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China Travel - China Provinces - Province Yunnan
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 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.
 Uchoice Hotel Kunming 
The hotel is centrally located, about 8 km to Kunming International Airport, 4
km to Local Railway Station, about 8 km to Kunming International Trade Center.
Hotel rooms are large sized in average, well appointed, all in very good
condition. Hotel restaurants provide a rich selection of International Cuisine
and local Chinese flavors. One of the best located first class hotels, very
close to Yuan Tong Shi. Jogging on the riverbanks of Pan Long River provides
additional joy for your travel. The Chinese name of this hotel in Pin Yin is "Xi
Qiao".
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Lake Lugu
 Lake
Lugu is the home of the Mosuo tribe, a matriarchal and matrilineal society,
in a valley on the border of China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. At the
center of their home and cultural identity is a sacred body of water that
they call Mother Lake. Sitting at an elevation of 2,290 meters, Lake Lugu is
a deep pool of pure azure water dotted by a few small, lush islands bearing
Tibetan-style temples, shrines, and one monastery. The men of Lugu are
uncommonly handsome, the women beautiful and exceptionally outgoing. While
this trait is strange for rural China, in a matriarchal society it makes
sense. Around Lugu, women make most major decisions, control household
finances, and pass their surnames on to their children.
But what makes the Mosuo truly unique is one particularly juicy facet of
their familial relationships, their practice of zuo hun, or "walking
marriage." The Mosuo do not marry - rather, a woman chooses her lovers from
among the men of the tribe, taking as many as she pleases over the course of
her life. In Mosuo culture, having children with different men bears no
social stigma. Children are raised more or less communally, and in most
cases grow up in the mother's home, surrounded by any number of sisters,
brothers and "uncles."
This highly personal practice - rather than their colorful dress and
ethnic song-and-dance routines, as official Chinese tourist brochures would
have you believe - has made Lake Lugu one of southwest China's most
talked-about tourist destinations, infinitely fascinating to Han Chinese
tourists and foreign anthropologists alike. This, in turn, has changed the
economy of the Mosuo from a herding and farming economy to one of
titillation-driven tourism.
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 Lijiang,
possibly the best preserved old town in China, is one of the last places in
this country where a visitor can witness and experience a historic,
traditional urban culture. Remarkably, the old houses with stone
foundations, plastered whitewashed brick walls, red wooden doors, shutters
and balconies, and sloping tiled roofs, survived a recent earthquake without
much damage, while the new concrete buildings were flattened. Adding to the
charm of the narrow, winding, mostly pedestrian cobblestone streets is a
network of canals. They are fast flowing from the Black Dragon Pool, a nice
park with some interesting temples and a great view of the nearby Jade
Dragon Snow Mountains.
Lijiang is home to the Naxi, a minority matriarcal culture originating
from Tibet. The Dongba, Naxi shamans of a religion which is an almalgalm of
Tibetan buddhism, Islam, and Taoism, created more than a thousand years ago
a writting language consisting of more than 1300 pictographs. It is the only
hieroglyphic language still in use. There are interesting foods to try, as
well as traditional music to hear. The old town is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. Lijiang is in Yunnan, 570 km north-west of Kunming. It can be reached
by air or road (a couple of hours from Dali, a full day to Jinjiang, the
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 Teng Yun Hotel Lijiang
Teng Yun Hotel Lijiang is a peaceful refuge and offers a pleasant stay for both
business as well as leisure travellers. Located beside the Suhe ancient town,
Teng Yun Hotel Lijiang is 30 minutes drive from the local airport and 10 minutes
from Lijiang ancient town, which is the most famous tourist attraction of the
city. This property offers cosy bedrooms that are elegantly designed in
traditional Chinese and local Naxi culture style. All the guestrooms are
air-conditioned and facilitated with modern amenities. Guests can dine at the
onsite restaurant that serves an authentic Chinese cuisine. Guests travelling on
official matter can avail the services of the well-equipped conference room as
well as the business centre.
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