Wanding Town founded in 1932, is a frontier town in Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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The town, with an area of 34 sq mi (88.1 km²) and population of 80,000, lies on the Wanding River and is on the route of the World War II Burma Road

Burma Road

The Burma Road is a road linking Burma with the southwest of China. Its terminals are Kunming, Yunnan, and Lashio, Burma. When it was built, Burma was a British colony.The road is long and runs through rough mountain country...

. It is about 850 km from Kunming

Kunming

' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...

 and the nearest airport is Mangshi

Luxi Mangshi Airport

Dehong Mangshi Airport is an airport serving Mang City in Dehong, Yunnan Province, China. It was formerly called Luxi Mangshi Airport.-Airlines and destinations:-See also:*List of airports in the People's Republic of China...

 in Luxi City.