A brief guide to Yunnan Province 中国云南

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Copyrights of this video belong to the People's Republic of China, the province of Yunan, the municipality of Kunming, the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China, the Yunnan Tourism Administration and the Kunming Tourism Bureau. Yunnan (云南; literally "South of the Clouds") is a province of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately 394,000 square kilometers (152,000 square miles). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Vietnam. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the relative height from mountain peaks to river valleys can be as much as 3,000 m. Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of higher plants in China, Yunnan has over 17,000. Yunnan's reserves of aluminium, lead, zinc and tin are the largest in China, and there are also major reserves of copper and nickel. Yunnan has over 600 rivers and lakes, which provide an annual water supply of 222 billion cubic meters. Projected hydropower reserves stand at 103 GW. Yunnan consists of sixteen prefecture-level divisions: 1. Kunming 昆明市 2. Qujing 曲靖市 3. Yuxi 玉溪市 4. Baoshan 保山市 5. Zhaotong 昭通市 6. Lijiang 丽江市 7. Pu'er 普洱市 8. Lincang 临沧市 9. Dehong (Dai & Jingpo) 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 10. Nujiang (Lisu) 怒江傈僳族自治州 11. Diqing (Tibetan) 迪庆藏族自治州 12. Dali (Bai) 大理白族自治州 13. Chuxiong (Yi) 楚雄彝族自治州 14. Honghe (Hani & Yi) 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 15. Wenshan (Zhuang & Miao) 文山壮族苗族自治州 16. Xishuangbanna (Dai) 西双版纳傣族自治州 Of those 16 prefecture-level divisions, Yunnan has 129 county-level divisions, and 1455 township-level divisions. Stone Forest, located outside of Kunming, is one of the world's natural wonders. Here, massive pillars of gray rock have formed a gigantic forest of stone. Some of these natural stone formations have the appearance of animals and dragons. Kunming has many interesting temples and parks such as Daguan Park, Black Dragon Pool, Zheng He Park, Bamboo Temple, Golden Temple, and the Western Hills. The Bamboo Temple has 500 life-size luohans that were sculpted in the 1800's. The Western Hills contains three temples: Huating Temple (from the 11th century), Taihua Temple, and the Sanqing Temple. At the top of the path, is Dragon Gate. Dragon Gate is comprised of sculptures, grottos, and pathways that were built by a Taoist monk in the late 1700's. The view from Dragon Gate overlooking Dianchi Lake and the city of Kunming is spectacular. Moreover, you can always be certain of fabulous spring weather in Kunming regardless of the time of year! At the southern end of Yunnan is Xishuangbanna, a tropical rainforest that is the home of the Dai people. The famous Water Splashing Festival occurs officially in mid-April. In the northwest Yunnan, on a plateau amidst the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain), is its most beautiful pearl, the city of Lijiang. Lijiang is a traveler's oasis and has been designated by UNESCO as one of the world's major cultural heritages, and is the center of the Lijiang Naxi Ethnic Minority Autonomous County. 中文名称： 云南 外文名称： Yunnan 别名： 云，滇，彩云之南 行政区类别： 省 所属地区： 中国西南 下辖地区： 昆明，曲靖，玉溪 政府驻地： 昆明 面积： 39万平方千米 人口： 4513万(2008年) 著名景点： 石林，西双版纳、丽江、大理，玉龙雪山，滇池，洱海 GDP： 亿元(2008年) 地级行政区： 16个 县级行政区： 129个 省委书记： 白恩培 省长： 秦光荣 云南省位于中国西南边陲。战国时期，这里是滇族部落的生息之地。云南，即"彩云之南"，另一说法是因位于"云岭之南"而得名。总面积约39万平方千米，占全国面积4.11％，在全国各省级行政区中面积排名第8。总人口4513万（2008年），占全国人口3.36％，人口排名为第13名。与云南省相邻的省区有四川、贵州、广西、西藏，云南省的3个邻国是缅甸、老挝和越南。北回归线从该省南部横穿而过。其中丽江古城是云南最大、最古老的民族古城。 重点景区 1. 泸沽湖 2. 苍山洱海 3. 三江并流 4. 香格里拉 5. 玉龙雪山 6. 西双版纳 7. 腾冲地热火山 世界遗产（3个） 1. 丽江古城 2. 三江并流 3. 石林 国家级风景名胜区（12个） 路南石林、滇池、九乡、大理、玉龙雪山、三江并流、丘北普者黑、腾冲地热火山、瑞丽江-大盈江、建水、西双版纳、泸西阿庐古洞。