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Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, located in the southwest of China, is one of eight ethnic group autonomous prefectures in Yunan province. Dehong Prefecture covers an area of 11,526 square kilometers, measuring 122 kilometers from east to west and 170 kilometers from north to south.
Dehong Prefecture boasts distinctive geological advantages. It shares a 503.8 km border with Burma. Four of the five Dehong's counties lie on the border. There are 28 ferries, 64 passages and 9 highways that lead to Burma. Historically, Dehong Prefecture was a major outpost of the ancient Silk Road. Nowadays, Dehong Prefecture is the juncture for the Chinese Economic Area, Southeast Economic Area and South Asia Economic Area.
Ruili and Wanding belong to the class 1 open port and Zhangfeng and Yingjiang to the class 2 open port. In addition, Dehong Prefecture is a gateway of Yunnan-Burma Highway, Stilwell Road and oil pipelines. As the most convenient passage that combines Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Indian Ocean, Dehong Prefecture is doubtlessly an open frontier of Yunan province and an important platform for mutually beneficial cooperation with southern countries.
After 50 years' construction, transportation facilities in Dehong Prefecture have improved considerably. There are 4,976 kilometers of highways, among which 276 kilometers are highways of class-II standard. Every village in Dehong Prefecture benefits from highways and Dehong is the first prefecture in Yunan that extends asphalt road to every village. With National Highway 320 passing through, Mangxi, capital city of Dehong Prefecture, boasts efficient transportation links. Mangshi Airport of Dehong is 649 kilometers away from Kunming, capital of Yunnan province. There are 21 flights to Kunming every week.
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