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DESTINATION YUNNAN CHUXIONG YI GUIDE
CHUXIONG YI PHOTOS | CHUXIONG YI MAP | CHUXIONG YI TOURS | CHUXIONG YI HOTELS  
 
ATRACTIONS IN CHUXIONG YI
• Scenic Landscapes
• History . Culture Sites
• Cultural Travel
• Sport . Entertainment
• Ecological Travel
HIGHLIGHTS IN CHUXIONG YI
• Chuxiong City • Yuanmou County • Deer City • Wuding County
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The breathtaking landscapes, beautiful coastlines, cultural delights and historical significance, make Yunnan an enjoyable stop in Asia travel map. To help you plan a trip in Chuxiong Yi - Yunnan, we provide the useful guide of hotel options, package tours, transport, attractions, shopping and entertainment. You just click the sections below for helpful information.
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CHUXIONG YI PREFECTURE TRAVEL INFORMATION
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CHUXIONG YI PREFECTURE OVERVIEW
Chuxiong Yi nationality Autonomous Prefecture is between Dianchi Lake beside Kunming and Erhai Lake in Dali. it's an important hub of middle Yunnan. ChengKun railway, GuangDa railway and Kun - Wan road cross it.
Here are one of the well- known birthplace of humanity and a treasure house of ancient living things' fossils. The fossils of lama ancient ape of Lufeng about 80 million years ago, "Yuanmon Man " about 17 million years ago and Lufeng dinosaurs of 1.8 billion years ago were excavated here. Many archaeologists from home and abroad regard Chuxiong Prefecture as the cradle of humanity and " The home of ancient living things ". Huge Mallet white tower of Dayao built in the Tang Dynasty has a rare shape in Chinese ancient buildings. The large bronze statue of Confucius at Wen Temple Shiyang town is the only one that well preserved in Chinese mainland.
Wuding Lion Mountain is precipitous and beautiful. Colorful Yuanmou Earth Forest is a important scenic spot in Yunnan.
The traditional festivals of the Yi nationality here are colorful and rich in cultural information. There are the Third Month Festival, the Torch Festival on 24th held in the sixth month of the lunar year, which last three days. At that time, every villiagers are singing and dancing and all villages are ablaze with torches.
 


COMMUNITY YUNNAN TRAVEL GUIDES
Autonomous prefecture
Chuxiong Yi, Dali, Dehong, Deqen, Honghe, Yuxi, Nujiang Lisu, Wenshan Zhuang, Xishuangbanna
Prefecture level cities
Baoshan, Kunming, Lijiang, Lincang , Qujing , Simao, Zhaotong