With a history of nearly 100 years, the dish is famous for its fine ingredients, intricate procedures and pleasantly spicy taste. Now, a number of restaurants in other Yunnan localities also take the Zhanyi chicken as their specialty.

Beside the rare birds, the Pu’er Sun River Forest Park is also home to 800 wild animals, such as the cute lesser panda, the smart gibbon and the strong rhino.

Using its biodiversity, the XTBG has carried out academic tours and scientific tourist activities, of which “botanical garden night tour” is the most popular.

Shiti village is located in Yingjiang county, west Yunnan’s Dehong prefecture. According to local statistics, there are over 400 species of birds inhabiting around the village, including some very rare ones such as hornbill, forest eagle owl and grey peacock-pheasant.

In May, 2020, a group of 41 Asian elephants showed up at the Wild Elephant Valley in southern Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna which formed a peculiar and spectacular scene.

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in southwest China's Yunnan Province is a paradise for plant lovers. Here, you can try the Victoria amazonica with giant leaves floating on the water that can support a human.

Craftsmen work at a pottery workshop in Wanyao Village of Mazhan Township in Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 18, 2020. Wanyao is a village specializing in making pottery.

Yunnan Province in southwest China boasts of spectacular natural landscapes, biodiversity and diverse ethnic groups. Among China's 56 recognized ethnic groups, 26 are found in Yunnan.

A Daguan Park tour is also highlighted by the Daguan Pavilion that is famed for its unparalleled long couplet by Sun Ranweng, a cultural celebrity in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It is one of the most visited towers across China.

“The Napahai wetland is a major wintering site for waterfowls, as well as a habitat for migrant birds and a depot during their flights,” said Chen Zhiming, director of the Yunnan Napahai Lake nature reserve.

The Palian village located in Wuhe township, southwest Yunnan province’s Tengchong city is a traditional village of Dai people. Under the support of local government and some artists, sightseeing and tourism have began to flourish here since last year.

The clear blue sky, lush mountains, blooming flowers, warm sunshine adds charms to the good winter times of Huaping.

The Wanyao Village in southwest Yunnan’s Lincang City is rich in clay for making pottery.With a pottery-maki...

Located between Ninger County and Simao District in southwest Yunnan’s Pu’er City, Nakeli used to be a key stop on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, and it is also a shared home to various ethnic groups.

Among Yunnan snacks, barbecues have been quite popular. In northwest Yunnan’s Zhaotong, locals love roasted tiny beef kebabs a lot, so they usually order tens of kebab strings at a meal.

In different seasons, the Samba Rice Terrace Fields presents different scenery. As the year of 2020 enters later autumn, the mist and clouds help turn the terrace fields into a paradise on the earth.

Staff at the Gaoligong Mountains Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province were excited to welcome 1...

Built on a mountain slope, old houses stand side by side and over 50 lanes run between them. Among the 80 seal-shaped houses, over 30 have a history of more than 200 years, and over 40 are 100 years old.

If you are having a trip in northwest Yunnan’s Lijiang, the Banshan hotel is a good place for your lodging for it is located right across from the famed Jade-Dragon snow mountain.

The art of firing black pottery, a national-level intangible cultural heritage, has now become a draw for tourists and an engine for the local economy.

Recently, the Dashanbao Nature Reserve in northeast Yunnan's Zhaotong welcomed a snowfall which literally turned the place into a fairyland shrouded by mist.

The digital town, known as Mengbala, is a popular destination for tourists. In the peak season when too many tourists are packed into the town, traditionally, it would be difficult for them to find the nearest lavatories.

The 8-element rice, or literally eight-treasure rice, is a favored dessert dish in Yunnan, visible at weddings and funerals, in common restaurants, or even sold as a snack at roadside stalls.

The village is located in Jiangdong Community, in the city of Tengchong, and features dozens of small rural houses nestling amid more than 30,000 ginkgo trees, with 667 hectares of natural ginkgo forest in the area.