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Dian
is short for Yunnan. It lies in the southwest in China.
It is mo re
than 380 thousand square kilometers in area. The population
is 37.7 million.
Yunnan is located in Yungui Plateau. The hilly land
occupied 93 percent of the area. And the basin only
occupied 6 percent. The topography her is complicated.
Approximately, the northwestern part is higher than
the southern part.
The rivers are parts of Jinsha River, Nu River, Nan
pan River, Yuan River and Yiluowadi River. It is the
moist monsoon climate of tropical highland in subtropical
zone. The vertical change is very striking.
Yun nan abounds in mineral resources. Mainly, there
is tin, zinc, titanium, copper, antimony, and phosphorous.
Non-ferrous
metals, tobacco and sugar production are in the first
places in China. In agriculture, mainly, there is
rice, rape and tobacco. Sugar-cane, tobacco, tea and
tropical crops are in the important places in our
country.
The main communication is railway. The highway is
important too.
In Yunnan, there is a lot of natural scene. The places
of interest here are Dian Spring, Cang Mountain in
Dali, Xishuang banna and so on.
The traditional specialties are Dali sculpture, Yun
tobacco, Yun tea, Yun medicinal herbs and silver ornament.
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