Warm winter escapes

3. Lincang

[Photo/lincang.gov.cn]

Lincang is located in southwest Yunnan province. It is the main location of Va ethnic culture as two-thirds of the Va ethnic population live here.

Lincang is also famous for Dianhong, a kind of red tea, and also for its walnuts.

It is a land shortcut connecting Kunming with Rangoon, Burma, so it is also referred to as the "Silk Road of the South".