Laying Village in Longchuan County, Dehong
Chinese Name:陇川章凤镇拉影村
English Name: Laying Village in Longchuan County, Dehong
Plan your Dehong Ethnic Villages Tour to Dehong? Visit Laying Village in Longchuan County, Dehong which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Dehong. Explore the local folk ethnic culture including History, Food and Dining, Clothing, Customs and Traditions, Architecture, Festivals, Crafts, Religion, Language of local ethnic people in Laying Village in Longchuan County, Dehong.
La Ying, a village situated between the boundary tablets No. 50 and No. 51 at the border line between China and Myanmar, used to be important passage on the South Silk Road. It’s called “Foreigners Street” by either Chinese or Burmese. The east part of the village belongs to China and the west part to Myanmar; so people vividly call it “a village shared by two countries” (Yi Zhai Liang Guo). A huge banyan tree is growing in the middle of the village that is “divided” by bamboo fences, roads and earth ridges. The villagers from two countries share water from one river, share one street, share one temple and yet share one holy tree.
A huge banyan tree is growing in the middle of the village that is “divided” by bamboo fences, roads and earth ridges. The villagers from two countries share water from one river, share one street, share one temple and yet share one holy tree.
Laying Border is also named Zhangfeng Border between Myanmar and China.
洋人街的中国一侧叫“拉影”。抗战时，我抗日自卫军曾在此打过拉影洋人街包围战，毙敌人60余人。现在拉影是中缅两国的口岸之一，陇川县城所在地是章凤镇，拉影距章凤八公里，所以这里的口岸叫章凤口岸。章凤口岸现在过货不多。在口岸我见到不少孩子正好出关去缅甸那边上学。原来他们的父母已经常住中国一侧经商做工，孩子们还要每天“回国”去上学。
