Traffic
& Transport Conditions |
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| Xishuangbanna
has unmatchable geographic advantages-----situated
in the south of Yunnan, bordered with Burma and Laos
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in the east, south and west, with a short distance to
Thailand, crossed by famous Mekong River...... As more
and more ports got |
| authorized
by central government for international transit, Xishuangbanna
has become a gate fully opened to South-East Asian |
| Peninsula.
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| Xishuangbanna
International Airport |
| International
Flights: |
| Bangkok-Chiangmai-Jinghong-Chiangmai-Bangkok
(Bangkok Airway) |
| 3 flights a week,
on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
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| Mohan
Land Port on China-Lao Border |
| Mohan
Port is in Mengla county, the other side is Luang |
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Namtha Province of Laos. Port is about 220 kilometers
from |
| Jinhong
and 380 kilometers from Louangphrabang--the ancient |
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Lao capital, which
has been listed as City of World Culture. |
| Heritage.
International highway from Kunming via |
| Xishuangbanna
and Laos to Bankok through Mohan
Port is |
| scheduled
to be completed
in 2004, which will promote |
| exchange
between China and South-East Asian Peninsula
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| Jinghong
River Port on Mekong |
| Mekong
River is an international navigation channel, along
the |
| river, there
is only 350 kilometers from Jinhgong to famous Golden |
| Triangle,it
takes only 1 day - 1 and half days to arrive in |
| Chiangsaen
by boat. There is not yet regular shipping service for
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| passengers,
but cargo boats have busy business throughout year, |
| which are
also available for boat ride. Only if you want to try,
we |
| can help you
get a lift on board, but on condition that you have
Lao visa. |
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| Land
Transport (Bus Station) |
| Bus
is still the main transport for local people to go far.
There |
| are
more than 20 buses leaving for Kunming---the capital
of |
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Yunnan Province every day. As the road conditions get
better and |
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better, more and more people would like to take bus
trip, because |
| there
are more can be seen on the way, and it's not very slow, |
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non-stop, 14 hours from Jinghong to Kunming.
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As the traffic & transport conditions get better and
better, Xishuangbanna is not isolated anymore, but became
an |
entrance for tourists to come in and an exit for tourists
to go out, by land, by water or by air. |
| Door
is opened, red carpet has been rolled out, and we are ready! |
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