Do I need a border card to go to Yunnan and Xinjiang now?

You need to apply for border passes to the following areas in Xinjiang: Hami area of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: Hami City, Yiwu County and Barkun County; Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture: Leim County and Qitai County; Altay region: Qinghe, Fuyun, Fuhai, Altay, Burqin, Habahe and Jimunai counties; Tacheng area: Hobuxel County, emin county, Tacheng City, Yumin County and Toli County; Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture: Alashankou Administrative Region, Bole City and Wenquan County; Ili region: Huocheng County, Chabuchar County and Zhaosu County; Aksu region: Wensu County and Wushi County; Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture: Artux, Wuqia, Akqi and Akto counties; Kashgar region: Tashkurgan County and Yecheng County. The following areas in Yunnan need to apply for border area passes: Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province: Funing County, Malipo County and Maguan County; Honghe Prefecture: Hekou County, Jinping County and Lu Chun County; Xishuangbanna Autonomous Prefecture: Mengla County, Jinghong City and Menghai County; Dehong Prefecture: luxi county, Wan Ding, Ruili, Longchuan, Yingjiang and Lianghe; Nujiang Prefecture: Lushui County, Fugong County and Gongshan County; Simao area: Menglian County, Jiangcheng County, Lancang County and Ximeng County; Lincang area: Cangyuan County, Gengma County and Zhenkang County; Baoshan area: Longling County and Tengchong County.