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Yunnan
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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- 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.
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.One of Yunnan's famous products is Pu'er tea[?], named after the town of Pu'er[?].
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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