Wanding Jiugu Bridge

　　 :       Situated on the Ruili River to the south of Wanding city center, this bridge serves as both the boundary bridge between China and Myanmar, a port bridge for the China-Myanmar Highway entering and exiting the national border, and a friendship bridge between the two countries. At the bridgehead are the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and the border inspection station. Every morning at 8:00 AM, a flag-raising ceremony and a border gate opening ceremony are held here.

　　    Fun Fact: Wanding is the smallest border city in China, with a local population of just over 10,000. It is one of the three open border cities in Yunnan. Travel procedures to nearby Burmese border towns such as Namhkam, Jiagu, Muse, and Lashio are simple: after submitting two photos and the required fee to a Chinese travel agency, travelers will be escorted out of the country by the Chinese agency and handed over to a Myanmar guide from a Burmese travel agency. Upon return, the Myanmar agency hands them back to the Chinese agency.

　　Transportation:

　　                                                Wanding is 840 kilometers from Kunming. Travelers can take a bus from any passenger transport station in Kunming, or fly to Mangshi and then take a bus to Wanding.

　　 Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan