Looking west along the Mekong in the evening. The river-bank and night-market area can be seen on the left, and the second (western) bridge in the distance. (Taken from the main or eastern bridge, November 2004)

Jinghong (Chinese: 景洪; pinyin: jǐng hóng) is the capital of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Looking west along the Mekong river from the main bridge at Jinghong, Yunnan, China. ... Looking west along the Mekong river from the main bridge at Jinghong, Yunnan, China. ... Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) is a autonomous prefecture in southern Yunnan Province, Peoples Republic of China. ... The Dai is the officially recognized name of an ethnic group living in southern Yunnan Province of China, and also in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar. ... Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... Yunnan (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... For other province-level divisions, see Political divisions of China. ...

Location

Located between 100°25' - 101°31' East and 2127' - 2236' North. Yunnan Province is bordering Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces to the Northeast, Tibet Autonomous Region to the Northwest and Guangxi Province to the West. Xixuanbanna is bordering Myanmar to the South West and Laos to the South East. Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; non-standard transliteration: Szechwan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... Guizhou (Simplified Chinese: 贵州; Traditional Chinese: 貴州; pinyin: Gùizhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuei-chou; also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. ... Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng) is a region and formerly independent country in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... An autonomous region or autonomous district is a subnational region with special powers of self-rule. ... Guangxi (Simplified Chinese: 广西; Traditional Chinese: 廣西; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi; Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigi or (old orthography) GvaŋзsiÆ… BouчcueÅ‹Æ… Sɯcigi) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Population and area

Population: 363,110 (urban population: 94,162) Area: 7'003 km² This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

Geography

The city is limited to the south by Hengduan Mountain Range, Lancang River (Mekong River) passes by Jinghong. Two bridges near the city span this river, which flows south-east towards Laos.Climatically, Jinghong is between the tropical zone of China to the North, and the subtropical further South. The city receives humid monsoon climate, with extensive summer and virtually no winter. Annual Sunlight is 1800-2300 hours, average temperature of 18.6°C -21.9°C and annual rainfall of 1200-1700mm. View of the Mekong before the sunset The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya(mountains) in central India A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ... Sunlight is also the trade name of the worlds first packaged, branded laundry soap producted by Lever Brothers. ... Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ... In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ...

One of Jinghong's many palm-lined streets. (November, 2004)

A shady street scene, Jinghong, Yunnan, China. ... A shady street scene, Jinghong, Yunnan, China. ...

Touristic attractions

Water Splashing Festival, Village of Dai ethnic group and diverse other ethnic groups' customs The Dai is the officially recognized name of an ethnic group living in southern Yunnan Province of China, and also in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar. ...

External links

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