Now, around 8,000 returned overseas Chinese and their relatives live in the area, and they maintain contacts with friends in 25 countries and regions, such as the US, Canada, and Singapore, as well as China’s Hong Kong and Macao.

At the beginning of 2021, cherry flowers are blooming near Dianchi Lake in central Yunnan’s Kunming. Appeali...

The Dali ancient city was recently listed as a national tourist resort in a notice by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, together with other 14 scenic areas across the country.

The public security authorities of Yunnan province released five drawings, to depict local female police officers from different Chinese ethnic groups. The drawings celebrate the first Chinese People's Police Day, which falls on Sunday.

Erhai Lake is the second largest freshwater lake in Dali city, southwest China's Yunnan province. It's a famous scenic spot, as well as Dali's main source of drinking water.

The Nujiang River is one of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Flowing in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

he thin layer of colorful clouds appeared with the rise of the sun. The phenomenon also appeared in such cities as Dali and Kunming in a different segment of the time.

On the Erhai Lake in west Yunnan’s Dali, ottelia acuminata, an indicator of clean water, was once out of ...

Developing tourism on the basis of its history and culture, Bisezhai has by now enriched the surrounding villagers, while passing down heritages of the Yunnan-Vietnam railway.

The Yuxibai village houses dense vegetation, pines in particular. Thanks to its unique climate, soil and forests, the village produces the truffle, a round type of fungus good to eat.

Puzhehei falls the jurisdiction of Wenshan’s Qiubei county, and in the loclal Yi ethnic language, the word “Puzhehei” means a place abounding in fish and shrimps.

Inheriting the Jinuo ethnic culture with conservative practices, the township has build up a famed Jinuo community scenic area centering around its Bapo village.

In the city of Lijiang, Yulong Snow Mountain, or Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, is a tourist magnet with its 13 peaks, 19 glaciers, and breathtaking snow scenery.

Situated at the southern slope of the Gaoligong Mountain, Tengchong Beihai Wetland in Tengchong County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province is one of the first 33 national key wetlands in China.

Winter is the season for gingko leaves to shine. In Tengchong, the continuous gingko leaves have turned the area into a golden wonderland, inviting in droves of tourists.

The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is one of the few observation sites that are internationally recognized. Located at 27.5 degrees north latitude, the mountain serves as an excellent observation point for the meteor shower.

The people of Huixi in central Yunnan have a tradition of raising native ducks. Roasted normally by pine leaves as the fuel, the ducks here impress both local residents and tourists with their crispy skins as well as juicy and tender meat.

Mass marathons, cycling rallies, wing-suit flying, autocross races, rock climbing, skiing… In recent years, Yunnan has rolled out a diversity of sports-tourism programs that integrates its distinct natural landscapes and folk customs.

Over the years, Yunnan province have carried out eco-relocation and appointed a Lugu lake chief, who is responsible for fishing bans, construction of the pollutant-colleting networks, and more.

Leaves of over 30,000 ginkgo trees in Jiangdong Village, Tengchong City, have turned resplendent in the sunlight. The oldest ginkgo tree in the village is more than 1,300 years old, and several hundred other trees are older than 500 years.

Mangjian is a settlement of Dai people in Gengma, southwest Yunnan’s Lincang city. Since 2011, it has started to develop rural tourism based on its long rice-growing history of over a thousand years.

The breathtaking Lugu Lake sits like a precious jewel inlaid in the mysterious frontier of the Sichuan-Yunnan region. It is one of the highest lying lakes by altitude in China’s interior region.

Every night from 8:00 to 10:30 pm, office workers in Kunming City would visit the French-style street featuring elements of the century-old Yunnan-Vietnam railway.

After officially alleviating poverty by April 2019, Xichou county, a picturesque location rich with ethnic minority culture in southeast Yunnan province, has been committed to developing rural cultural tourism.

“Our life has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years, with the tile houses renovated and the living bettered off,” said Yang Lizhu, a Gusheng villager. Sitting in her newly-built court yard, Yang presented visitors a happy face.