If you are planning for a tour to China then you must include Yunnan province of China. Yunnan province has the most minorities in China. If you want to meet these people or if you are interested in gathering knowledge on the cultural diversity of these people you must include this region in your tour to China
Yunnan Province is located in the southwest part of China. Yunnan shares a border of 4,060 km with Myanmar in the west, Laos in the south, and Vietnam in the southeast. Yunnan in China is a wonderful place to travel. It has become very attractive with its rich tourism assets, including beautiful landscape, and a pleasant climate. In your tour to Yunnan, you can find varied colorful ethical culture, beautiful landscapes, and old historical remnants. You can see the flowers bloom all the year round in Yunnan, as it is also popular as the kingdom of plants, and medicinal herbs. In you tour to Yunnan, you can also find the permanently snow-covered mountains.
Tourist spots in Yunnan include :
- Dali
- Dianchi
- Jinghong
- Lijiang
- Shangri-La County
- The Stone Forest
- Yuanyang
Few of these tourist spots are discussed below :
Kunming the capital of Yunnan province is known as the “Spring City”. In your tour to China you can enjoy this city of spring and flowers.
You must include Dali in your China tour as here you can have an experience of the historical, ethical and cultural aspects of the Yunnan.
The Lijiang is the old town in Yunnan which has a history more than 800 years. This old town is crisscrossed by twisting paved streets and crystal-clear rivers. The narrow streets can give you a peaceful and calm feeling of the real life in Lijiang. The Lijiang old town is also popular for the Venice of the East because of its well-regulated system of waterways and bridges. You must not forget to include thin place in your travel chart.
Dianchi is the largest lake in Yunnan, which also known as “The Pearl of the Plateau”. Along the way to the lake you may submerge in the beauty of the scenery. The blue sky, the blooming flowers, the tweeting of birdsong, fishing boats is just mind blowing.