The 2013 Miss Tourism of the Globe Contest Yunnan Division launched on Sept 12 in Haili Binya Resort & Spa in Kunming, capital city of Yunnan province.
The passenger throughput of Lijiang airport in August reached 524,711, a year-on-year increase of 75.6 percent.
Guo Dongming, a fifth grade primary school student from Chenghai town, Yongsheng county of Lijiang in Yunnan, jumped into a lake to help two girls who had encountered difficulties.
Every weekend over the past few months, Guan Yu and his wife Zhang Ping have been busy helping their 18 ballet students, all girls from Duancun village, rehearse the Dance of the Four Little Swans.
The first Yunnan air travel market promotion, which aimed to intensify communication between airlines and travel agencies in Yunnan province and other parts of China, was held in Lijiang on Aug 28.
China Southern Airlines said that it launched a direct air route from Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, to Lijiang in Yunnan province, on Sept 1.
Yunnan Xiangpeng Airlines Co Ltd, a branch of Hainan Airlines Co Ltd, opened a base in Lijiang, Yunnan province, on Aug 22.
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Protection Bureau of World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Old Town.
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