A new airport went into operation Sunday in Lincang County of Yunnan Province, southwest China, with the landing of a Boeing 737 passenger plane.

Lincang Airport is located in the town of Boshang, 22.5 kilometers away from the seat of the Lincang County government. It is the 10th civilian airport in Yunnan.

Lincang, with a population of 2.2 million, is a prefecture in southwest Yunnan. It is a major producer of tea and sugar cane.

(People’s Daily 03/26/2001)