Yunnan Province
Located in southwest China with an area of 394,100 square kilometers. It borders Myanmar in the west and Laos and Vietnam in the south. Yunnan is a mountainous and plateau terrain, and the mountainous area accounts for 88.64% of the total area of the province.
In 2019, Yunnan has a population of 48.583 million, ranking 12th in the country. In 2019, the GDP of Yunnan Province was 23223.75 billion yuan, ranking 18th in the country. Yunnan has 8 cities and 8 autonomous counties, and Kunming, the provincial capital.
Mineral Resources
Yunnan is extremely rich in mineral resources, especially known as non-ferrous metals and phosphate mines. It is known as the kingdom of non-ferrous metals. Yunnan has 61 mineral deposits in the top 10 in the country, of which lead, zinc, tin, phosphorus, copper, silver. The content of 25 other minerals ranks in the top 3 in the country.
Solar & Hydropower
The solar energy resources are rich, second only to Tibet, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia and other provinces. The province’s annual sunshine hours are between 1000 and 2800 hours, and the annual total solar radiation is between 90 and 150 kcal per square centimeter. The province’s hydropower resource reserves amount to 104 million kilowatts, and its installed capacity has exceeded 62 million kilowatts, ranking second in the country.
Gateway to South East Asia
Yunnan has one international airport and Kunming Changshui International Airport, ranking sixth in the country. Highway is the main way of transportation in Yunnan province. The total mileage of highways in the province reaches 200,333 kilometers, ranking the forefront of all provinces in China. Yunnan Province is China’s window and gateway to Southeast Asia and South Asia. It is the only province in China that can communicate with Southeast Asia and South Asia from land. Located in the junction of China, Southeast Asia and South Asia, it has 16 national first-class ports and 7 second-class ports, bordering Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos; connecting Thailand and Cambodia through the Lancang-Mekong River and connecting with Malaysia , Singapore, India, Bangladesh and other countries are close by, which is one of the provinces with the most neighboring countries in China.
The famous “Stilwell Highway” and “Hump Route” in history pass through Yunnan. on Green energy mainly based hydropower, wind power and solar energy is the first pillar industry in Yunnan Province.
Agriculture Industries
Yunnan’s agricultural economy accounts for a large proportion, and it belongs to a province with a relatively developed agricultural industry. In addition to traditional grain agriculture, flowers, tropical fruits, and tobacco occupy an important position in Yunnan’s agricultural economy.Other advantageous industries include biological resources, minerals, electricity and tourism.
