Yunnan
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Highest elevation | 674022110 |
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Population | 45. 97 million (2010) |
Capital | Kunming |
Points of interest | Tiger Leaping Gorge |
Stone Forest | |
Colleges and universities | Yunnan Normal University |
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ID | 959086 |
About Yunnan
Yunnan is a province in southwestern China with a varied landscape encompassing snow-capped mountains, rice terraces, lakes and deep gorges. The region is known for its large number of ethnic minorities. Modern Kunming, known as the “Spring City,” has many museums and temples, including colorful Yuantong Temple. To the southeast, Shilin Stone Forest contains limestone karst peaks formed 270 million years ago.