Southern Yunnan

Southern Yunnan is in , .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Pu’er and Menghai.

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Pǔ'ěr, previously known as Sīmáo, is a prefecture-level city in Southern . It has been a center for trade, mainly with , for centuries. It is perhaps best known for its eponymous tea.

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County is a county under the administration of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in southern Yunnan Province, China. The county is internationally known as one of the most important production centers of Pu’er tea, particularly ripe Pu’er, and as a core region of ancient tea mountains associated with the Ancient Tea Horse Road.

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is the capital of in southern . It is a hub for Chinese package tourists as well as for travellers passing between China and Laos.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Xishuangbanna.

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is an autonomous prefecture in the south of , near the , , and borders. The ethnic groups and the local languages in this area are more Southeast Asian than Chinese.

Southern Yunnan

Latitude of center
23.12° or 23° 7′ 12″ north
Longitude of center
100.92° or 100° 55′ 12″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q14234779
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Southern Yunnan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “滇南”
  • Italian: “Yunnan meridionale”

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