Yunnan Province is located in the southwest border of China, with an east longitude of 97 31'and a north latitude of1061'.The Tropic of Cancer runs through the south of Yunnan Province. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west in Yunnan Province is 864.9 kilometers, and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 990 kilometers. With a total area of 394,654,38+0,000 square kilometers, Yunnan Province borders Guizhou Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the east, Sichuan Province in the north, Xizang Autonomous Region in the northwest, Myanmar in the west and Laos and Viet Nam in the south.

The terrain of the whole province is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and it drops step by step from north to south. From north to south, the average elevation drops by 6 meters per kilometer. The northern part is the southern extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an altitude of about 3,000-4,000 meters. There are huge mountain systems such as Gaoligong Mountain, Nushan Mountain and Yunling Mountain, and the Nujiang River, Lancang River and Jinsha River are staggered from north to south. The three rivers flow in parallel, with staggered valleys and steep terrain.

Yunnan scenic spot recommendation

Old Town of Lijiang 1

Old Town of Lijiang is the central town of Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, with geographical coordinates of 100 14' east longitude and 26 52' north latitude. The ancient city is located in the middle of the county, with an altitude of more than 2400 meters. It is a famous city with beautiful scenery, long history and splendid culture, and it is also a rare well-preserved ancient city of ethnic minorities in China.

2. Dali Ancient City

The ancient city of Dali is adjacent to Erhai Lake in the east and Cangshan Mountain in the west, with evergreen seasons, forming an urban pattern in which a water surrounds Cangshan Mountain and Cangshan embraces the ancient city. It has been 1200 years since Yi Mouxun, the king of Nanzhao, moved his capital to Yangzhou City in 779. The existing ancient city of Dali was restored on the basis of Yangmaocheng in the early Ming Dynasty. The city is square, with four doors, a tower at the top and the Acropolis at the bottom. The three streams in the north and south are natural barriers, and the outer layer of the city wall is brick.

3. Shilin Scenic Area

Shilin is located in the southeast suburb of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, more than 80 kilometers away. Among the numerous scenic spots of mountains and rivers on the land of 9.6 million square kilometers in China, Yunnan Stone Forest is unique with its majestic, strange, dangerous and secluded landscape. Karst landscape in the world. China Yunnan Stone Forest is also famous for its large area, high rock columns and small shape, and its scenic spots are concentrated in a certain range. Facing the magnificent and endless stone sea, people can't help asking, where did these fantastic stone forests come from?

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yunnan