Lincang Airport

Lincang Airport was originally built in 1998 and formally opened to navigation in March, 2001. It presently covers an area of 294 hectares (726 acres), including a parking apron of 8000 sq m, a terminal of 3290 sq m (0.8 acre) and a runway of 2,400m (2625 yards) in length. It is capable of handling such large planes as Boeing 737 and smaller aircrafts.
 Located in Boshang Town, Lincang City, Yunnan Province, Lincang airport is a 4C-grade civil airport which is 22.5 kilometers (14 miles) away from Lincang city.

 China Eastern Airlines (MU), Lucky Air (8L), Kunming Airlines (KY), Shenzhen Airlines (ZH)

 Direct flights to/from Shanghai, Kunming, and Xishuangbanna are included. The following are the detailed flight schedule.
 

To/ From	Frequency (weekly)	Travel Time
Shanghai	Daily	5H20M(stopover at Kunming)
Xishuangbanna	1 on each Mon. Wed. Fri. Sun.	55M
Kunming	6 on each day	50M - 1H

 Route: Lincang Airport – Konggang Hotel
Operating hours: 07:30 – 15:00
Frequency: 10 minutes
Ticket Price: CNY 20
Traveling Time: 40 minutes
 It will take about 30 minutes and CNY 50 to the downtown.

 

 1: Iceland Water Conservancy Scenic Spot
Located in Shuangjiang County, Lincang City, it has the scenic area of 23 square kilometers, with water area of 1.668 square kilometers. Ecological protection and environmental improvement measures such as returning farmland to forest and soil & water conservation are carried out to further improve the ecological environment quality in the area. As a famous Iceland Tea producing area, it has a long history of tea culture. With Iceland lake, Iceland tea village, and the dragon temple as the core resources, this scenic area fully develops tea culture and intermingles with water culture and frontier minority culture thus owning its representing unique cultural connotation and natural landscape.

 2: Mengwang Pagoda and Northwest Pagoda
Mengwang Pagoda and Northwest Pagoda is located in Linxiang District, Lincang City. First built in 1621, it is good-preserved and with high artistic value and has been an important place for local Buddhist activities. It is an organic combination of Dai culture and Han culture, reflecting the highest achievement of architectural art and religious culture in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644BC). It is the evidence for the study of history of Buddhist, nationality and architectural art, and witnesses the ethnic cultural exchanges in the southwest frontier of China.
 

 3: Lincang Tea Culture Garden
Situated at the suburb of Linxiang District, Lincang Tea Culture Garden is a comprehensive cultural tourism area integrating tourism, leisure and entertainment. The scenic area mainly focuses on Yunnan tea culture and the tea culture of ethnic minorities, and gives consideration to the tea culture of China and the world. It shows the essence of the ancient tea ceremony, tea art, tea classic, tea custom, tea song, tea dance and other tea culture. Visiting Lincang tea culture garden, you can not only understand the long history and profound Chinese tea culture, but also experience the fun of tea picking and making, and enjoy the colorful ethnic customs.

Further Reading: How to Tour Lincang