Jinghong
Jinghong (; ; ; , , ; , ; , ; also formerly romanised as Chiang Hung, Chengrung, Cheng Hung, Jeng Hung, Jinghung, Keng Hung, Kiang Hung and Muangjinghung) is a city in and the seat of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of China's Yunnan province, and the historic capital of the former Tai kingdom of Sipsongpanna.
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- Jinghong
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- County-level city
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- Lancang River bank in Jinghong
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- Location of Jinghong City (red) within Xishuangbanna Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan
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- Location of the city centre in Yunnan
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Kingdom of [[Chiang Hung]] (Sipsongpanna)
- Geography and climate
- Administrative divisions
- Transport
- Places of interest
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
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Jinghong (; ; ; , , ; , ; , ; also formerly romanised as Chiang Hung, Chengrung, Cheng Hung, Jeng Hung, Jinghung, Keng Hung, Kiang Hung and Muangjinghung) is a city in and the seat of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of China's Yunnan province, and the historic capital of the former Tai kingdom of Sipsongpanna.
==History== The town was founded as Chiang Hung (Cheli), by Tai king Phanya Coeng in 1180.