Kunming, located in Yunnan Province in southwest China, is about 1,242 miles from Beijing. The city has a long history and is an important node on the ancient “Tea Horse Road” and a crossroads of multiple ethnic cultures. Kunming has a population of about 8.8 million and an annual GDP of about US$50 billion. Kunming’s five major products include: Yunnan Baiyao云南白药, Yunnan Pu-erh Tea云南普洱茶, flowers花卉, Yunnan Jade云南翡翠 and Yunnan Coffee云南小粒咖啡. Kunming has rich tourism resources. The following are the top 10 tourist attractions: Stone Forest石林, Lijiang Ancient Town丽江古城, Dianchi Lake滇池, Western Hills西山, Golden Temple金殿, Daguan Pavilion大观楼, Jiuxiang九乡, Green Lake翠湖, World Horti-Expo Garden世界园艺博览园, Yunnan Nationalities Village云南民族村.
