Menghai County

Menghai County (; Tai Lue: 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 County is in the west of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous 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:

• Jiuwei () (Dai exonym: Buli ; large population): villages include Nanzhong of Mengjing , Longnapa of Damenglong , and Baiya Menggun , Menghai County.
• Jizuo () (small population): villages include Mengbozhai of Menghan
• Muda () (also locally known as the Nanlin )

Administrative divisions

Menghai County has 6 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.

6 towns

• Menghai ()
• Daluo ()
• Menghun ()
• Mengzhe ()
• Mengman ()
• Meng'a ()

2 townships

• Mengsong ()
• Mengwang ()

3 ethnic townships

• Gelanghe Hani ()
• Bulangshan Bulang ()
• Xiding Hani and Bulang ()

Transport

• Nearest airport is Xishuangbanna Gasa
• China National Highway 214
• 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

References

Further reading

• Jacobs, Andrew. EMBARGO: In once-booming tea region, a bitter reality. International Herald Tribune. (2009-01-09)

External links

• Menghai County Official Website