Recently, Yunnan province released its 13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the province’s cultural industry. Over the next five years, Yunnan…

A series of ‘Black Swan’ events occurred this year, including the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum and the US general election. In addition, the results of the December 4 referendum in Italy, as well as German and French general elections next year, are still unpredictable.…

The Bai craft of tie-dyeing—dating back to the late Ming(1368-1644) and early Qing(1644-1912) Dynasties —is most developed in Zhoucheng Village in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. In the heyday of this craft, every household in the village was engaged in tie-dyeing. Zhang Shishen is the representative…

Recently, the first Yunnan-Central Asia sea-rail combined transport train departed from Kunming. In just over ten days, the 25 containers (weighing 500…

Low-speed maglev trains that can achieve ‘zero-altitude flight’, trams powered by instant charging, all such super trains come from China’s CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. (CRRC ZELC). CRRC ZELC products have been extremely popular globally, and are currently exported to 102 countries…

With the recent establishment of the Yunnan Tourism Shopping Return Supervision Centre, the province has begun to implement a no-fuss return policy across its tourist industry. As long as four conditions are met, tourists and consumers can return goods if they do not like them or feel the prices were…

China’s “24 solar terms” were added to UNESCO’s world intangible cultural heritage list during the 11th session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritages meeting. China’s ‘24 solar terms’ represent a…

On November 24, China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Ltd. had its first flight from Kunming to Sydney, with 227 passengers on board. Becoming the first air route from Yunnan to Australia, it is also Yunnan’s fourth intercontinental route. There will be one flight on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.…