Transport
Since the opening of the Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport (formerly "Jinghong International Airport") in 1990, traveling to Xishuangbanna by air has become more popular and convenient and there are daily flights connecting Xishuangbanna with Kunming City. The area also has air connections with Dali, Chengdu and Bangkok. The Xishuangbanna Airport is 6 km south of Jinghong City.
There are also bus routes to places all over Yunnan and neighboring provinces.
In October 2010, plans were announced for a 530 km railway linking Xishuangbanna to Vientiane in Laos; connections to Thailand are also possible.
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