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Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Chinese military center and the location of the headquarters for the US Army Forces China-Burma-India. Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, Wujiaba Airport served as the home of the Flying Tigers, First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Kunming was also a transport terminus for the Burma Road. Kunming is at an altitude of Above mean sea level, above sea level and a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer, and is situated in the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau. Kunming is the fourth most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing, Chengdu, and Xi'an, and the third most populous city in Southwestern China after Chongqing and Chengdu. As of the 2020 census, Kunmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions of Guangxi and Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet, as well as Southeast Asian countries Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, and Laos. Yunnan is China's fourth least developed province based on disposable income per capita in 2014. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the Northwest and low elevations in the Southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys as much as . Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of Vascular plant, higher plants in China, Yunnan has perhaps 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Administrative Divisions Of Yunnan
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Chenggong District
Chenggong District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China, situated on east bank of the Dian Lake. The name Chenggong is a transliteration of the word in Yi language for a basin where rice is grown. Geography Chenggong is located in the southeast of Kunming and borders Yiliang County, Kunming to the east, Chengjiang and Jinning District to the south, Xishan District to the west and Guandu District to the north. History It was first established in 1275. In 1961 it came under jurisdiction of Kunming city. In 2003 Chenggong was designated as a development zone of Kunming. The district was created from the dissolution of the former ''Chenggong County'' () by the State Council on May 20, 2011. Chenggong is the chief zone for Kunming, the downtown of which is almost a 20-minute drive away. It is the site of the new Kunming City Hall, and new campuses for Yunnan University and Yunnan Normal Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anning City
Anning () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. It is located approximately 28 kilometers southwest of Kunming city proper. In 1995, Anning was upgraded to a county-level city from a county. Anning borders Xishan District to the east and northeast, Lufeng, Yunnan Lufeng (; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA：) is a county-level city located in Yunnan province, China, administered as a part of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Geography Lufeng is located in the east of Chuxiong Prefecture in central Yunnan. It bo ... to the west and northwest, Jinning District to the south and southeast, and Yimen County to the southwest. It is located in western Kunming. Administrative divisions Lianran Subdistrict, Jinfang Subdistrict, Taiping New City Subdistrict, Bajie Subdistrict, Xianjie Subdistrict, Wenquan Subdistrict, Qionglong Subdistrict, Caopu Subdistrict and Lubiao Subdistrict. Economy Anning is the largest met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panlong District
Panlong District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Geography Panlong District is located in the northeast of Kunming in northeastern Yunnan. It borders Songming County and Guandu District to the south and east, Wuhua District across the Panlong River to the southwest, Fumin County to the northwest and Xundian County to the north. Administrative divisions Panlong District is divided to 12 subdistricts: Tuodong (拓东街道), Gulou (鼓楼街道), Donghua (东华街道), Lianmeng (联盟街道), Jinchen (金辰街道), Qingyun (青云街道), Longquan (龙泉街道), Ciba (茨坝街道), Shuanglong (双龙街道), Songhua (松华街道), Dianyuan (滇源街道), Aziying (阿子营街道). Demography Panlong District stretches from Kunming's downtown area to the city's northern ring road. Recent boundary changes to accommodate the city's rapid growth have left the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern And Western Pagodas
The Eastern and Western Pagodas (东寺塔与西寺塔; ''Dongsi Ta'' / ''Xisi Ta'') are two pagodas, about apart, in the Xishan District of Kunming, Yunnan, China. Also known as the Pagoda of the East Temple and the Pagoda of the West Temple they were constructed in the late eighth or early ninth century AD, under the rule of the Kingdom of Nanzhao Nanzhao ( zh, t=南詔, s=南诏, p=Nánzhào), also spelled Nanchao, , Yi language: ꂷꏂꌅ, ''Mashynzy'') was a dynastic kingdom that flourished in what is now southwestern China and northern Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuri .... References {{Yunnan Buildings and structures in Kunming Tourist attractions in Kunming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuantong Temple
Yuantong Temple () is an ancient Buddhist temple in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is located in a protected natural depression and in recent years it has been expanded with funding from Thailand. In the 1950s, it hosted a grand ceremony to greet and send on the sacred teeth of the Buddha and so became important in Southeast Asia. History It was first built in the late 8th and early 9th century, the time of the Nanzhao Kingdom in the Tang dynasty. After two major restorations and expansion in the Chenghua period (1465–1487) of the Ming dynasty and in 1686 during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor in the Qing dynasty, the temple took on its present design, with covered corridors, bridges and grand halls. Architecture The extant buildings include the Yuantong Wonderful Realm (), Octagonal Pavilion (), Yuantong Hall (), Copper Buddha Hall (), etc. Yuantong Wonderful Realm This old temple is noted for its unusual structure which is high at the front and low at the back, From the front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongchuan District
Dongchuan District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The district was approved to form from the former ''Dongchuan City'' by the State Council on December 6, 1998. History Dongchuan was upgraded to a city in 1958. In 1998, Dongchuan was merged into Kunming and became one of its districts. Geography Dongchuan is in the north of Kunming's administrative area. It borders Huize County to the east, Xundian County to the south, Luquan County to the west, and Qiaojia County and (across the Jinsha River) the counties of Huili and Huidong in Sichuan to the north. The district's highest point, Jiaozi Snow Mountain, is 4330 meters high, and its lowest point is 695 meters. As of 2000, Dongchuan has a population of 275,564. As of 2006, the population was 302,000. The area around Huagou in the Wumeng mountains has become famous through photographers who discovered the unique local landscape a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guandu District
Guandu District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. It is in the southeast of Kunming and borders Yiliang County, Kunming Yiliang County () is a county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of ... to the east, Chenggong District to the south, Songming County to the north and Panlong District and Xishan District to the west. Administrative divisions Wujing, Taihe, Guanshang, Jinma, Guandu, Xibanqiao, Liujia and Yiliu Subdistricts in Dabanqiao Town and Ala Yi Nationality Township References Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province External links Guandu District Official Website County-level divisions of Kunming {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinning County
Jinning District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The formation of the district was approved on November 24, 2016, after the dissolution of the former ''Jinning County'' () by the State Council. It is located at the southern tip of Dian Lake and is well known within China as the birthplace of Zheng He. Jinning District borders Chengjiang to the east, Hongta District and Jiangchuan District to the south, Anning, Yunnan, Eshan County and Yimen County to the west, and Xishan District and Chenggong District to the north. Nature The southwestern "panhandle" of Jinning District ( Xiyang Township, ) contains two caves (Yanzi and Shitou) known for their bat population. Starting from the early 2010s, researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and EcoHealth Alliance carried out studies of viruses carried by those bats, discovering some that were fairly close to the Severe acute resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhua District
Wuhua District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regions, namely Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Xizang. Geography Southwestern China is a rugged and mountainous region, .... History Administrative divisions Huguo, Huashan, Daguan, Longxiang, Lianhua, Fengning, Hongyun, Helinpu and Puji Sub-district Offices, Shalang Bai Nationality Village and Changkou Village. References Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province External links Wuhua District Official Website County-level divisions of Kunming {{Yunnan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
