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Southwest China
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South West China, the exotic area, home to many minority ethnic groups. Like other parts of West China, it is far less prosperous than the eastern and southern coastal regions.
Much of the terrain is quite mountainous. Tibet and Northwestern Yunnan are located on the Tibetan Plateau and have many very high mountains; including the world's highest (Mount Everest) which is located in on the Tibet/Nepalese border. Guizhou and Guangxi have smaller mountains, including the karst limestone terrain, with fantastically gum drop shaped hills, terraced rice fields, and many caves.
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| Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region |
| Guizhou Province |
| Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Yunnan Province (Kunming Prefecture, Central Yunnan, Eastern Yunnan, Southeastern Yunnan, Southern Yunnan, Western Yunnan, Northwestern Yunnan) |
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- Dali
- Guilin Guangxi
- Guiyang
- Jinghong
- Kunming Yunnan
- Lhasa Tibet
- Nanning Guangxi
- Xigatse Tibet
- Yangshuo
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- Lugu — a lake between Sichuan and Yunnan
- Mount Kailash, known as Gang Rinpoche in Tibetan, Tibet (5,656 meters), sacred to Hindus, Jains and some Buddhists
- Guilin and Yangshuo, a major tourist area in Guangxi, mainly for the karst scenery
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The Wikitravel itinerary Overland Kunming to Hong Kong covers travel through this region.
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