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Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County is located in the southwestern part of China's Yunnan Province, belonging to Lincang City, and is one of the only two Wa autonomous counties in China. The county borders Myanmar in the west and has a national border of 127.29 kilometers, making it a typical border mountainous county. With a total area of 2,445 square kilometers and an average altitude of about 1,300 meters, the county has a subtropical monsoon climate with abundant rainfall and a forest coverage rate of over 70%.
Canyuan is characterized by Wa culture as its core, preserving intangible cultural heritages such as primitive Wa villages, wooden drums and cliff paintings. Famous attractions include the Canyuan Cliff Painting Group, which is more than 3,000 years old, the Sigangli Cave, a group of sinkholes, and the Wengding Primitive Tribe (which is being restored after the fire in 2021). The annual "Sigangli Touch Your Black" carnival is an important showcase of Wa culture.
The area is mainly agricultural, producing tea, sugarcane, rubber and other cash crops, among which Pu'er tea and Wa specialty handicrafts are well known. In recent years, relying on the border crossings and ethnic culture, it is actively developing rural tourism and border trade industries.
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