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Yunnan has trade contacts with more than seventy countries and regions in the world. Yunnan established the Muse border trade zone (located in Ruili) along its border with Burma. [86] Yunnan mainly exports tobacco, machinery and electrical equipment, chemical and agricultural products, and non-ferrous metals. In 2008, its total two-way trade ...
English: Location map of Yunnan, People's Republic of China. ... World Data Base II data; Yunnan province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1.000.000, County level ...
World Data Base II data; Yunnan province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1.000.000, County level, 1990 ... China_Yunnan_location_map.svg; A copy of or the Uniform ...
name = Yunnan Name used in the default map caption; image = China Yunnan adm location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = China Yunnan rel location map.svg An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 29.5 Latitude at top edge of map, in ...
Situated on the banks of the narrow Heng River [1] [a] valley, a tributary of the Yangtze, the town of Yanjing, Yanjin's county seat, has been referred to as the "World's Narrowest City." [2] [3] The buildings of the city are situated on tall pillars, which is a preemptive measure toward water-level rise during periods of heavy flooding. [4]
Long then re-aligned Yunnan under the Nationalist government in Nanjing but stringently guarded the province's autonomy. [1] In Second Sino-Japanese War, Yunnan served as, among other things, a home base for the Flying Tigers. The Burma Road was constructed, along which supplies travelled into the province and then into the heart of China.
Map of Ming Dynasty China in 1580. Ming Southwestern China was anchored by the cities of Chengdu, Kunming, and Guiyang (bottom left). Portions of Southwestern China, including the land that is modern day Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, were incorporated into China in 230 BCE by Qin dynasty emperor Shi Huangdi. [6]
These rivers, the Yangtze, Mekong, and Salween, are recognized today as the Three Parallel Rivers UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Hengduan Mountains cover much of western present-day Sichuan province as well as the northwestern portions of Yunnan, the easternmost section of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and touching upon parts of southern Qinghai.