Honghe Travel Tips

Full Name: Honghe Hani Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese Name: 红河哈尼族自治州 (hóng hé hā ní zú zì zhì zhōu)
Population: 4,290,000 
Area: 32,900 square kilometers (12,703 square miles)
Nationalities: Hani, Han

Administrative Division: 8 counties (Mengzi, Lvchun, Jianshui, Shiping, Mile, Luxi, Yuanyang, Honghe); 3 autonomous Counties (Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County, Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Pingbian Miao Autonomous County); 2 county-level cities (Gejiu, Kaiyuan) 

Seat of the Prefecture Government: Tianma Lu, Mengzi County

Useful Telephone Numbers: Tourist Complaints: 0873-2137291, 96927 
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184

Bank of China Honghe Branch: 5, Tianma Lu, Mengzi County 
China Post Honghe Branch: 8, Jianshe Lu, Gejiu City

1. Hekou is a national first-grade port in the southeast end of Honghe bordered by Vietnam. Kunming-Hekou Railway runs through Honghe Prefecture, but it is a narrow-gauge railway. The carriages are narrower than ordinary ones. Traveling by bus will save several hours over making the trip by train.

2. Kunming is about 4 hours' drive to Honghe and 3.5 hours to Jianshui County. Buses to Honghe can be easily found in Yunnan Tourist Passenger Transport Bus Station in Minhang Lu of Kunming. Regular buses serve well among counties and cities of the prefecture. Local villagers, however, would usually thumb lifts from wagon drivers.

3. For self-reliant tourists, renting a vehicle is a better choice while visiting Honghe.