China - The Yunnan experience

When a Yunnanese Prince crossed the cloud covered mountains of Sichuan Province to visit the imperial Chinese court he informed the emperor his kingdom lay ‘south of the clouds' and the Mandarin translation – Yunnan – has stuck to the present day.

Without doubt China's most diverse and fascinating region, both culturally and scenically. Bordering Burma, Laos and Vietnam, this remote, borderland province includes everything from wild elephants and tropical jungles in the far south to yaks and snow-capped mountains of the Tibetan Plateau in the north, and is home to over 25 different ethnic minorities.

Including our regular mixture of essential sites and hidden gems; - cultural highlights and historic towns such as Dali and Weishan and UNESCO World Heritage sites Lijiang and the Stone Forest, the Yangtze's Tiger Leaping Gorge and the dramatic mountains of Eastern Tibet and an exciting return boat trip down the mekong to Thailand as well as leaving plenty of time to explore the exotic markets, check-out the bustling street life and meet the local people, in China's friendliest province.

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