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| Located in China's southwestern frontier province of Yunnan, fast by the River Wanding, Whose name in the Dai language means "the sun shining overhead ", this county covers an area of 34 square miles. Nestling within an stone's - throw of Burma, this mountain trade mecca of 84,000 people is China's youngest city.
The Wanding County came into in 1932, putting down roots in an ancient spot of earth trod by Kublai Khan's rampaging Mongol warriors and crossed by the old spice and tea caravans. And it was that the China section of the historic Burma Road to Kunming. The only passage of access to the outer world during World War II , began at the bridge over the Wanding River connecting China with Burma. But it was not until 53 years later that she was formally established as a municipality and opened to westerners.
The Wanding County is 866 km from Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province. You can go to Wanding by bus or you can fly to Mangshi first, then transfer by bus to Wanding.
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