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| The breathtaking landscapes, beautiful coastlines, cultural delights and historical significance, make Yunnan an enjoyable stop in Asia travel map. To help you plan a trip in Tengchong County - Yunnan, we provide the useful guide of hotel options, package tours, transport, attractions, shopping and entertainment. You just click the sections below for helpful information. |
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VOLCANOES AND HOT SPRINGS IN TENGCHONG COUNTY |
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Tengchong is a town surrounded by volcanoes. Starting from Baoshan city, and climbing over the Gaoligong Mountain, the China to India highway, built half a century ago, leads you to Tengchong Basin. In the distance you can see dozens of volcanoes, large and small, with dense trees growing around them. Located on the border of the Europe-Asia continental plate, Tengchong has witnessed many activities of the earth's crust. Since 1500, there have been over 70 earthquakes in the area measuring 5 and over on the Richter scale. The Daying Mountain volcano has erupted many times. Ma'an Mountain consists of three volcanoes, some of which have formed lakes. Tengchong has the best well-preserved volcano groups from the Cenozoic Era in China.
Over 80 vapor springs and hot springs are scattered around the volcanoes, making this the second largest vapor field in China. The famous Yihong Hot Lake is one of the biggest hot spring lakes in China, covering a total area of 10 square kilometers. The most magnificent Dagunguo (boiling pan) Hot Spring, 6.12 meters in diameter and 1.5 meters deep, has a water temperature of 96.6 degrees centigrade, and resembles a pan of boiling water, sending steam high into the sky. The Hamazui Fountain, with a water temperature of 95.5 degrees centigrade, looks like two frogs spraying out hot spring water. Pearl Spring is a pool of water with hundreds of spray holes in the bottom sending out pearl-like strings of hot bubbling water.
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| Autonomous prefecture |
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Chuxiong Yi, Dali, Dehong,
Deqen, Honghe, Yuxi,
Nujiang Lisu,
Wenshan Zhuang, Xishuangbanna |
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| Baoshan, Kunming, Lijiang, Lincang , Qujing ,
Simao,
Zhaotong |
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