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

Read about featured locations and history,
or recent news,
explore the province region by region,
browse the new bibliography,
check some transportation details
find out more about its festivals,
and and when they happen,
check the market calendar,
watch some slideshows,
see the map,
download GPS maps,
or browse this site by tags.

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Yunnan SlideShows

Banqiao Autumn Fair

The Autumn Fair marks the beginning of the harvest period in Banqiao and is a good opportunity to see some of the Bai Yi in full dress. Click to view

Tianpeng Market

Tianpeng 田蓬 right on the Vietnamese border in Funing county has one of the best varieties of ethnic minorities in Yunnan: many Miao, two groups of Yao, Yi, Zhuang, plus some people who come over from Vietnam. But what the area is most known for is that here even the Han dress up. Click to view

Yi Kids of Muxiang

Kids dress up for the Yi New Year celebrations in Muxiang 木香 village in Funing county on the full-moon day of the sixth lunar month. Click to view

Chengzi Village

Chengzi 城子 is a beautiful Yi village in Luxi 泸西 county with hundreds of adobe dwellings nestled together on a hillside. In summer the red of the houses contrasts with the green of the rice fields below, while in autumn the yellow maize drying on the flat roofs gives a different dash of colour. Click to view

Wuding Yi

The mountains of Chuxiong's Wuding County, just two hours' north of Kunming, are home of some colourful Yi groups. Click to view

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