Yunnan (云南, pinyin yun2 nan2) is a province of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country.
| Province Abbreviation(s): 滇 (dian1), 云 (yun2) | |
| Capital | Kunming (昆明) |
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 7th 394,000 km² xx% |
| Population
- Total (2000) - Density | Ranked 12th
42,880,000 109/km² |
| Administration Type | Province |
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| History |
- 1894: George Ernest Morisson, an Australian correspondant for The Times, travelled from Beijing to British occupied Burma via Yunnan. His book An Australian in China[?] details his experiences.
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Yunnan is the most culturally and geographically varied province in China, with many minority peoples nestled throughout the region's mountains, jungles and river-valleys.
See also: Maotianshan shales
Rivers
Several major rivers flow through the province, including:- the Mekong (澜沧江; lan2cang1jiang1), which empties in the South China Sea via Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
- the Red River (元江; yuan2jiang1), which empties in the South China Sea via Hanoi, Vietnam
- Salween (怒江； nu4jiang1), which empties in the Andaman Sea via Burma.
Borders
Bordering provinces are Tibet, Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi. Bordering countries are Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar.
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| Culture |
One of Yunnan's famous products is Pu'er tea[?], named after the town of Pu'er[?].
| Tourism |
Tourist centres in Yunnan include Dali[?], the Naxi town of Lijiang[?], Zhongdian[?], The Stone Forest[?] and Jinghong[?], Xishuangbanna.
The Old Town of Lijiang, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.
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