1. China’s Yunnan Province Pinyin Yúnnán 云南 Jenny

2. Position Southwestern of China North of Vietnam, Laos, and Burma South of Sichuan Province Map from China: E-government www.yn.gov.cn

3. Capitol: Kunming Hanzi: 昆明, Pinyin: Kūnmíng Population: 5.8 Million people (2000 Census) Photos: Flickr

4. Natural resources. Yunnan abounds in natural resources. It is known as the kingdom of plants, animals and home of non-ferrous metals and medicinal herbs. Travel China Guide.com, Website of the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China (http://in.chineseembassy.org/eng/)

5. The Golden Monkey High in the evergreen forests of the mountains, Yunnan’s snub-nosed or golden monkey has been brought to the brink of extinction With the Chinese government, Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Conservation International are launching China’s largest preservation effort since the conservation of the giant panda A hunting ban has been declared throughout Yunnan province, in an effort to stop poaching of the monkey, but they are still often caught by accident in snares and traps intended for other animals Today, fewer than 2,000 monkeys exist in the wild, fragmented into less than 15 small communities, now at risk of genetic inbreeding Rhett Butler, mongabay.com October 18, 2006

6. Natural Attractions Yunnan is attractive with its rich tourism resources including beautiful landscape, colorful ethnic customs, and a pleasant climate. Yunnan is full of sunshine and has clear air.

7. Famous Cities Xishuangbanna Dali –Important tourist city Ancient city, home to many ethnic minorities –Population about 590,000 (2000 Census) Photos: Wikipedia

8. Ethnic Groups Yunnan has the highest number of ethnic groups among all provinces and autonomous regions in China