What kind of place is Yunnan?

Yunnan Province, referred to as Dian or Yunnan, is located in southwest China and is named after it is located south of Yunling. Because the eastern part was under the jurisdiction of the Dian Kingdom during the Warring States Period, it was called Dian for short. The total area is about 394,000 square kilometers, accounting for 4.11% of the national area, ranking 8th among the provincial administrative regions in the country. The total population is 45.13 million, ranking 13th in the country. The provinces and regions adjacent to Yunnan Province include Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and Tibet. Its neighboring countries include Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 864.9 kilometers, and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 990 kilometers. The land border is 4,060 kilometers long, including 1,997 kilometers of the China-Myanmar section, 710 kilometers of the China-Laos section, and 1,353 kilometers of the China-Vietnam section. Yunnan has had traditional economic and trade relations with neighboring countries in history. The famous "Southern Silk Road" precedes the "Northern Silk Road" and can be traced back to the 4th century BC. Edit this paragraph | Return to the top Population and Ethnicity In 2001, the province's birth rate was 18.51‰, the death rate was 7.57‰, and the natural growth rate was 10.94‰. At the end of the year, the total population of the province was 42.874 million, an increase of 466,000 from the end of the previous year; the population aged 65 and above accounted for 6.35% of the total population. Among the 56 ethnic minorities in the country, there are 52 in Yunnan, of which 26 are permanent residents. Ethnic minorities account for 1/3 of the province's population. It is the province with the largest number of ethnic minorities in my country, accounting for 1/7 of the ethnic minorities in the country. There are Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai, Miao, Hui, Lisu, Lahu, Wa, Naxi, Jingpo, Yao, Tibetan, Bulang, Achang, Nu, Pumi, Deang, and Jinuo , Dulong, Mongolian, Shui, Buyi, Manchu and other ethnic groups. Edit this paragraph | Return to top Administrative divisions Provincial capital: Kunming. In 2009, Yunnan Province had 8 prefecture-level cities and 8 ethnic minority autonomous prefectures. It has jurisdiction over 12 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 79 counties, and 29 ethnic minority autonomous counties. Kunming City: Wuhua District, Guandu District, Panlong District, Xishan District, Dongchuan District, Anning City, Chenggong County, Yiliang County, Jinning County, Songming County, Fumin County, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County , Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County. Yuxi City: Hongta District, Jiangchuan County, Chengjiang County, Huaning County, Tonghai County, Yimen County, Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County. Qujing City: Qilin District, Xuanwei City, Zhanyi County, Malong County, Fuyuan County, Luliang County, Luoping County, Shizong County, Huize County. Zhaotong City: Zhaoyang District, Ludian County, Qiaojia County, Yiliang County, Daguan County, Yanjin County, Yongshan County, Shuifu County, Suijiang County, Weixin County, Zhenxiong County. Pu'er City: Simao District, Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Mojiang Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Ximeng Wa Autonomous County, Menglian Dai Lahu and Wa Autonomous County, Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County, Jingdong Yi Autonomous County. Lijiang City: Gucheng District, Yongsheng County, Huaping County, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Ninglang Yi Autonomous County. Baoshan City: Longyang District, Tengchong County, Changning County, Shidian County, Longling County. Lincang City: Linxiang District, Yun County, Fengqing County, Yongde County, Zhenkang County, Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County, Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County, Shuangjiang Lahu Wa and Bulang Dai Autonomous County. Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture: Chuxiong City, Shuangbai County, Mouding County, Nanhua County, Yao'an County, Dayao County, Yongren County, Yuanmou County, Wuding County, Lufeng County. Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture: Dali City, Xiangyun County, Binchuan County, Midu County, Yongping County, Yunlong County, Eryuan County, Jianchuan County, Heqing County, Yangbi Yi Autonomous County, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County . Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture: Mengzi County, Gejiu City, Kaiyuan City, Lvchun County, Jianshui County, Shiping County, Mile County, Luxi County, Yuanyang County, Honghe County, Jinping Miao and Yao Autonomous County, Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Pingbian Miao Autonomous County. Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture: Wenshan County, Yanshan County, Xichou County, Malipo County, Maguan County, Qiubei County, Guangnan County, and Funing County. Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture: Jinghong City, Menghai County, Mengla County. Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture: Luxi City, Ruili City, Lianghe County, Yingjiang County, and Longchuan County.

Lijiang: Ganhaizi, Baishui River, Yunshanba, Maoniuping, the first bay of the Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Lugu Lake, Shigu, Wenfeng Temple, Lashihai, Shuhe Ancient Town, Baisha Murals, Black Dragon Pond, Liming, Baoshan Stone City, Laojunshan National Geopark, Yongning Hot Spring, Dadan River, Chenghai, Zhamego Lamasery. Diqing: Meili Snow Mountain, the First Bend of the Yangtze River, Songzanlin Temple, Haba Snow Mountain, Baima Snow Mountain, Napa Sea, Shudu Lake, Bita Sea, Dongzhulin Temple, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Xiaozhongdian Grassland, Baishui Terrace, Shou Guo Temple, Cizhong Catholic Church, Feilai Temple National Forest Park, Bijang Canyon, Longwang Temple, Lagaluo, Moon Bay Grand Canyon, Weixi Catholic Church, and Bixia Tombs. Dehong: Ruili River-Daying River, Single Tree Forest, Jile Golden Pagoda, Wanding National Forest Park, Zhangfeng National Forest Park, Binlang River, Kachang Waterfall, Qingsong Temple Park, Yunyan Pagoda, Sanxian Cave , Guanyin Temple, Nameng Hot Spring. Lincang: Yongde Snow Mountain, Cangyuan Cliff Paintings, Nanting River, Fengqing Confucian Temple Group, Tea Culture Garden, Nangun River Nature Reserve. Nujiang: Nujiang Grand Canyon, Stone Moon, Pihe Feilaishi, Biluo Snow Mountain, Nujiang First Bay, Nujiang Tiger Leaping Gorge, Qiuna Tong, Four Seasons Tong, Bison Valley, Jiangxinsong, Dulongjiang, Gaoshan Lake, Luogu Qing, Laowo Chieftain's Office, Pianma Anti-British Memorial Site, Xinshengqiao National Forest Park, and Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve. Edit this paragraph | Back to top Natural resources Yunnan Province has a vast territory and rich resources. It enjoys the reputation of "Kingdom of Plants", "Kingdom of Animals", "Kingdom of Non-ferrous Metals", "Hometown of Spice" and "Natural Garden". There are more than 18,000 species of higher plants, including about 10,000 species of tropical and subtropical higher plants. The province's forest area is 143 million acres, with a total timber storage volume of 988 million cubic meters. It is one of the four largest forest areas in my country. It is rich in medicinal materials such as tobacco leaves, Panax notoginseng, Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Amomum villosum, pepper and other medicinal materials as well as tropical and subtropical fruits. The output of flue-cured tobacco and cigarettes ranks first in the country. Fiscal revenue from cigarettes accounts for about two-thirds of the provincial finance. It is rich in natural spices and oil plants, and has many animal resources. Birds and beasts rank first in the country. There are 155 kinds of mineral resources in the province, including a full range of non-ferrous metals, especially lead, zinc, tin, and nickel. The province has large reserves of phosphate rock and is an important phosphate rock producing area in my country. The Jinsha River, Lancang River, and Nu River flowing through the Hengduan Mountains all contain huge water energy resources. Yunnan's unique frontier features, plateau lakes, karst wonders, tropical rainforests, snow-capped mountains and canyons, as well as numerous historical and cultural relics, diverse climates, and colorful ethnic customs, combine to form Le's rich tourism resources. Edit this paragraph | Back to the top Main rivers ① Yangtze River water system: Jinsha River, Longchuan River, Pudu River, Xiaojiang, Niulan River, Yili River, Hengjiang River ② Pearl River water system: Nanpan River, Qujiang River, Kedu River, Huangni River , Tuoniang River ③ Lancang River water system: Tongdian River, Yangbi River, Shunbi River, Weiyuan River, Xiaohei River, Manlao River, Nanban River, Liusha River, Nanlan River, Nanlei River, Nan'a River, Nanla River ④ Nu River water system: Laowo River, Kuke River, Yongkang River, Damengtong River, Nanting River, Nanka River ⑤ Red River water system: Lishe River, Lvzhi River, Yuanjiang River, Balbian River, Amo River, Mengye River, Lixian River, Laomeng River, Panlong River, Nanxi River, Naguo River, Daliangzi River, Nanli River, Lujiang River ⑥ Irrawaddy River system: Dulong River, Longchuan River, Binang River, Mangshi River, Nan Wanhe, Dayingjiang and Ruilijiang Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially since the reform and development, Yunnan Province's national economy and various social undertakings have entered a period of rapid development. The appearance of Yunnan Province has undergone profound changes, and its economic strength has increased significantly. For more than 10 years, Yunnan's economy has maintained a rapid growth rate. The ranking of GDP in the country has risen from 22nd in 1980 to 18th in 1999, with energy, communications, and transportation as the focus. Facilities are constantly improving and the industrialization process is significantly accelerated. The industrial structure has been gradually adjusted, and a number of new pillar industries are emerging. The basic status of agriculture continues to strengthen, the agricultural economy continues to develop, and the production of grain and various cash crops continues to achieve bumper harvests.

Under the guidance of the central government’s opening-up policy, Yunnan Province’s foreign economy and trade have developed rapidly.

It has basically formed an opening-up pattern that relies on China's southwest, with Kunming, the provincial capital, as the center, and border open cities and frontiers as the frontier, facing Southeast Asia and the world. Since 1993, Yunnan Province, together with Chinese provinces and regions and ASEAN countries, has successfully held the "China Kunming Export Commodities Fair" for 16 consecutive times. With the strengthening of economic cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong subregion, Yunnan is becoming the channel and frontier for opening up to the outside world in southwest China.

In 2008, the province's GDP reached 570.01 billion yuan, an increase of 11.0% over the previous year and 2 percentage points higher than the national average. Among them, the primary industry achieved an added value of 102.094 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6, 2.1 percentage points higher than the national average; the secondary industry achieved an added value of 245.109 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4, 2.1 percentage points higher than the national average. Among them, the added value of industry The added value of the construction industry was 39.414 billion yuan, an increase of 12.5%, and the tertiary industry achieved an added value of 222.807 billion yuan, an increase of 12.1%, which was 2.6 percentage points higher than the national average. Per capita GDP reached 12,587 yuan, an increase of 10.3% over the previous year. The non-public economy is booming, with economic scale expanding and vitality increasing, creating an added value of 219.45 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6% over the previous year, accounting for 38.5% of the province's GDP, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over the previous year.

In 2009, the province's fiscal revenue and expenditure targets and tasks were successfully completed, with total fiscal revenue reaching 149.07 billion yuan, an increase of 13.05 billion yuan over the previous year, an increase of 9.6%. Among them, local general budget revenue completed 69.82 billion yuan, an increase of 8.41 billion yuan, an increase of 13.7% over the previous year; the province's local general budget expenditures completed 194.97 billion yuan, an increase of 47.95 billion yuan, an increase of 32.6% over the previous year, and the annual increase in fiscal expenditures was the first More than 40 billion yuan.

Per capita GDP ranking of prefectures and cities in Yunnan in 2009

1. Kunming GDP 120.314 billion yuan/population 6.155 million = per capita GDP 19,560 yuan

2. Yuxi City GDP 41.59 billion yuan/population 2.245 million = GDP per capita 18,520 yuan

3. Diqing Prefecture GDP 3.489 billion yuan/population 370,000 = GDP per capita 9,380 yuan

4 . Xishuangbanna Prefecture GDP 8.97 billion yuan / population 1 million = GDP per capita 9,060 yuan

5. Qujing City GDP 53.68 billion yuan / population 59.45 million = GDP per capita 9,025 yuan

6 . Honghe Prefecture’s GDP is 36.033 billion yuan/population 43.41 million = per capita GDP 8,295 yuan

7. Chuxiong Prefecture’s GDP 21.74 billion yuan/population 2.670 million = per capita GDP 8,135 yuan

8 .Dali Prefecture GDP 27.51 billion yuan/population 3.55 million = per capita GDP 7,750 yuan

9. Lijiang City GDP 7.017 billion yuan/population 1.155 million = per capita GDP 6,080 yuan

10 .Dehong Prefecture’s GDP is 7.035 billion yuan/population 1.165 million = GDP per capita 6,040 yuan

11. Baoshan City GDP 13.500 billion yuan/population 2.47 million = GDP per capita 5,465 yuan

12. Nujiang Prefecture’s GDP is 2.500 billion yuan/population 500,000 = GDP per capita 5,000 yuan

13. Wenshan Prefecture’s GDP is 17.200 billion yuan/population 3.45 million = GDP per capita 4,985 yuan

14. Simao City GDP 12.443 billion yuan / population 2.57 million = GDP per capita 4835 yuan

15. Lincang City GDP 11.418 billion yuan / population 2.37 million = GDP per capita 4825 yuan

16. Zhaotong City’s GDP is 19.447 billion yuan/population 5.37 million = GDP per capita 3,625 yuan

Edit this paragraph | Back to top Yunnan specialty Kunming: cross-bridge rice noodles, chicken shredded cold noodles, bean curd rice noodles, steamed rice noodles Pot chicken, bamboo worms, Bay of Bengal seafood, wild mushrooms, Chenggong Baozhu pear, Dianchi shelduck, Shilin fermented bean curd, and Yiliang salted duck.

Chuxiong: wild mushrooms, Yi cuisine.

Dali: Bai three-course tea, milk fan, live fish boiled in river water, Erhai sea vegetables, rake meat and bait shreds, and roasted bait cubes.

Lijiang: Lijiang Baba and Butter Tea.

Diqing: butter tea, highland barley wine, Tibetan cured meat, dried milk.

Xishuangbanna: Dai fire-roasted dried ham, fresh bamboo shoots, ant eggs, wild fungi, and tropical fruits.

Baoshan: Puyi sugarcane, Tengchong "big rescue rack" (fried bait cubes), Tengchong bait silk.

Dehong: Dai cuisine, tropical fruits.

Zhaotong: Gastrodia stewed chicken, Zhaotong sauce.

Qujing: Xuanwei ham, walnuts, potatoes (special taste).

Wenshan: Panax notoginseng stewed chicken, sour soup chicken, wild mushrooms.

Honghe: Mengzi Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles, Jianshui Braised Tofu, Kaiyuan Small Roll Noodles.

Yuxi: Jiangchuan three-course dish, Kanglang fish (very rare and expensive, not recommended for consumption), copper pot fish, big head fish, small roll noodles, cold rice noodles, winter melon preserves, oil-braised fufu , bean foam sugar, chicken fir, papaya water.

Pu'er: wild vegetables, ethnic dishes, dried rice.

Lincang: Thin bean flour (thick soup made from ground soybeans), rotten chicken rice (a special dish of the Wa ethnic group, stewed with chicken, herbs and fresh peppers and pure chicken soup), Yunnan black tea.

Nujiang: Nujiang fish, Ramadan pomegranate, Bingzhongluo chestnut, Shibanbaba, Gongla.

Yunnan specialties

Pu'er tea, Panax notoginseng series products, Cordyceps sinensis (very expensive, bring enough money, haha!), Zhaotong Gastrodia elata, spotted copper handicrafts, ethnic handicrafts, tree Chemical jade (if the size is larger, the store will be responsible for shipping), jade products, silverware, butterfly wing paintings, ethnic costumes, breast fans, tamarind, tamarind cake, sweet horns, Dai-style fire-roasted ganba, "Eighteen Weird Things of Yunnan" "Small snacks, mangosteens, flowers (can be checked at the airport), scented tea, Vietnamese fruit crisps, bagged dried wild edible fungi, etc.

Local craftsmanship

Guoqiao rice noodles are the top-grade rice noodles with unique flavor and long-standing reputation. It is deeply loved by the masses for its sophisticated ingredients, fine preparation, special way of eating and rich nutrition. It is the snack with the most local flavor in Yunnan food. All Chinese and foreign people who come to Spring City come here to taste it.