Yunnan Province

Yunnan Province, abbreviation Yuan or Dian, locates in the southwest border of China. The capital city is Kunming. In warring states period, here is the haunt for tribal groups. Yunnan refers the “south of rainbow” and other version is refer to “south of Yun mountain”. The total area is about 390 thousand square kilometers, taking up 4.11% of national areas. Meanwhile, it's the province with most minority ethnics where inhabited 52 ethnics. Lijiang ancient town is the largest, most historical and ethnical town in Yunnan.

Yunnan is adjacent to Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Tibet province and Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam three countries. It was consider as the kingdom of animal, plants and Non-ferrous metals. Among the 162 minerals of China, there 148 kinds can be found in Yuannan, copper, tin and other non-ferrous mineral production highest in the country. Also it almost assembles the plant kinds from tropical, subtropical to temperate. In this magic land, exis 3 world's heritage: Lijiang Ancient Town, Three Parallel Rivers, Shilin and 12 scenic areas. Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Taoism, Catholicism, Dongba religion and local deity worship coexist and developed at there.