Picturesque Lijiang, listed as one of "World-class Cultural Legacy" by UNESCO, is a region of gorges, lakes and active horse breeding where Naxi people here still use hieroglyphic writing and wear sheepskin capes.

Yunnan is a rich area in subculture. In Yunnan live 26 ethnic minority groups which give a rich patina of diversity and color to the Yunnan scene, contributing with their colorful ethnic costumes, their traditional songs and dances, to the attractive life of the cities, the villages, the fairs and the festivals. The Splashing Water Festival of Dai nationality, the March Fair of Bai nationality, the Torch Festival of Yi nationality, makes traveler forget to leave.

Yunnan is also one of the human being's cradles. From as long as 1.7 million-years-old Yuanmou Apeman's fossils to dinosaur fossiles in Lufeng County, From Nanzhao Kingdom in Dali to Golden Temple, Black Dragon Pool and many other ancient temples most of which are amazingly intact, Yunnan is a wonderland with long history and splendid culture.

There is no end to the wonders of Yunnan . Stone drums, Jade Dragon snow Mountain, religious worshipping not gods but the sky, the earth, the mountains, languages whose origins are lost in the mists of antiquity and the Burma Road which once provided a gateway of American supplies and aid to war-time China in great years of World War II.

There is a Chinese old saying : " It is better to see once than hear a hundred times ". One of the favorite songs of hospitable and simple Yunnan people is " Guests from afar, please stay! "

Editor:Li Yang