Yunnan is China's most beautiful province and YunnanExplorer gives you information you need to explore this exciting region.

Questions, comments, feedback please email me.

Yunnan Map
Go to large map
Random Image from YunnanLM Brinckmann at Alamy

Yunnan in the News

preview image of webpage

Biking Around Dianchi

With construction of expressways around Yunnan in full swing it is good to hear that for once a road is being planned that will be banned to motorized vehicles. GoKunming.com, the Kunming expat website which often sums up local media, reports that a bike path is planned around Dianchi Lake. Read more...

preview image of webpage

Yunnan's Elephants Get Angry

There are not many elephants left in China and those who have survived increasingly encounter humans with devastating consequences. Read more...

preview image of webpage

Summer Rains Flood Kunming

Summer rains heavier than usual have flooded large parts of Kunming, capital of Yunnan, forcing the closure of the airport, reports Reuters. Read more...

preview image of webpage

Olympic Torch in Lijiang

The Olympic Torch, on its way to Beijing, passed through Lijiang where it was carried by a recent orphan from the Sichuan earthquake and a boy born during the 1996 quake that devastated Lijiang. It is now heading north to Zhongdian and into Sichuan. Read more...

preview image of webpage

The Times hikes TLG

The London newspaper The Times goes on a trip to Lijiang and surroundings. Read more...