Mile(弥勒) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, it is located in the southeast of Yunnan Province and the north of Honghe Prefecture. Mile is the "North Gate" of Honghe prefecture, which reaches 316 kilometers to the national open port in the south. The transportation of the city extends in all directions, with Kunhe Highway running through the hinterland 93 kilometers, Yunnan-Vietnam Railway crossing 78 kilometers along the west border, and G80 Guangkun Express Highway and Nankun Passenger Transport Line passing through. The city is 78 kilometers from south to north, 50 kilometers from west to east, covering an area of 4004 square kilometers. In 2012, the gross production value of Mile was 20.105 billion. Mile is the hometown of highland grape, with a famous Chinese wine brand "Yunnan Red". In June, 2017, Mile was named as national health city.
Highlights of Mile
1. Ethnic Culture: There are Han, Yi, Miao, Hui, Zhuang and other ethnic groups living in Mile City.
2. Natural Landscapes: Jinping Mountain Scenic Spot锦屏山风景区, Huquan Ecological Garden, Bailong Cave Scenic Spot and Maitreya Buddha.
3. Cultural Landscapes: Mile Lvya Temple, Miyang Wenchang Palace, The Former Residence of Xiong Qinglai and The Former Residence of Zhangchong.
4. Grape and Wine: Mile is the hometown of highland grape, with a famous Chinese wine brand "Yunnan Red".
Overview
Mile overview is a relatively comprehensive introduction of Mile City. In this part, you will have a general understanding of Mile.
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Attractions
Attractions in Mile are the combination of natural landscapes and cultural landscapes. Tourists can not only enjoy natural scenery like Bailongdong Cave Scenic Area, Jinping Mountain Scenic Area, Huquan Hot Spring and Taiping Lake Forest Park, but also experience Chinese history in Lvya Temple, Zhuyuan Wenchang Palace, Pengjin Wenchang Palace, The Former Residence of Xiong Qinglai and The Former Residence of Zhangchong. With beautiful scenery and pleasant weather, it is an ideal place for tourism. Besides, there are some traditional ethnic villages where tourists can explore the local ethnic culture and some mosques where travelers can learn Chinese Muslim culture.
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Tours
Mile Tours are usually combined with the hot destinations such as Yuanyang and Jianshui. There are Yi, Miao, Hui, Zhuang and other ethnic groups living in Mile City. Among them, minority population is 43.9% of Total population. In addition, there are various mosques, natural scenery, cultural scenery and ethnic villages in Mile City. Therefore, our Mile tour packages are involved in ethnic culture, history and mosques. Various tourism themes can be chosen in Mile tours, such as ethnic minority discovery tour, mosque tour, photography tour, small group tour, Muslim culture tour, family tour, festival tour and ethnic villages tour, etc. If you prefer, contact our consultant and we can adjust the itinerary of our prearranged routes or we can just tailor-make your own Mile Tour.
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Climate
Mile is located in subtropical monsoon climate area, the highest altitude is 2315 meters at Jinding Mountain金顶山 in Dongshan Town, and the lowest is 870 meters at the valley of Jiangbian Township江边河谷.
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Transportation
Mile is the "North Gate" of Honghe prefecture, which reaches 316 kilometers to the national open port in the south. The transportation of Mile city extends in all directions, with Kunhe Highway昆河公路 running through its hinterland 93 kilometers, Yunnan-Vietnam Railway crossing 78 kilometers along the west border, and G80 Guangkun Express Highway广昆高速 and Nankun Passenger Transport Line南昆客运专线 passing through. Mile is equipped with Mile Station.
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Festivals and Activities
Mile City is dominated by Han nationality and ethnic minorities make up about 43.9% of the whole population. Ethnic minorities include Yi, Hui, Dai, Miao and Zhuang, etc, living in Mile for generations. Each ethnic group in Mile created its own festivals. Here below are some festivals and activities in Mile.
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Travel Tips
Mile travel tips provide some considerations when traveling in Mile City, which can help you to prepare a trip.
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Maps
If we go to somewhere new, maps are good support for us. To help you have a better understanding of Mile City, we provide you different Mile maps including Mile transportation map, Mile tourist attractions map, Mile region map and Mile location map, etc, through which you can probably know how to get to Mile City and what to discover there.
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Accommodation
Finding a favorable hotel to stay in Mile is not a problem as there are a lot of hotels ranging from luxury hotels to the budget hostels. In this part, we will list some hotel information. We guarantee you a secure and efficient reservation of hotels with the affordable price in Mile. For detailed hotels information, check the hotels as listed.
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Dining
There are some local specialties you must taste when you are traveling in Mile. In this part, we will introduce some local specialties and where you can get them in Mile City.
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Ethnic Culture
Mile City is dominated by Han nationality and ethnic minorities make up 43.9% of the whole population. The minorities also formed the unique ethnic customs of Mile. This part will introduce Mile ethnic culture.
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Photos
Photos and pictures can help tourists to view scenery in advance and know a place in a more intuitive way. In order to attract more your attention and help you know the place, this part will provide you some photos of Mile. These photos cover traditional ethnic villages, cliff paintings, historical relics, scenic areas and mosques. Such as, photos of Bailongdong Cave Scenic Area, photos of Huquan Ecological Park, photos of Wenchang Palace, photos of Jinping Mountain Scenic Area and photos of Maitreya Buddha, etc.
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Shopping
Mile is famous as hometown of highland grape and its Yunnan Red Wine. Mile shopping includes what local specialty you can buy and Where you can buy these specialties in Mile. If you travel around Mile, do not forget to buy some local specialties as souvenirs.
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Education
In 2016, there were 9170 high school students, 21023 middle school students and 42064 primary school students in Mile. There were 19264 kids in the kindergarten. Enrollment rate of primary school-age children was 99.86%. Here below are some information about Mile Education. Come and start your students education tour in Mile City.
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Administrative Divisions
By the end of 2012, Mile has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 2 townships. It is further divided into 7 communities and 129 villages. Miyang Town is the seat of government.
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