Tengchong

Also known as Tenchong, Tengchong Xian

Tengchong () is a county-level city of Baoshan City, western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It is well known for its volcanic activity. The city is named after the town of Tengchong which serves as its political center, previously known as Tengyue () in Chinese. English language sources of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries use names such as Teng-Chung, Tingyueh, Teng Yueh, Momein and Momien.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tengchong
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.image_map: 腾冲市位置图.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Tengchong (red) in Baoshan City (pink) and Yunnan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Yunnan
Settlement.pushpin_label: Tengchong
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the seat in Yunnan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province

Article · Svenska

Tengchong, tidigare stavat Tengchung, även känt som Tengyueh, är ett härad som lyder under Baoshans stad på prefekturnivå i Yunnan-provinsen i sydvästra Kina. Orten öppnades för utrikeshandel 1902 enligt ett fördrag med Storbritannien.

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