Abstract. Based on source-specific saccharide tracers, the characteristics of biomass burning (BB) and biogenic emissions saccharides were investigated in three rural sites at Lincang, which is 65 % covered with forest southwest border China. The total accounted for 8.4 ± 2.7 organic carbon (OC) 1.6 0.6 PM2.5. measured anhydrosugars 48.5 saccharides, among levoglucosan was most dominant species...