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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 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.

Zhaotong in the northeast of Yunnan borders on Sichuan and Guizhou provinces and was historically the gateway through which culture and commerce flowed in and out of Yunnan to the rest of China. It also offers rich natural beauty with its waterfalls, canyons, virgin forest, caves and rivers.

Yuxi is a city in central Yunnan in the region of three great lakes, Fuxian, Xingyun and Qilu. Yuxi is well-known across China as home to Yunnan tobacco. It is rich in both historic landmarks and natural beauty.

Qujing is known for its beautiful mountain landscapes and its unique fields of rapeseed, which create vast expanses of brilliant yellow. It is also the site of many delicately preserved ancient buildings.

Nujiang in the northwest of Yunnan borders Tibet and Myanmar and is one of the most beautiful valleys in China. It is the home of many different ethnic minorities that live there together.

Dehong on the western edge of Yunnan has a 300-mile border with Myanmar and a place where the culture and commerce of the two countries blend harmoniously to produce rich cultural cross fertilization. It’s also a popular destination for its jadeite and other mineral resources.

Pu’er borders Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, and is famous as the center of tea trade since been the time of the Tang Dynasty of 618 – 907. It draws many tourists who are drawn by its Pu erh tea and tea culture.

Lincang is a lush, fertile territory near the Lancang River, famous for the production of black tea. It’s the home of 23 ethnic minorities. Its subtropical low-latitude mountain monsoon climate attracts many tourists.