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

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Wenshan

Bordering both Guangxi and Vietnam, Wenshan is Yunnan’s easternmost prefecture. The steep mountain ranges that dominate most of the province have given way to karst formations not unlike those in neighbouring Guangxi province. Like Guangxi, Wenshan’s mostly Zhuang, a very sinicized group in dress that often appears to be traditional Han. While the Zhuang are farming the better valley land, Miao inhabit the hills and often live in abject poverty. The border regions to Vietnam have pockets of Yi and Yao, especially in Funing county. Read more...

Yi Costume Festival

At the end of lunar march the Yi of Santai lay on their big show: the Yi Costume Festival, a grand occcasion for everybody to dress up. Read more...

Axi Fire Worship

The Yi, one of Yunnan's ethnic groups, worship fire - and nowhere as wild as in Hongwan Village. Read more...

Fire Worshipping Festival in Hongwan

The annual fire festival of the Yi in Mile county has again attracted many thousands of visitor to perhaps the most interesting festival celebrated in Yunnan. Read more...

Black Well, White Gold

Heijing is a small town in the northern Chuxiong mountains. Salt once made Heijing one of Yunnan's richest towns. Now its architectural splendours are being rediscovered. Read more...

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