About Yunnan

The climate becomes warmer and tropical as you travel farther south toward the Tropic of Cancer.

The capital city of Kunming is known for its spring-like climate all year round.

The highland regions, including Lijiang and Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, are best experienced in the warmer months between April and October.

Yunnan Province is believed to be one of the earliest areas in China to be occupied by human forms of the genus Homo.

Yunnan is a "Natural Garden" with 2,100 kinds of ornamental plants.It possesses one of the richest arrays of wild animals in the world. Yunnan also has a great abundance of mineral reserves including a great diversity of types of mineral reserves.

Yunnan province is one of the warmest regions in all of China. The province has an average daily temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. But within the province there is a great deal of variety of weather conditions according to geography and season.