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China - Yunnan (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the Yúnnán chapter from Lonely Planet's China guidebook.

China - Yunnan (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

More than half of the country's ethnic minority groups reside in Yúnnán, a province which boasts the highest degrees of diversity, both in people and landscapes. Natural attractions include dense jungle, rice terraces, and snow-capped mountains as you edge towards Tibet.
gaze out over the magical Yuányáng Rice Terraces
maps
test your legs and lungs trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge
transport
marvel at the peaks (and glacier) around Déqin
restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Yúnnán, Kunmíng & around, Shílín, Heijing, Jiànshui & around, Yuányáng Rice Terraces, Xiàguan, Weishan,Weibao Shan, Dàli & around, Nuòdèng, Shaxi, Shíbaoshan, Lìjiang & around, Báisha, Shùhé Old Town, Yùlóng Xueshan, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Báishuitái, Lúgu Hú, Shangri-la & around, Déqin & around, Nù Jiang Valley, Liùkù, Fúgòng, Bingzhongluò, Dúlóng Valley, Baoshan Region, Téngchong & around, Déhóng Prefecture, Ruìlì & around, Xishuangbannà Region and Jinghóng & around.