Menghai County (; Tai Lue: ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦣᦻ ᦶᦉᧃᧈ Meng Haai; ) is a county under the jurisdiction of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of Yunnan, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the south and west. Meng is as variation of Mueang.
Geography
Menghai is in the west of Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwestern Yunnan. It borders
Jinghong to the east,
Simao District to the northeast,
Lancang County to the northwest and
Myanmar (
Shan State) to the south and west.
Ethnic groups
In and around Menghai County, ethnic Hani subgroups include:
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Jiuwei (鸠为) (Dai exonym: Buli 布里; large population): villages include Nanzhong 南中寨 of Mengjing 勐景,
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Jizuo (吉坐) (small population): villages include Mengbozhai 勐波寨
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Muda language (木达) (also locally known as the Nanlin 南林)
Administrative divisions
Menghai County has 6 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.
- 6 towns
- 2 townships
- 3 ethnic townships
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Gelanghe Hani (格朗和哈尼族乡)
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Bulangshan Bulang (布朗山布朗族乡)
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Xiding Hani and Bulang (西定哈尼族布朗族乡)
Transport
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Nearest airport is Xishuangbanna Gasa
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China National Highway 214
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Asian Highway Network AH3 (alternative route) with a border crossing into Myanmar at Daluo. The town on the Myanmar side of the border is Mong La where the road continues to Kengtung
Tea
Menghai is famous for its Bulang tea, a type of
pu-erh grown in the Bulang Mountain area and its environs. Famous plantations include Laoman'e, Xinbanzhang and Laobanzhang.
Climate
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