Yunnan Attractions
Yunnan, which refers to 'the place south of the colorful clouds', or 'the place south of Yunling (cloudy ridge) Mountain', is the most southwest province of China.
Black Dragon Pool
Walking from the Lijiang Old City, visitors can see the Black Dragon Pool in the Jade Spring Park built in 1727, during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The pool offers incredible views of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Tiger Leaping Gorge
The Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the world's deepest river canyons, is famous for its breathtaking scenery of rock and water. It got its name from the legend, in China's ancient past, a tiger, fleeing from a hunter jumped across the gorge.
Dali Ancient Town
Yunnan Dali Ancient Town's location and architectural beauty make it a favorite with visitors for architecture and culture of the Bai Ethnic Minority Groups, which gives the town a unique atmosphere and appearance.
Erhai Lake
Dali Erhai Lake has an ear shape covering an area of 250 square kilometers, 1,972 meters above sea level. The lake is an important fish source of food for the local Bai Ethnic Minority Groups.
Stone Forest
Located 120 kms outside of Kunming, the Stone Forest has incredible karst limestone rock formations with bizarre shapes formed of millennia of wind and rain. The rock formations do resemble a forest made of stone and small ponds dot the area, adding to its beauty.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Located outside of the Lijiang Old Town, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is sacred to the Naxi Dongba Ethnid Minority Group. The mountain has 13 peaks with the highest being 5,600 feet tall and is 35 kilometers long.
Lijiang Old City
Yunnan Lijiang Old City is famous for its incredible intact ancient architecture groups preservation in China that has not changed for centuries. All the buildings and the newer ones were set up with the same materials and construction methods that have been used for centuries, allowing them to blend into the city.
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Chongshengsi Three Pagodas
Outside the Dali Ancient Town, the Three Pagodas are arranged in a triangular pattern and the temple complex are back up to the Cangshan Mountains and face Erhai Lake. It is said that the pagodas were built to protect the people living in the area.
Songzanlin Monastery
The largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery like Potala Palace in Yunnan, Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is full of treasures such as golden josses, golden lamps, lections and silver censers.
Xizhou Village
Dali ancient Xizhou Village is featured by its Bai Ethnic Minority architecture with famous mansions such as the Yan Compound and the Hou Compound. The village flourished in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and became well known as home to tea merchants.
Zhou Old Business Town
Located outside of Yunnan Dali City, the Zhou Village is a beautiful and unique village populated by the Bai Ethnic Minority Group. The village is situated at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, which adds to the beauty of it.
Xishuangbanna Tea Fields
Located in China's Yunnan Province, the county of Xishuangbanna is world-famous for its puer tea. Puer tea is a post-fermented tea which is famous for its rich flavor and aroma.
World Horticultural Exposition Garden
Kunming World Horticultural Exposition GardenThe Kunming World Horticultural Exposition Garden is a super exhibition hall, where beautiful landscapes duplicated from all over the world are showed.
Yuantong Temple
The Yuantong Temple (Yuantong Si) is the largest Buddhist complex in Kunming, and is a target for Buddhist pilgrims. It's located on the south side of the Yuantong Hill and adjacent to the Kunming Zoo.
Dianchi Lake
Dianchi Lake is also known as Kunming Lake, which is placed at the foot of the Western Mountain to the southwest of Kunming. It is the largest lake of Yunnan and the sixth largest freshwater lake in China.
Kunming Flowers & Birds Market
The Kunming Bird Flower Jewelry MarketFlowers and Birds Market (The Jewelry, Flowers and Birds Market) in the old street, is the biggest and famous of its kind in Kunming, it is the most interesting attraction within the downtown area of the city.
Yunnan Ethnic Village
Maybe the Yunnan Ethnic Village (or Yunnan Nationalities Village) is one of the most interesting and attractive tourist highlights in southwestern China. It is located in the city of Kunming somewhere southwest of the city, near the Dianchi Lake.
Lugu Lake
Lugu Lake lies 280 kilometers from Lijiang City, on the border between Ninglang County in Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province.
Baoshan Stone City
This mysterious Naxi citadel hides deep in the green Jinsha River Valley northeast of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Just like the Inca city of Machu Picchu, Baoshan is also a stone city (properly speaking, it is a small stone village).
First Bend of the Yangtze River
About 51km outside of Lijiang, the Yangtze River makes a sudden V-shaped bend and flow to the northeast. This extraordinary turn, nearly 180 degrees, creates breathtaking views that startle the imagination.
Areas of Three Parallel Rivers
The Protect Areas of Three Parallel Rivers (the Three Parallel Rivers Of Yunnan) are located in northwestern Yunnan Province, covering the three prefectures of Diqing, Nujiang, and Lijiang, including, specifically, Deqin County, Lisu Autonomous County of Weixi, Shangri-La County....
Mountain Laojun
Mountain Laojun Lijiang, Yunnan ToursThe Mountain Laojun stands 70 km upward the First Bend of Yangtze River. It is known as the "Grandfather of all mountains in Yunnan Province", according to the myth.
Naxi Dongba Ancient Music
Naxi Ancient Music (Dongba Ancient Music) was listed as one of the masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity. Known as a "living fossil," ancient Naxi music originated from Taoism music that dates back to the Tang dynasty.
Baisha Old Town
Lijiang Baisha Village is one of the oldest towns in Lijiang City. The town is famous for profound Naxi ethnic culture and well-preserved ancient Mural Paintings.
Shuhe Ancient Town
Shuhe Old Town in Lijiang is a well-preserved example of township along the ancient tea route and one of the earliest settlements of Naxi people's ancestors.
Dali Sanyue Street
Located at the foot of the Zhonghe Peak, the Sanyue Street is a traditional trade fair for Bai people in Dali. The fairs are held in March in lunar year and it last for 5 to 7 days.
Dali Bai Prefecture Museum
With high roofs and yellow tiles, the imposing architecture of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Museum (Dali Municipal Museum), stands in Xiaguan's northeast sector near the approach to Erhai Park.
Yunnan Yi
Located in Xiangyun County, Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Dali City, Yunnan Yi gets its name due to the establishment in Yunnan, Ming and Qing Dynasty; it belongs to the old haunt of Yunnan County in Han Dynasty and Yunnan Shire in Wei and Jin Dynasty.
Yuanyang Rice Terraces
With their amazing landscape, unique shapes, and ethnic customs and culture deposit behind themselves, Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces are the excellent places you must take your cameras there.
Butterfly Spring
The Butterfly Spring is situated at the foot of Yunnong Peak of Cangshan Mountain. The water here is crystal clear and the place where the spring bubbles up attracts people with its tranquility.
