Menghai County
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Menghai County (Template:Zh; Tai Lue: Script error: No such module "Lang". Meng Haai; Template:Langx) is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of Yunnan, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the south and west. Meng is as variation of Mueang.
Geography
Menghai is in the west of Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwestern Yunnan. It borders Jinghong to the east, Simao District to the northeast, Lancang County to the northwest and Myanmar (Shan State) to the south and west.
Ethnic groups
In and around Menghai County, ethnic Hani subgroups include:[1]
- Jiuwei (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (Dai exonym: Buli Script error: No such module "Lang".; large population): villages include Nanzhong Script error: No such module "Lang". of Mengjing Script error: No such module "Lang".,[2] Longnapa Script error: No such module "Lang". of Damenglong Script error: No such module "Lang"., and Baiya Script error: No such module "Lang". Menggun Script error: No such module "Lang"., Menghai County.
- Jizuo (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (small population): villages include Mengbozhai Script error: No such module "Lang".[3] of Menghan Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Muda (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (also locally known as the Nanlin Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Administrative divisions
Menghai County has 6 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.[4]
- 6 towns
- 2 townships
- 3 ethnic townships
- Gelanghe Hani (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Bulangshan Bulang (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Xiding Hani and Bulang (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Transport
- Nearest airport is Xishuangbanna Gasa
- China National Highway 214
- Asian Highway Network AH3 (alternative route) with a border crossing into Myanmar at Daluo. The town on the Myanmar side of the border is Mong La where the road continues to Kengtung
Tea
Menghai is famous for its Bulang tea, a type of pu-erh grown in the Bulang Mountain area and its environs. Famous plantations include Laoman'e, Xinbanzhang and Laobanzhang.
Climate
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References
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Further reading
- Jacobs, Andrew. EMBARGO: In once-booming tea region, a bitter reality. International Herald Tribune. (2009-01-09)
External links
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