Jinghong

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Travel to Jinghong, visa requirements Flights to Jinghong, airtickets Buses to Jinghong / Get around / Jinghong attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Jinghong souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Jinghong nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out

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Jinghong (景洪) is the capital of Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan.

Travel to Jinghong, visa requirements

Flights to Jinghong, airtickets

Jinghong's tiny airport (IATA: JHG) fields daily flights from Kunming and a solitary Bangkok Airways flight a few times a week from Bangkok.

Buses to Jinghong

From Kunming. Also is the first major tourist friendly cities one comes across from Laos.

Get around

Walk, Hire a Bike. Actually mostly just walk.

Jinghong attractions and sightseeing

City tours

If one is in the town during the Thai (Dai in that area) New year there is a massive celebration with Dragon boating and capped off with a massive city wide water fight on the final day of celebration.

Shopping, Jinghong souvenirs

The Usual Chinese tourist gimmicks. Local Dai produced items also avaliable.

Good restaurants and cheap meals

Mekong Cafe, 111 Manting Road, Jinghong, Tel: 2162395. Nice cafe that serves Dai food along other backpacker favorites. It's a good place to meet guides who can take you on multi-day treks to southern Xishuangbanna.