About 500 people, including Kunming officials and scientific research institutes, attended the 2012 Science and Technology Awards Conference at Kunming's municipal administrative center on Sept 23.
A total of 290,000 people visited seven parks in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, during the Mid-Autumn Festival from Sept 19 to 21
Scientists say a 419-million-year-old fossilized fish may be the oldest known creature with a modern type of jaw, and the discovery may mark the first time the complete set of human face bones have appeared in the evolutionary history.
The Tianyu Music Festival, which will include a book donation fundraising activity, will be held in Lijiang, in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, from Oct 2 to 4.
An art exhibition with the theme “charming Yunnan”, which aims to highlight the beauty of Yunnan through artistic expression and creation, will open free of charge to the general public on Sept 27.
A total of 100 children received the Huatuo Lunjian individuality scholarship at a ceremony at Lijiang No 1 middle school on Sept 13.
Hotel Indigo, a brand of the InterContinental Hotels Group, also known as IHG, recently opened a hotel in the ancient town of Lijiang.
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Protection Bureau of World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Old Town.
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