Longling County

Longling County Overview

Chinese Name: 龙陵县 English IPA: Longling County Location: West of Yunnan Population (city): 289006(2011) Language: Yunnan Dialect Zip code: 678300 Tel code: 0875 Time zone: UTC+8

Longling County is a county in Baoshan, in the west of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Burma’s Shan State to the south. Its capital is the large community Longshan. The site of the Songshan Battlefield(1944 during the Second Sino-Japanese War) has since 2006 been on the list of monuments of the People’s Republic of China.

Highlights of Longling

  • Hot Spring: Hot spring is a major feature of Longling tourism. The most famous hot spring is Bangnazhang Hot Spring. 
  • Red Tour: Longling was the main battlefield of Anti-Japanese War in western Yunnan, and the main attractions are Songshan Battlefield, Dongka Japanese Defense Pillbox, etc.
  • Ethnic Culture: There are 1 ethnic towns and 7 traditional ethnic villages in Longling County where you can explore the ethnic culture here.

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    Longling County Attractions

    The featured tourism resources in Longling county are hot springs, pleasant climate, ecological environment and cultural sights. Top hot spring is Banglazhang Hot Spring and the cultural sights include Songshan Battlefield, Memorial Square of the Anti-Japanese War, Dongka Japanese Defense Pillbox, etc. Besides, there are some ethnic towns and traditional ethnic villages where tourists can explore the local ethnic culture. [...]

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    Longling County Tours

    Longling Tours are usually combined with the hot destinations such as Tengchong, Baoshan, Mangshi, etc. If you prefer, contact our consultant and we can adjust the itinerary of our prearranged routes or we can just tailor-make your own kind of Longling County Tour. [...]

    Climate & When to Go

    Longling climate is classified as warm and temperate. The rainfall in Longling is significant, with precipitation even during the driest month. This climate is considered to be Cfb according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. In Longling, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C. Precipitation here averages 1391 mm. CLIMOGRAPH // WEATHER BY MONTH LONGLING The least amount of rainfall occurs in January. The average in this month is 16 mm. In July, the precipitation [...]

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    Transportation

    Longling county is located in western Yunnan province linking with Burma. Getting to Longling county, visitors can take long-distance buses or take the flight to Mangshi or Baoshan and then take the bus to Longling. Below are the details of Longling Transportation.  How to Get to/away from Longling By Air Tourist can take the plane to Mangshi or Baoshan, and then take the long-distance bus to Longling. It’s only 37 km to Mangshi Airport and 140 km to Baoshan Airport. By Coach The main mode of transportation in [...]

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    Festivals and Activities

    The main festivals in Longling include Torch Festival of Yi and Achang, Knifeladder-Climbing Festival and Kuoshi Festival of Lisu, Alu Woluo Festival and Ganbai Festival of Achang, Longjiang "rice flower fish festival", etc. 1.Torch Festival of Yi and Achang Both Yi and Achang people in Longling celebrate Torch Festival. The Torch Festival takes place on 24th or 25th of the 6th lunar month every year.  2.Knifeladder-Climbing Festival of Lisu The Knife-ladder-Climbing Festival of Lisu Ethnic Group, which is called "a-tang-de" in Lisu language with the meaning of "a festival [...]

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    Travel Tips

    1.Useful Numbers Fire: 119            • Police: 110            • Ambulance: 120 Weather Forecast: 121 Tourist complaint:  0875-96927; 0875-2122583 Baoshan Airport Inquiry Telephone: 0875-2232266 Mangshi Airport Inquiry Telephone: 0692-2934651 2.Post Offices There are more than 10 post offices serving in the Longling County of Baoshan. Here we just introduce part of them. Post Office of Longling County Add: No.16, Longhua Road, Longling County, Baoshan Prefecture Tel: 0875-6121226 Post Office of Pingda Add: Pingda Township, Longling County, Baoshan Prefecture Tel: 0875-6860059 3.Banks You can use your credit card, traveler's check or cash to exchange for Chinese Yuan in some branches of Bank of [...]

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    Useful Maps

    If we go to somewhere new, maps are good facilitators for us. In order to show you clear direction and location, Longling Maps provide you some useful maps like Longling County Map, Longling Attraction Map, Longling Transportation Map, Longling Location Map, etc. [...]

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    Longling County Accommodation

    To give you a better accommodation experience, we have carefully selected the following hotels for its good location and best value for money. No matter you want a high-end hotel or a budget hotel, we will help you find the best hotels in Longling according to your needs and budget. 1.Longlin Hot Spring Resort Hotel(龙陵龙临温泉度假酒店) Add: Xiangbohe Village, Longshan Town, Longling County, Baoshan Tel: 0875-6815555 2. Bund Palm Health Resort Hot Spring Villa(龙陵邦腊掌温泉养生度假区温泉别墅) Add: Banglazhang Health Resort, Longling County, Baoshan Tel: 0875-6813666 3. Longling Kailong Holiday Inn(龙陵凯龙假日酒店) Add: Extension Line of Longhua Road, Longling County, Baoshan Tel: 0875-3031999 4. Longling Laolishu Hot [...]

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