http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardTue 8 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTFlierhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htmGetting around Yunnan region is very conveniently....Mon 3 Mar 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/history.htmYunnan's long history dates all the way back to the birth of mankind. Thousands of years of history, paralleling the development of China as a nation, bear witness to a diverse variety of ethnicity in Yunnan; centuries of remarkable, cultural evolution and advancement. Starting with the foundation of the Dian Kingdom in the Warring States Period, through ever-changing administrative organization and division, current Yunnan gradually came into being. 1 Yuanmou Man The Yunnan Yuanmou Man in Kai...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htm Geographical position Yunnan is called “Dian”or “Yun” for short in Chinese, situated on the border area in southwest China. It stands in south (means “nan” in Chinese) of Yun Ling(a mountain), whence came the name of “Yunnan”. And since the area on its east was under the rule of the Kingdom Dian in the Warring States Period, Yunnan is called “Dian” for short. It is located at latitude between 21°08' and 29°15'N and longitude between 97°31'and 106°11'E. There is a distance of 88.5 km. between ...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htmOver the Bridge Rice Noodles This famous dish has a typical Yunnan local flavor that can be tasted only in some parts of Yunnan. It consists of several courses. The first course: put ingredients, such as raw pork, cooked chicken pieces, pork liver, slices of squid and slices of carp into a big bowl of chicken soup with very thick oil on top (in order to keep the heat for cooking). Vegetables are then added as the second course, and the rice noodles follow as the last course. Steam Pott...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htm Local foods Over the Bridge Rice Noodles Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/minorities-festival.htm...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htmExpressways 7 National Roads (National Road 108, 213, 214, 320, 321, 323 and 326) and 61 provincial roads radiate from Kunming to major cities in Yunnan and other provinces and internationally. National Road 108 From Panzhihua of Sichuan into Yunnan, via Yongren, Yuanmou and Wuding to Kunming, covering 278km. National Road 213 From Yibin of Sichuan to Yunnan, via Zhaotong, Kunming, Yuxi and Simao to Xishuangbnna, covering 1,581km. Now this road has been built to Simao and will soon to J...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htm...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htmWujiaba International Airport of Kunming has 48 national routes and 6 international routes at present. Domestic lines from Kunming to the scenic spots within the province are quite developed, now there are flights from Kunming to Simao, Xishuangbanna, Baoshan, Zhaotong, Dali, Mangshi, Lijiang and Zhongdian....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/transport.htm...