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<caption><font size="+1">'''Yunnan (云南)'''</font></caption> | ||
| <tr><td align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"><font size="-1">''Province ](s): 云''</font></td></tr> | <tr><td align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"><font size="-1">''Province ](s): 滇 (dian1), 云（yun2)''</font></td></tr> | ||
| <tr><td>] </td><td>] (昆明)</td></tr> | <tr><td>] </td><td>] (昆明)</td></tr> | ||
| <tr><td>]<br> - Total <br> - % water</td><td>] <br> 394,000 ] <br> xx% </td></tr> | <tr><td>]<br> - Total <br> - % water</td><td>] <br> 394,000 ] <br> xx% </td></tr> | ||
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| == History == | == History == | ||
| * ]. ], an ] correspondant for ], travelled from Beijing to British occupied ] via Yunnan. His book ] details his experiences. | |||
| == Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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Yunnan is a province of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country.
| Province Abbreviation(s): 滇 (dian1), 云（yun2) | |
| Capital | Kunming (昆明) |
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 7th 394,000 km² xx% |
| Population
- Density | Ranked 12th
109/km² |
| Administration Type | Province |
History
- 1894. George Ernest Morrison, an Australian correspondant for The Times, travelled from Beijing to British occupied Burma via Yunnan. His book An Australian in China details his experiences.
Geography
Yunnan is the most culturally and geographically varied province in China, with many minority peoples nestled throughout the region's mountains, jungles and river-valleys.
Many major rivers flow through the province, including the Mekong (澜沧江; lan2cang1jiang1. Empties in to the South China Sea via Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam), the Red River (元江; yuan2jiang1. Empties in to the South China Sea via Hanoi, Vietnam), Salween (怒江； nu4jiang1. Empties in to the Andaman Sea via Burma).
See also: Maotianshan shales
Economy
Demographics
Culture
One of Yunnan's famous products is Pu'er tea, named after the town of Pu'er.