As one of the important historical and cultural relics of Yunnan province, Zhengkong River Cliff Inscription of Yuan Dynasty is located in the east of a village called Meng Kuang which is the Langcang Lahu people autonomous county. To be specific, it is inscribed on a limestone wall that not far away from Lancang River. Some of the students who ever been there when they learn Chinese in Yunnan can see some contents can‘t be seen clearly. However, according to the characters recognized, the cliff inscription records a story in the period of Yuan Dynasty.

The story is about the officer led his soldiers to fight with the so-called Babai Xifu country, which is in the area of the southeastern Burma and the north Thailand Chinghai. The interesting thing is that this country kept a marriage relationship with Xi Shuang Ban Na in China in ancient time. According to the detailed research, this historical affair has a history of 700 years now. Therefore, it is important to research the local history of Yunnan in Yuan Dynasty.

If you come to learn to speak Chinese in Yunnan province, people will tell you that the Zhengkong River area is wide in farm fields, abound in products and you can see the Yi villages and Dai villages are divided by the rivers and streams. The cliff inscription besides the river has strange stone around and there are wooden boats available. The river is flowing to the south, along the beautiful scenery and charming bordering landscapes.

Nowadays, the Zhengkong River Cliff Inscription has been listed by Yunnan government as the provincial level major cultural relic‘s protection unit. If you want to go there when you study Mandarin in Yunnan, you can go there either from Simao by bus or from Xi Shuang Ban Na on the water route. When you arrive in the city, you can take the mini-bus or taxi to visit the cliff inscriptions. If you like, you can take the public buses which are very cheap.

Of course, you can enjoy some famous local delicacies when you go there. The restaurants like Simao Rongjuyuan Restaurant and Simao Chadu Restaurants are good choices. You can also buy the local Jing Dong walnut, which is big and with thin hull. With high containment of oil, it is essential ingredient for many kinds of food and very famous in Yunnan province and even in China.