Yunnan is a colorful place, but when a person comes to this province in the southwest of china, he will find everything here also pure and simple. It is a cultural mosaic and known to be one of the most ethnically diverse places in china.
The magnificent Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hu tiao xia) in northwest Yunnan has become a challenge for risk-takers. It is around 15 km in long and located between the Jade dragon snow mountain, Haba Snow Mountain and Meili Snow Mountain. It has attracted adventurous steep mountain explorers for many years. This place is located around 60 km north the Old Town of Lijiang a place which has immersed in the Dongba culture of Naxi ancient music and influence.
This colorful area is inhabited by the Yi, Bai, Hani, Dai, Lisu, Naxi, Yao, Jingpo, Buyi, shui and some 25 other minorities. Entering Yunnan, you inadvertently walked into the Naxi Dongba culture, the Dali Bai culture, the Dai Beiye culture, the Yi Beima culture… When you come to this place you are exposed to a colorful collection of myths, paintings, songs, ancient music and folk customs.
Yunnan is located on the southwest part of China, at latitude 21° 8' 32'' - 29° 15' 8'' east and longitude 97° 31' 39' '- 106° 11' 47''. The largest horizontal distance between east and west is 864.9 km. The largest vertical distance from north to south is 900 km. With a total area of 394,000 square kilometers, accounting for the country's total land area of 4.1 percent and ranking eighth. The province's land area accounts for about 84%. Mountains, plateau and hills about 10%. Valleys account for about 6%, with an average of about 2000 meters above sea level, the highest altitude of 6740 meters.
Yunnan shares its eastern borders with Guizhou Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Northern border is Sichuan and the Tibet Autonomous Region. The western border is Myanmar and Laos. The South is Vietnam. From its position as a whole, in the north of the vast Asian continent, even at the vast South Pacific, Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia Peninsula, affected by south-east and south-west monsoon winds of the Tibetan Plateau district, this all forms a complex and diverse natural Geographical environment for Yunnan.
Yunnan borders with neighboring countries for the total length of 4060 km, of which: 1997 km with Burma, 710 km with Laos, and 1353 km with Vietnam. Yunnan since ancient times has been the land route to connect china with the countries of South-East Asia. There are more than 20 highway exits. 15 ethnic groups live on both sides of the border. Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, India and other countries are not far.
Yunnan province has the largest ethnic minorities in China. In addition to the Han nationality, it is also inhabited by 26 other ethnic groups. The province's ethnic minority population accounts for nearly one-third of the total population. In the early period of clan society, "Qiang, Pu and Yue” were the three major ethnic groups and the first generations to live in Yunnan. After going through the constant evolution in the Ming and Qing Dynasties era, the distribution of all ethnic groups was stabilized. Yi ethnic group mainly located in the northeast of Yunnan and large areas of northern Yunnan. Bai ethnicity is located mainly in the Lake and the surrounding vicinity. Zhuang and Miao are mainly located in eastern and Southeastern Yunnan regions. Other ethnic groups are mainly in western Yunnan, southern Yunnan and the majority of the northwestern region.
The magnificent Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hu tiao xia) in northwest Yunnan has become a challenge for risk-takers. It is around 15 km in long and located between the Jade dragon snow mountain, Haba Snow Mountain and Meili Snow Mountain. It has attracted adventurous steep mountain explorers for many years. This place is located around 60 km north the Old Town of Lijiang a place which has immersed in the Dongba culture of Naxi ancient music and influence.
This colorful area is inhabited by the Yi, Bai, Hani, Dai, Lisu, Naxi, Yao, Jingpo, Buyi, shui and some 25 other minorities. Entering Yunnan, you inadvertently walked into the Naxi Dongba culture, the Dali Bai culture, the Dai Beiye culture, the Yi Beima culture… When you come to this place you are exposed to a colorful collection of myths, paintings, songs, ancient music and folk customs.
Yunnan is located on the southwest part of China, at latitude 21° 8' 32'' - 29° 15' 8'' east and longitude 97° 31' 39' '- 106° 11' 47''. The largest horizontal distance between east and west is 864.9 km. The largest vertical distance from north to south is 900 km. With a total area of 394,000 square kilometers, accounting for the country's total land area of 4.1 percent and ranking eighth. The province's land area accounts for about 84%. Mountains, plateau and hills about 10%. Valleys account for about 6%, with an average of about 2000 meters above sea level, the highest altitude of 6740 meters.
Yunnan shares its eastern borders with Guizhou Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Northern border is Sichuan and the Tibet Autonomous Region. The western border is Myanmar and Laos. The South is Vietnam. From its position as a whole, in the north of the vast Asian continent, even at the vast South Pacific, Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia Peninsula, affected by south-east and south-west monsoon winds of the Tibetan Plateau district, this all forms a complex and diverse natural Geographical environment for Yunnan.
Yunnan borders with neighboring countries for the total length of 4060 km, of which: 1997 km with Burma, 710 km with Laos, and 1353 km with Vietnam. Yunnan since ancient times has been the land route to connect china with the countries of South-East Asia. There are more than 20 highway exits. 15 ethnic groups live on both sides of the border. Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, India and other countries are not far.
Yunnan province has the largest ethnic minorities in China. In addition to the Han nationality, it is also inhabited by 26 other ethnic groups. The province's ethnic minority population accounts for nearly one-third of the total population. In the early period of clan society, "Qiang, Pu and Yue” were the three major ethnic groups and the first generations to live in Yunnan. After going through the constant evolution in the Ming and Qing Dynasties era, the distribution of all ethnic groups was stabilized. Yi ethnic group mainly located in the northeast of Yunnan and large areas of northern Yunnan. Bai ethnicity is located mainly in the Lake and the surrounding vicinity. Zhuang and Miao are mainly located in eastern and Southeastern Yunnan regions. Other ethnic groups are mainly in western Yunnan, southern Yunnan and the majority of the northwestern region.
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