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Mile:a pearl in the south of YunnnanUpdated: 2006-09-21 20:39 By ZhangChunyan (ChinaDaily.com.cn) Mile is the only country which has the name of Buddha, it is an attractive place of fortune in the south of Yunnan, featuring wonderful mountain and green water. Mile country, located in the southeast of Yunnan province, is the north gate way of Honghe autonomies of Hani and Yi minorities. This country is 143 kilometers away from Kunming, its south end touching Hekou 316 kilometers, roads extending in all directions. Kunming-Hekou highway runs through Mile for 93 kilometers. Yunnan-Vietnam railroad passes along the west of Mile for 78 kilometers.Mile's area is 4004 square kilometers, its population is 500,000, with 41% minorities. In Mile, you can see the unquie mountain-water garden, magificent humanist site and colourful cultures of minorities. Lots of laurels make Mile shine like a pearl in the south of Yunnnan: the origin of Axi dances in the moon(a folk song), the hometown of Honghe Cigarette, the land of Yunnan Red Wine, along with its rice and sugar of high quality.
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