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Jinghong (Chinese: 景洪, Jǐnghóng, Lü: ᦵᦋᧂ ᦣᦳᧂᧈ) is the capital of Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan. It is a hub for Chinese package tourists as well as for travelers passing between China and Laos. A prime area for backpackers, it is an interesting alternative to Laos or northern Thailand. It is an easy overland trip from Laos and it is also possible to get there by boat from Thailand without obtaining a Lao visa.
Jinghong (Chinese: 景洪, pinyin: Jǐnghóng, Tai Lü: ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩩ᩵ᨦ, Thai: เชียงรุ่ง, RTGS: Chiang Rung, Lao: ຊຽງຮຸ່ງ, also formerly romanised as Chiang Hung, Chengrung, Cheng Hung, Jeng Hung, Jinghung, Keng Hung, Kiang Hung and Muangjinghung) is a city in and the seat of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of China's Yunnan province, and the historic capital of the former Tai kingdom of Sipsongpanna.