its coordination is 23 25' 00" N and 98 39' 00" E.[2] The Wa people inhabit the hills immediately overlooking the Nam Ting valley.

[1] It is the home of Kunlong Bridge over the Salween River.

There was a 42 days-long battle between Burma Communist Party (BCP) and Myanmar Army from November 1971 to January 1972 to control that strategic bridge.

[3] On 9 November 2023, during Operation 1027, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) was able to capture the town of Kunlong and its bridge during the ongoing civil war.

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