Southwest China

South West China, the exotic area, home to many minority ethnic groups. Like other Western areas, it is less prosperous than the coastal regions. 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. Regions Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guizhou Province Tibet Autonomous Region Yunnan Province Cities Dali Guilin Guangxi Guiyang Kunming Yunnan Lhasa Tibet Nanning Guangxi Xigatse Tibet Yangshuo Other destinations 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 Itineraries Overland to Tibet Yunnan tourist trail Overland Kunming to Hong Kong Understand Talk Get in Get around The Wikitravel itinerary Overland Kunming to Hong Kong covers travel through this region. See Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!