Baoshan ( Chinese : 保山 ; pinyin : Bǎoshān ; Burmese : ပေါက်ရှန် ), historically also Yongchang ( Chinese : 永昌 ; pinyin : Yǒngchāng ), is a prefecture-level city in western Yunnan Province , People's Republic of China. Baoshan is the second-biggest metropolitan area in western Yunnan after Dali .
7-461: The Long River Bridge or Longjiang Bridge (龙江特大桥) is a suspension bridge near Baoshan , Yunnan , China . The main span of the bridge is 1,196 m (3,924 ft) making it one of the longest ever built . The bridge is also one of the highest in world sitting 280 m (920 ft) above the river below. The bridge started construction on August 2, 2011, completed construction in April, 2016, and
14-585: A 13.5 km (8.4 mi) detour down to the valley floor. This article about a specific bridge or group of bridges in China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Baoshan, Yunnan Baoshan is located between the border of Burma and the Lancang river ( Mekong ); specifically it borders the Burmese states of Kachin to the northwest and Shan to the south. The Nujiang ( Salween River ) flows through
21-614: A subgroup of the De'ang , are located in Baizhai ( 白寨 ), Laxian ( 拉线 ), and Dagoubian ( 大沟边 ) of Mangyan Village ( 芒颜村 ) and Shiti Village ( 石梯村 ) in Lujiang Township ( 潞江乡 ), Longyang District ( Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer 2006:490-491). Baoshan lies on the main road from Ruili on the Burmese border to Kunming . The Baoshan−Kunming section is completed highway, and the Baoshan-Ruili part
28-430: Is June, which averages 21.5 °C (70.7 °F). Nearly three quarters of the annual rainfall occurs from June to October. The city-prefecture of Baoshan has jurisdiction over five subdivisions — a district, one county-level city and three counties. Tengyue, the other major populated area in the county, successfully lobbied for and achieved city status in 2015-16 and is currently in the process of separating itself and
35-412: The entire length of the prefecture, north to south. Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Baoshan has a mild subtropical highland climate ( Köppen Cwb ), with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around 16 to 17 °C (61 to 63 °F), with a January average of 9.1 °C (48.4 °F). The warmest month
42-561: The surrounding Tengchong area from Baoshan administratively. The prefecture has about 2.5 million inhabitants. Among the resident population, the population of Han is 2,248,140, accounting for 89.69%; the population of ethnic minorities is 258,351, accounting for 10.31%. According to the Baoshan Ethnic Gazetteer (2006:337), ethnic Bulang are distributed in the following villages within Baoshan City. The Yaojing ( 尧净 ),
49-543: Was opened to the public on May 1, 2016. The project cost around 1.96 billion Yuan (Roughly 272 million USD). The bridge is part of S10 Baoshan–Tengchong Expressway , connecting the cities of Baoshan and Tengchong in southwest China, and going straight to Myanmar. It crosses the Long River Valley, the largest natural obstacle on the Baoteng Expressway. Prior to the bridge, going from Baoshan to Tengchong involves
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