Geography
Yingjiang county has a border of 214.6 km (133.3 mi) with Kachin State, Myanmar in the west. Danzha River (胆扎河) (Dănzhá Hé) and Binglangjiang River (槟榔江) (Bīnglángjiāng) meet each other near Jiucheng (舊城) (Jiùchéng) and change the name to Dayingjiang (大盈江) (Dàyíngjiāng). Then the Dayingjiang River runs through Yingjiang county into Myanmar and then becomes a tributary of the Irrawaddy River, with the confluence near Bhamo, Myanmar. Dayingjiang is also spelled as Ta Ying Chiang. The western part of Dayingjiang River is also known as the Taping River (太平江) (Tàipíngjiāng) in some modern western documents.
Yingjiang county is mountainous with several alluvial plains. The county has various climate types, with ranges from the tropical, the subtropical, to the temperate zones. Intact forests can be seen in the mountains above 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The elevations vary from 210 to 3,404.6 m (690 to 11,169.9 ft).
Yingjiang is abundant in hydroelectric, forest, and geothermal resources. There are 21 hot springs, 6 of which are above 90 °C (194 °F). Most of the hot springs are distributed within the Dayingjiang river system.
The county is within a very active seismic zone, and have been struck in 2008, 2009 and 2011 by violent earthquakes.
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