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Editor's Note- Four-part Special: Harmonious Yunnan

Colorful Yunnan, Tourism Paradise. Enthusiastic and hospitable people here welcome friends from home and abroad to enjoy the beauty, myths and mysteries of Yunnan; and you will better understand, “If you have not been in Yunnan, you may ignore her, but once you are in Yunnan, you will, for sure, fall in love with her.” A mysterious and exotic Yunnan is absolutely a great, pleasant and brand-new experience.

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Episode 1- Light of Santai Mountain; A heroic soldier from Shangri-la

At Santai Mountain, the De´ang people make up nearly 2/3 of the population. Wherever there is a big celebration, during festivals or weddings, people of different nationalities gather to share the joy and happiness...

Episode 2- She loves Lake Lugu; Dali, a dream place in Yunnan

I have a dream. I wish to train five students in my effort to help students. The first student will fly in the air. The second student will work on a steamship. Lake Lugu is small. We haven´t seen a vast sea...

Episode 3- A man of total devotion; Intoxicating Miyilu

Zheng Shangjing had worked in Pingde Township for 6 years. The local residents were shocked over his death. They had seen him as a model government official working at a community level...

Episode 4- Tea Mountain; Where the sun stays longer

Today is a special day for the Hani people of Vada in Yunnan Province. They hold a grand ceremony to worship an ancient tea tree that is more than 1700 years old.



Yunnan has the most ethnic minorities in China, which make up about 1/3 of the province´s population. These ethnic minorities live together over vast areas in Yunnan while some live in individual concentrated communities in small areas. The residences of the ethnic minorities are various and characteristic; their clothes are colorful and distinctive; some of them have their own languages and writings. No Matter how different their customs and living ways are, those minorities lead a harmonious life in Yunnan.

Ethnic Minorities in Yunnan




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