Yunnan Sights

Yunnan (“Dian” or “Yun” for short) is located in Southwest of China. The Tropic of Cancer traverses its south. The province has a continental borderline of 4061 kilometres, with Burma in the west, Laos to its south, and Vietnam to its southeast. With a total area of 394,000 square kilometres, Yunnan Province governs 16 cities or autonomous regions, namely Kunming (its province capital), Qujing, Yuxi, Baoshan, Zhaotong, Lijiang, Simao, Lincang, Wenshan Zhuang-Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, and Diqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.