Southwest China

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 Northern 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.

Regions

Regions of Southwest China

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)

Cities

• Dali
• Guilin Guangxi
• Guiyang
• Jinghong
• 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

Get around

The Wikitravel itinerary Overland Kunming to Hong Kong covers travel through this region.

Get out

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