Travel News
- An art exhibition organized by Huaping county's publicity department opened in Lijiang Museum from Nov 1-20, Yunnan.net reported. Altogether 91 art works will depict the daily lives of local residents in Huaping county.
- Lugu Lake, also known as Lianghai Lake and Zuosuohai Lake, is located on the border between the Ninglang Yi ethnic autonomous prefecture of Yunnan province and the Liangshan Yi ethnic prefecture.
- By October 2013, a total of 3 million passengers passed through the airport, setting a new record for annual passenger throughput at Lijiang Airport. That record has been broken this year.
- Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, began a 72-hour visa-free policy for transit passengers on Oct 1, Spring City Evening News reported.
- Directors of Yunnan Expo Tourism Group visited Majinpu Hi-Tech Industry Base in the Kunming Hi-Tech Zone on Sept 28. The administrative committee of the Zone sent directors of the investment promotion bureau and planning bureau to receive the guests.
- From the January to July, Lijiang received 14.14 million tourists, an increase of 25.81 percent compared to last year. It also had tourism revenue of 19.39 billion yuan ($3.15 billion), an increase of 27.57 percent compared with the same period last year, Lijiang Daily reported.
- The 10th Yunnan Ethnic Games opens in Shangari-La on Sept 12, with 18 delegations taking part and representing cities, autonomous prefectures, Yunnan Minzu University and Yunnan Normal University, Xinhua.net has reported.
- Wengding Wa village, home to China's last primitive tribe, is located in the southwest of Lincang, Yunnan province. In the local Wa dialect, wengding (翁丁) means "connected water."
- Magnitude-6.1 earthquake hits Ludian County of Zhaotong City in the northeast of China's Yunnan Province, Sunday afternoon (3 August). At present, the dead toll has climbed to 589, and there has been no tourist toll, injury or stranding reported.
- At the Second Forum on Tourism Industry Amalgamation and Innovation sponsored by the xinhuanet.com recently, Mi'le city is selected into the 2014 Beautiful China List for its eco tourism and special charm.
