Wengding Wa Village, the last tribe of China

SW China city to boost cooperation with Myanmar

Lincang city, in Southwest China's Yunnan province, plans to build itself into a special economic zone to promote cooperation with neighboring Myanmar, according to an official with the municipal government in Lincang, May 24.

Dali now a major tourist destination

Dali is now a major tourist destination – along with Lijiang – for both domestic and international visitors.

Yunnan cultural market eyes overseas expansion

Yunnan, a province of Southwest China noted for its high level of ethnic diversity, is eager to introduce its unique culture to the world by planning several cultural logistics centers and exhibition bases in the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), a Kunming official said on Monday.

Yunnan planning to stay green while developing

Yunnan was nominated by the National Development and Reform Commission as one of the five pilot provinces to test China's promise to build a greener economy. The selected provinces were asked to build low-carbon features into their 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) for both the industrial sector and consumption patterns.

SW China's Yunnan earmarks 3 bln yuan for coffee growing

The provincial government wants Yunnan to produce 200,000 tonnes of coffee beans per annum by 2020, up from the current annual output of 38,000 tonnes.Presently Yunnan has 33,333 hectares of land being planted with coffee, accounting for 98 percent of the nation's total, Xiong said.

Naxi ethnic group teaches Dongba culture in Yunnan, SW China

A teacher of the Naxi ethnic group teaches a student to perform traditional dance of Dongba culture at a primary school in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 4, 2009.

Bring us your diamonds, never mind the grade or the cut

Most consumers are confused when buying a diamond because they often do not have any idea about the grading system, according to a recent survey in the Chinese city of Kunming, in Yunnan province.

In search of spring at Xishuangbanna

Nowhere compares to a sunny land in a freezing and dreary winter. Among the options in China, Xishuangbanna in southwest China's Yunnan province is surely one of the best destinations.