Malipo County (麻栗坡县; pinyin: Málìpō Xiàn) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnanprovince, China..Malipo County locates southeast of Wenshan City.Malipo County-connecting to Funing County in the east,adjacent to Maguan County in the west,connecting to Xichou County and Maguan County in the north,bordering to Socialist Republic of Vietnam.Boundary line is 277km long.100km from the east to west,40km from the north to the south ,the total land area is 2334km.Topography of Malipo County is major for the lowering gorgr, karst topography distribution is wide, there are  peak cluster, stone, dissolve bucket tooth, depression, cave and so on.

What to Visit

The terrain tilts from the west to the east. Laojun Mountain,Dahei Mountain and Dapin Mountain distributed from the southwest to the northeast in the county. Most part of the county locate on the 1200m above sea level.The highest point is peak of Laojun Mountain(老君山),the lowest point is Tianbao which is a National Outbound and Inbound Port along the Panlong River.The main science spots are: War Memorial in Laoshan( 老山作战纪念馆) Martyrs Cemetery of Molipo(麻栗坡烈士陵园) ,  Dawang cliff painting of Molipo(麻栗坡大王岩岩画) and so on.

When to visit

The climate is warm and temperate in Malipo.  Molipo has a significant amount of rainfall during the year. This is true even for the driest month. This location is classified as Cfa by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature is 17.6℃in Yanshan. The average annual rainfall is1068 mm.

Therefore, if you go to Molipo during these two seasons, please take some warm clothes Molipo is a city for tour available all year around, however the best time to go there is from March to October. Because there are many festivals of ethnic minority group, and plenty of fruits and flowers during these month.

What to noice

Useful Numbers
Consumer Complaint: 12315
Telephone Number Inquiry: 114 
Weather Forecast: 121

Fire: 119

Police: 110

Ambulance: 120

Banks

You can use your credit card, traveler's check or cash to exchange for Chinese Yuan in some branches of Bank of China in this city.

Molipo Branch of  Agricultural Bank of China

Address：No,153 on Yuerbei road of Malipo county in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州麻栗坡县玉尔贝路153号

Tel：0876-6621388

Telephones: While public phones are easily found in small shops along streets in the city, we suggest visitors make low-cost IDD or DDD calls in post offices or telecom buildings.

Internet Bars

You can ask the native where to find an Internet bar, there are many Internet bars in Yanshan center with good speed and environment charging 2 to 3 yuan per hour.

Tip: do take care of your personal articles when in an Internet bar.

Toilet Facilities: Most toilets in the city charge no more than 0.5 yuan. Visitors can find free sanitary toilets in some large department stores or fast food restaurants.

Post Office

Post Office of Molipo

Address : No,226 on Yuerbei road of Malipo county in Wenshan文山壮族苗族自治州麻栗坡县麻栗镇玉尔贝路226号

 Tel 0876-6622741

Book Stores

Xinhua Book Store

Address:No,5 on Wenma road of Malipo county in Wenshan.  文山壮族苗族自治州麻栗坡县麻栗镇文麻路5号

Hospital

People's Hospital of Malipo County

Street; No,1 on Linjiang road of Malipo county in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州麻栗坡县临江路1号

Tel：0876-6622962

Education

Middle School：

Malipo  No,1 Middle school

Address: ：Malipo county in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州麻栗坡县210省道

Donggan High School

Address Malipo county in Wenshan.

Primary School：

Malipo No,1 Primary School：

Address: No,7 on Wenhua roadof Malipo county in Wenshan

Tel: 0876-3122609

There are mang Primary Schools in different town such as Dongzhan Primary (麻栗坡县董站小学)，Tuanjie Primary School (麻栗坡县团结小学) and so on.

Kindergarten

Xiaojingling Kindergarten麻栗坡县小精灵幼儿园

Address:On Junjing roaf of Malipo county in Wenshan .

Tel: 0876-3122052

 There are mang Kindergarten in every villages and towns.

 How to fit in 

 It’s easier to get around in Malipo if you know some basic Mandarin, especially when ordering food, but there are a number of important points of business etiquette to remember too. Confucianism, with its attention to demeanour , harmony, and preservation of “face,” plays a central role .Meetings always begin with a handshake. Give a slight nod and don’t be too vigorous when shaking hands, it could come across as being aggressive. Stay away from physical contact after this, including pats on the arm. If a host is guiding you they may tug your sleeve. Have business cards translated on one side. It is considered fortuitous if they are printed in gold ink. Be sure to place received cards in a case rather than your pocket. Avoid humour since jokes may not come across as you intend. Gift etiquette and negotiations can be complex, so it’s best to read more deeply about them.

How to pay

All transactions are made in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY). The currency is used throughout the country and available at any ATM. C$1 is worth about ¥5.6 CNY. Frequently used bank notes are: ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100. 

More Tips  

Laoshan Mountain in Malipo County,Wenshan

 The main sights here are: the site of the Counter-Attack in Self-defence in the Laoshan Mountain, the Forest Sea in the Laojun Mountain, the deep and serene groups of Karst Caves, the Cat Jumping Gorge, the irregularly changing cloud sea, the many rare plants, and the Tianbao Frontier Trade Port. All in all, the scenic spot of the Laoshan Mountain is an ideal place for frontier trade and shopping, tour abroad, scientific and geological research, and the research for the diversity of life-forms. 

How to get there:
Malipo County is 410 kilometers away from Kunming. There are buses to Malipo at all the Bus Stations in Kunming. The price is 60 to 80 yuan. You can also take minibuses from Wenshan to Malipo. Malipo is 80 kilometers away from Wenshan. There starts a minibus about every 20 minutes. The price is 10 yuan.

Tips:
Tips: 1. the weather in Malipo is very mild, and the long-sleeved clothes will do. 2. usually, after the tour of the Laoshan Mountain, people would passingly go shopping in the Tianbao Port on the border ofViet Nam. It is not very far from Malipo, so you can take the minibuses from Malipo to Chuantou. The price is less than 5 yuan