Yunnan Province
Dian is short for Yunnan. It lies in the southwest in China. It is more
than 380 thousand square kilometers in area. The population is 37.7 million.
 Yunnan
is located in Yungui Plateau. The hilly land occupied 93 percent of the
area. And the basin only occupied 6 percent. The topography her is complicated.
Approximately, the northwestern part is higher than the southern part.
The rivers are parts of Jinsha River, Nu River, Nan pan River, Yuan River
and Yiluowadi River. It is the moist monsoon climate of tropical highland
in subtropical zone. The vertical change is very striking. Yun nan abounds
in mineral resources. Mainly, there is tin, zinc, titanium, copper, antimony,
and phosphorous. 
Non-ferrous metals, tobacco and sugar production are in the first places
in China. In agriculture, mainly, there is rice, rape and tobacco. Sugar-cane,
tobacco, tea and tropical crops are in the important places in our country.
The main communication is railway. The highway is important too.
In Yunnan, there is a lot of natural scene. The places of interest here
are Dian Spring, Cang Mountain in Dali, Xishuang banna and so on. The
traditional specialties are Dali sculpture, Yun tobacco, Yun tea, Yun
medicinal herbs and silver ornament.
City:
Dali
Kunming
Lijiang
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