Yunnan Adventure Tours and Travel
-- Kunming,
Dali,
Lijiang,
Tiger Leaping Gorge,
Shangri-la and
Xishuangbanna
Yunnan
is the southernmost, centrally situated (east to west) province
of China, bordering Tibet to the northwest, Myanmar to the west,
Laos to the south, Vietnam to the southeast, and Guizhou
Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the east.
Throughout the province are scattered the 26 ethnic minorities,
so almost every major city in the represents the "capital" of
one or more ethnic group, each with its separate, distinctive
folk customs and colorful pageantry.
The most prominent ethnic groups are the Yi (their most
distinctive celebration is the Torch Festival) and the Bai (the
March Fair being their main celebration) ethnic groups, but
there are numerous other colorful ethnic groups in the province,
including the Dai (the Water Splashing Festival, aka the Spring
Festival, being their main celebration), and the Naxi, with
their unique Dongba culture that has been recognized by UNESCO
as a world cultural heritage. But perhaps the most priceless
"tourist attraction" of Yunnan Province is inarguably its
stunningly beautiful and richly varied natural landscapes that
will leave the beholder in speechless awe.
The mountains of the northeast are snow-capped year round, with
glaciers at higher altitudes while virgin forests, interspersed
with lakes and hot springs, predominate at lower altitudes. One
of China's major ski resorts, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Ski
Resort, is located here, while only about 600 km (370 mi)
farther south, near Yunnan's, and China's, border with Myanmar
and Laos, and thus bordering on the Tropic of Cancer, lies the
tropical rainforest,
Xishuangbanna, home to China's last
remaining herds of wild Asian elephants, the endangered (and
protected) Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey, and home to numerous rare
and beautiful plants, some endangered (and thus protected by the
state).
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