Tropical Magnet and Wator-Splashor＇s Delight

CHINA‘S only preserved rainforest can be found in the frontier region of southwestern Yunnan Province. It is Xinshuangbaansole oasis in the Tropic of Cancer,habitat of 13 Chinese ethnic minorities ad home to elephants,peacocks and all manner of plant species.     

Living in the Past and Present

SINCE ancient timesJingzhou City inHubei Province hasbeen known as “pas-sageway to sevenprovinces.” It is sepa-rated from richly endowed SouthChina by the middle reaches of theYangtze River on whose northernbanks it sits. The Hanshui Riverflows across its northern section to     

Deer City Legend

MORE and more com—modities, such asclothes,shoes,millinery,lighters and shavers,now bear the“Made in Wenzhou”mark.It would appear thatWenzhou grooms the wholenation.Lucheng(deer city)District in central Wenzhou is thenucleus of the city’s thriving lightindustry sector. According to myth,when acity was first built on the site of the     

Suizhou＇s Continuing Success

THE ancient town of Suizhou is homeof the legendary Emperor Yan and of China‘s largest complete set of ancient chime bells extant. Today, conserved as one of China‘s famous historical and cultural cities, Suizhou‘s glorious past is concomitant with its modern development.     

Hekou-Gateway to Southeast Asia

ONE of the 12 busiest ports on the Sino-Vietnamese border, Hekou saw its total import/export volume leap a stunning 126 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2004. The total figure stood at an impressive RMB 913.27 million (approximately US $11 million). Hekou Yao Autonomous County in southern Yunnan stands out from other Chinese counties. Covering an area of     

Yunnan：Different Ethnicities,and a Taste of Tradition

IN the north of Yunnan's Dali and to the south of ancient Lijiang City lies a basin surrounded by green hills. This basin, called "Bazi," is bisected by a long winding river, and ten artesian springs flow out from the foot of the hills. Heqing, famous county of springs