Is Kaiwen safe? China travel risk
Is Kaiwen safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kaiwen scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kaiwen scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and China (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kaiwen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 27.1548° N, 99.8371° E place Kaiwen within Yunnan at an elevation of 1891 meters. Heading to Beijing: 2,083.1 km NE.
Yunnan
27.1548° N, 99.8371° E
1891 m
Asia/Shanghai
13,400
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in China
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kaiwen happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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