Zhenkang County

Zhenkang county(镇康县) is located in the southwest of Yunnan province, the west of Lincang city, between the downstream of the Nanting river(南汀河) and the downstream of the Nujiang river(怒江). Geographical coordinates is east longitude 98°40'19"-99°22'42", north latitude 23° 37'14"-24°15'32". The county has a circumference of 318.6 kilometers, of which the borderline is 96.358 kilometers. Zhenkang county is 71.9 kilometers wide, 70.6 kilometers long and the total land area is 2,642 square kilometers. The county borders Yongde county(永德县) in the east, Gengma county(耿马县) in the south, Kokang county(果敢县), which is the first Shanbang(掸邦) special zone of Myanmar, in the west and Longling county in the north. It is one of 25 border counties in Yunnan province.

Highlights of Zhenkang County

Unique Border Location Advantage 

Zhenkang is adjacent to Myanmar, with a borderline of 96.358 kilometers. The county has one country's second-class open port and six frontier points. It is the important passage along the ancient southwest Silk Road, the inland window of opening-up, the important channel of exchanges between China and Myanmar and one of the important ports from southwest Yunnan and west Lincang into Southeast Asia.

Abundant Biological Resources Advantage

Zhenkang has abundant resources of medicinal plant, with more than one thousand kinds of medicinal materials commonly used. Among the 133 drugs that have been investigated, 36 of them are over half a million kilograms. There are many kinds of wild animals, such as phayre's leaf monkey (灰叶猴), peacocks and mackerel(四须鲅鱼).

Regional Landscape Tourism and Ethnic Cultural Resources Advantage

The main scenic spots are Nujiang mountain and canyon landscape tour(怒江高山峡谷地貌游), Karst landform tour, geothermal resources tour, ethnic customs tour and so on.