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"Golden Triangle" refers to a triangle located in the border areas of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos in Southeast Asia. Because this area is rich in opium and other drugs, it is the main drug producing area in the world, making the "Golden Triangle" famous in the world. The "Golden Triangle" covers Shan, Kachin, Chiang Rai, Langnanta, phongsaly province, Udomsay in northern Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang in western China, with more than 3,000 villages and towns. The total area is 6.5438+0.94 million square kilometers.

More than 40 kilometers north from Chiang Rai, you will reach the famous "Golden Triangle". Here, the mountains are green and the small red-roofed huts are strewn at random, and the enduring mysterious atmosphere is the first choice for many tourists to visit Chiang Rai.

In the center of the Golden Triangle, Sop Ruak, there is a 4-meter-high marble archway with the words "Welcome to the Golden Triangle" engraved in Thai and English. Many tourists take photos here as a souvenir.

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With the approval of the Lao government, the Laos Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone was formally established on September 9, 2009. The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is a highly autonomous zone except for national defense, diplomacy and judicial power, and it is the first "enterprise overseas" special zone in the world.

There are now thousands of people in the Golden Triangle Special Zone, many of whom are from China. China has security personnel to maintain law and order, and even the currency used is RMB. "The only symbol that can show the jurisdiction of Laos is the seal on the passport." Hong Kong's Asia Times also said that unlicensed China cars can often be seen coming and going in markets in Jiao Bo province.

According to the local development plan, the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone will become a big city with 200,000 people in the future, and high-end entertainment facilities such as casinos, luxury hotels, golf courses and karaoke bars will become important profit growth points in this area. Among them, casinos mainly attract gamblers from China and Thailand, because gambling is illegal in these two countries. According to the website of Diplomatic Scholar, the overall facilities of the Golden Triangle Special Zone are expected to be fully completed in 2020, with a total cost of more than 2.25 billion US dollars. At that time, expressway, crossing the Golden Triangle, will cross Laos from Yunnan, China to the Thai border.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Golden Triangle (border areas of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos)