Mengding at Dai and Wa Autonomous County of Gengma in Mengding Town, the seat of government, and the Shan State of Myanmar bordering the first SAR, 47.35 km long border line. Gengma County 83 km distance, is located latitude 23 ° 33 'east longitude 99 ° 04', an average elevation of 510 meters, with an average annual rainfall 1500 mm, with an average annual temperature of 21.5 degrees Celsius, a subtropical monsoon climate types. Mengding port is China's southwestern region of Myanmar and Southeast Asia to the important land crossings, 350 square km area. 1957 Mengding ports officially launch small trade import and export business, in August 1991 by the provincial government approved the ports in the second category.
 
Port unique advantage of the geographical location, tropical natural scenery, ancient gentle customs, rich tourism resources and tropical cash crops Mengding ports with the "golden ports," said. Mengding Fushemian-border trade ports, highways leading to the domestic and international traffic is very convenient. Qingshui River from the center to Myanmar Toita, Kunlong, respectively 15 km and 24 km, to Lashio, northern Burma important commodities distribution center 161 kilometers to the Myanmar capital Yangon 1136.9 km from Kunming to set Kou Highway 750 km. 

Mengding ports since completed and put to use, has been domestic and foreign economic and trade activities window on the Myanmar border trade is the first major Fushemian SAR (bold allied forces), the second Special Administrative Region (Wa state region), Shimizu City, Kunlong townships, Toita township Lashio, Wa City, five in a Yangon City 10 townships, the mode of operation from barter trade development for the small border trade, entrepot trade, the trade. In recent years, the average trade amounted to 50,000 tons, 10 million passengers trips. 

Mengding Control Office primarily responsible for the management of the ports. Mengding customs, border checkpoints Mengding, Mengding shoulder at Exit Inspection and Quarantine inspection tasks in the field of immigration personnel, goods, transport for immigration.