparing tea. In the mean time one will be exposed to the colorful folk customs of the local nationalities. Address: 1 Chayuan Road, Linxiang District The High Gorge 100 Miles Long Lake Scenic Zone
The three man made wonders are important components of the imposing and fantastic Lancang River One Hundred Miles High Gorge Landscape of the Chang Lake. The Chang Lake, together with numerous small peninsulas and isles on it, is truly tranquil and pretty. Around the pearl-like lake stand a number of green peaks varied in shapes and height. And the woods among the peaks on the lake bank are habitat of many rare wild species. Along the course of the Lancang River, many scenic spots are worth our mentioning; they are the Lancang River Big Canyon, Cloud and Sea Mountainous Villa, Manghuai (máng huái 忙怀) Neolithic relics, Zhaoshan Temple (zhāo shān sì 朝山寺), the relics of the Dian- Burma Railway, villages of minority nationality and the imposing hydropower stations. These tourist attractions that fall in different categories allow Lincang to be a popular tourist destination for almost all purpose - industrial tour, historical and cultural research, exploration, leisure and holiday, sightseeing, ecological tour, aquatic recreation and folk customs discovery etc. Location: Lincang City Transportation
Lincang is a most convenient land port on the route from southwest China to Rangoon, capital city of Burma. Three counties of Lincang, i. e. Cangyuan, Dima and Zhengkang are connected with Burma and the total national border is 290.791 kilometers in length. Today there are three Grade II national ports and five highways in this city directly linked with those of Burma. From Qingshuihe of the national port of Mengding to the important Burman town of Nashu is only 187 kilometers, and to the second largest city in Burma - Mandele is 457 kilometers. From Kunming - the capital city of Yunnan to Rangoon–the capital city of Burma is 1,892 kilometers in mileage. Owing to its strategic location and gorgeous subtropical scene, Lincang is often called “the gold city on the national border”. All the eight counties in the prefecture are well linked by high grade highway, some of which are built under lots of very dangerous and difficult geographical condition. Therefore some of the highways can be viewed as a manmade landscape or miracle. At the guests bus station travelers can take luxurious sleeper long distance buses to such destinations as Kunming, Guangtong, Xiaguan (xià guān 下关), Xiangyun, Baoshan (bǎo shān 保山), Cangning, Jinghong (jǐng dōng 景东) and Fengqing etc. Ticket booking: 0883-2123227; Information: 0883-2150741. The modern public transportation system, which consists of a number of bus lines and taxi service, makes the travel within the city zone easy and pleasant. The airport shuttle bus station is in front of the Tower of China Construction Bank. Due to the local topography, the railway system is less developed. Consequently travelers normally prefer long distance bus or airplane to rail. Useful information Telephone code: 0883
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