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| − | '''South West [[China]]''', the exotic area, home to many minority ethnic groups. Like other Western areas, it is less prosperous than the coastal regions. | + | '''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. |
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| − | Much of the terrain is quite mountainous. Tibet and Yunnan have many very high mountains; the world's highest ([[Mount Everest]]) is on the Tibet/[[Nepal]] border. Guizhou and Guangxi have smaller mountains, karst limestone terrain, with fantastically shaped hills, terraced rice fields, and many caves. | + | 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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| | ==Regions== | | ==Regions== |
| − | *[[Guangxi]] Zhuang Autonomous Region
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| − | *[[Guizhou]] Province
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| − | *[[Tibet]] Autonomous Region
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| − | *[[Yunnan]] Province
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| | + | | region1name=[[Guangxi]] Zhuang Autonomous Region |
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| | + | | region2name=[[Guizhou]] Province |
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| | + | | region3name=[[Tibet]] Autonomous Region |
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| | + | | region4name=[[Yunnan]] Province |
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| | + | | region4items=[[Kunming Prefecture]], [[Central Yunnan]], [[Eastern Yunnan]], [[Southeastern Yunnan]], [[Southern Yunnan]], [[Western Yunnan]], [[Northwestern Yunnan]] |
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| | + | | region5name=[[Sichuan]] Province |
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| | + | }} |
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| | ==Cities== | | ==Cities== |
| | + | * [[Dali]] |
| | * [[Guilin]] Guangxi | | * [[Guilin]] Guangxi |
| | * [[Guiyang]] | | * [[Guiyang]] |
| | + | * [[Jinghong]] |
| | * [[Kunming]] Yunnan | | * [[Kunming]] Yunnan |
| | * [[Lhasa]] Tibet | | * [[Lhasa]] Tibet |
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| | ==Other destinations== | | ==Other destinations== |
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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 | | *[[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 | | *[[Guilin]] and [[Yangshuo]], a major tourist area in [[Guangxi]], mainly for the karst scenery |
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| − | ===Itineraries===
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| − | * [[Overland to Tibet]]
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| − | * [[Yunnan tourist trail]]
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| − | * [[Overland Kunming to Hong Kong]]
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| | ==Understand== | | ==Understand== |
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| | ==See== | | ==See== |
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| | + | ===Itineraries=== |
| | + | * [[Overland to Tibet]] |
| | + | * [[Yunnan tourist trail]] |
| | + | * [[Overland Kunming to Hong Kong]] |
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| | ==Do== | | ==Do== |
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.
