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Asia > East Asia > China > Southwest China > Yunnan > Eastern Yunnan

Eastern Yunnan is in China.

Regions

Map
Map of Eastern Yunnan
  • Qujing Prefecture
  • Wenshan Prefecture - bordering Vietnam as well as Guangxi Province and Guizhou Province. Wenshan Prefecture is one of the poorest regions of China, due to its rocky and pourous karst soil. For the tourist however there are beautiful karst peaks, most notably around Puzhehei and Babao.
  • Zhaotong Prefecture

Cities

  • 1 Funing Funing County, Yunnan on Wikipedia - near the border to Guizhou
  • 2 Guangnan Guangnan County on Wikipedia - an old trading town
  • 3 Qujing Qujing on Wikipedia - capital of Qujing Prefecture
  • 4 Wenshan Wenshan City on Wikipedia - capital of Wenshan Prefecture, once known as Kaihua
  • 5 Zhaotong Zhaotong on Wikipedia - capital of Zhaotong Prefecture

Other destinations

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See

  • The colorful karst landscape of Puzhehei.
  • Numerous minority ethnic groups in Qiubei, Babao, Funing and along the border with Vietnam. They include the Yi, Miao, Yao and the dominant Zhuang.

Do

Eat

Drink

Sanchi is a famous health drink made from the buds of a plant that is widely grown in Wenshan.

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