Why Lincang
Lincang is a prefecture-level city situated in the southwestern region of Yunnan Province within the People's Republic of China. Positioned along the middle to lower reaches of the Mekong River—known locally as the Lancang—and the Salween, or Nu River, the prefecture spans coordinates between latitude 23° 05′ and 25° 02′ N and longitude 98° 40′ and 100° 33′ E. The southern portion of the area straddles the Tropic of Cancer. Lincang shares borders with the prefectures of Pu'er to the southeast, Baoshan and Dali to the northwest, and adjoins Shan State in Myanmar to the west.
The regional topography exhibits significant variation, with elevations ranging from 450 metres to 3,504 metres above sea level. Historically, the territory was known as Baihuai during the Shang dynasty. In its modern administrative history, the State Council approved the abolition of the former Lincang District on December 26, 2003, establishing the current prefecture-level city of Lincang.
Set at altitudes above 1,450 metres and within 30 arc minutes north of the Tropic of Cancer, Lincang features a mild subtropical highland climate bordering on a humid subtropical climate. Daytime temperatures remain warm throughout the year with little seasonal contrast. Daily maximum temperatures peak in May prior to the main rainy season and reach a low in December, though June is the warmest month overall and January is the coolest. Annual rainfall totals 1,126 millimetres, with nearly seventy percent occurring between June and September. Rain falls on most days during this wet season, raising relative humidity above eighty percent and reducing sunshine. The city experiences 2,227 hours of bright sunshine annually, with monthly potential sunshine ranging from twenty-four percent in July to seventy-five percent in January.
Democratically, Lincang's resident population consists of 1,394,881 Han residents, representing 61.78 percent of the total, and 863,110 ethnic minority residents, accounting for 38.22 percent. Natural resources extracted in the area include coal, waste coal ash, germanium, and uranium. Lincang is also notable for its tea heritage, being home to the world's oldest cultivated tea tree—a Pu'er tea tree estimated at 3,200 years old—located in Jinxiu Village within Xiaowan Town, Fengqing County.
Transportation to and across Lincang is facilitated by both air and rail connections. The region is served by Lincang Boshang Airport and Cangyuan Washan Airport, as well as the Dali–Lincang railway line.
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