Where is Malipo in Yunnan?

Malipo is a border town in the southeast of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province.

Malipo County is located in the southeast of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and borders with five counties, namely Huangpi Tree, Weichuan, Guanba, Anming and Wentong, in Vietnam's Socialist and Guohe Provinces, with a border line of 277 kilometers. The county covers an area of 2334 square kilometers, 99.9% of which belongs to mountainous areas, with the highest elevation of 2979 meters and the lowest elevation of 107 meters, which has typical three-dimensional climate characteristics.

Malipo County is inhabited by eight ethnic groups, including Han nationality, Zhuang nationality, Miao nationality, Yao nationality, Yi nationality, Dai nationality, Mongolian nationality and Gelao nationality, among which seven ethnic groups live across borders. The county has jurisdiction over 12 townships, 94 village offices (offices) and 1932 natural villages, among which 7 townships, 22 villages (offices) and 182 village communities border Vietnam. 1999, the total population of the county was 265,000, of which the minority population was106,000, accounting for 40% of the total population; The agricultural population is 245,000, accounting for 92.3% of the total population.

Recommended tourist attractions in Malipo

1, Laoshan Scenic Area

Laoshan Scenic Area is located in Malipo County, 400 kilometers away from Kunming. It consists of 42 scenic spots in Laoshan, Nanwenhe, Dawangyan, Xiajinchang and Xinzhai, covering an area of about 180 square kilometers. Laoshan was one of the main positions in the self-defense counterattack. At present, there are exhibition halls and statues of martyrs at the top of the main peak, as well as facilities such as cat's ear holes, trenches and observation platforms. It is an important patriotic education base. Tianbao Port is an important border trade port on the Sino-Vietnamese border.

2. Malipo Martyrs Cemetery

Malipo Martyrs Cemetery is located in Malipo County, Yunnan Province, with its back to Qingshan and facing the motherland. The mountains are magnificent and the buildings are magnificent. The martyrs who died in the battle of Laoshan and the round war are buried here, and their brilliant achievements will go down in history forever, which is very memorable.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Malipo County