Yunnan Province, abbreviated as "Yun" or "Dian", one of the 23 provinces of China, is located in the southwest, with Kunming as its capital. Between 21 ° 8 ′ ~ 29 ° 15 ′ north latitude, longitude 97 ° 31 ′ ~ 106 ° 11 ′ between the east and Guizhou, Guangxi as neighbors, the north and Sichuan connected to the north, the northwest close to Tibet, the western border with Myanmar, and the south and Laos, Vietnam adjacent to the total area of 394,100 square kilometers in Yunnan Province, ranking the eighth in the country. Yunnan Province is one of the provinces with the longest border in China, with 25 border counties in 8 states (cities) bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam respectively.
Yunnan Province is a low-latitude inland area, the Tropic of Cancer crosses the south, the terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, from north to south in a step-like decline, for the mountainous plateau terrain, the mountainous area accounts for 88.64% of the total area of the province, the land across the Yangtze River, the Pearl River, the Yuanjiang River, the Lancangjiang River, the Nujiang River, and the Daying River, the six major water systems. The climate of Yunnan Province is basically subtropical and tropical monsoon climate, and the climate of northwestern Yunnan is highland mountainous. Yunnan Province, the number of species of plants and animals for the country's top, known as the "Kingdom of Plants and Animals", known as "the Kingdom of non-ferrous metals", a long history and culture, the natural scenery is gorgeous, is one of the important birthplaces of human civilization. Yunnan's historical culture is represented by the "Yunnan Culture".
As of 2022, Yunnan Province has 16 prefectural-level administrative regions, including 8 prefectural-level cities, 8 autonomous prefectures, and a total of 129 county-level districts.At the end of 2022, Yunnan Province had a resident population of 46.93 million people, and it is the province with the largest number of ethnic groups in China, with 25 ethnic minorities living in the country.
Yunnan Province is China's radiation center for South and Southeast Asia, located in the combination of China's three major regions with Southeast Asia and South Asia, selected as a National Pilot Free Trade Zone, an important part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and a popular tourist destination and a major province of culture and tourism in the country.
In 2023, Yunnan Province's Gross Regional Product (GRP) will be 300.21 billion yuan, up 4.4% from the previous year at constant prices, and the value added of industries above designated size will grow by 5.2%.
