Speech by the Governor
Yunnan, which means "South of The Rosy Clouds", is a multinational province located in west of China. Yunnan enjoys a prominent advantage to be open to Southeast Asia and South Asia, and served as a major route of the "Silk Road on the Southern Land" in ancient China. For hundreds of years, people of 26 nations have been working assiduously on this land of beauty and wonder, creating splendid and diversified ethnic cultures. Since china's reform and opening up, Yunnan has been taking the economic development as a central task, continuously expending opening up and stepping up the harmonious development of economy and society. The infrastructure and developmental environment are improving and all social undertakings are developing in all round way.
During the new century and in the new stage, Yunnan will take the opportunity of China's Western Development Program, the River Mekong sub-regional cooperation and the construction of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, exploiting Yunnan's resources advantages in waterpower, biology, mineral products, tourism and climate, making good use of geographical predominance, and trying hard to develop major pillar cornerstone industries, including tobacco, mineral products and chemicals, biological resources, truism and waterpower as well. We will vigorously develop a series of emerging industries such as the modern trade logistics, export processing, culture, and new and high technology, step up program of green economy province, national culture province, and accelerate construction of the international thoroughfare connecting China, Southeast Asia and South Asia. We will further expend opening up and create favorable environment. An open Yunnan welcomes cordially domestic and overseas investors to invest and start business here. Our mutually beneficial cooperation will make us both winners.
I. Survey
(i) Geographical Location
Yunnan lies in South-West China. Its geographic location is in 21 º 08'-29 º 15' of north latitude, and 97 º 31' -106 º 11' of east longitude, the north tropic runs across the South Yunnan. Yunnan shares 4,060 km border with Myanmar in the west and south-west, and Laos and Vietnam in the south, Yunnan is the hub and gateway to the South-East Asia and South Asia for China. It connects Guizhou Province and Guangxi Autonomous Region in the east, Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality in the north, and Tibetan Autonomous Region in the north-west. Its land area is 394,000 square kilometers.
(ii) Weather and Climate
Yunnan is in the tropical and subtropical monsoon weather zone with high altitude which has endowed it with an even temperature all year long, and a dry and a raining season. The capital city
Kunming is called the spring city. The annual average temperature is between 13- 20 ºC in most part of Yunnan, and the annual difference in temperature is 10- 15 ºC;the average rainfall is 1,250 mm in the west of Langcang River, 1,000 mm in Bijie, Liupangshui, Xianwei, Qujing, and 1,125 in other part, and less than 1,000 mm in Hengduan Mountains. The annual sunlight hours is 2,200, and the annual solar energy is 3,615.7- 6,667.1 MJ/ m2
(iii)Population and Peoples
Yunnan had a population of 44.504 million by the end of 2005, including 13.129 million urban population, accounts for 29.5% of total population, and 31.375 million rural populations, accounts for 70.5% of total population.
There are 25 ethnic minorities in Yunnan, It is a province with the largest ethnic population. Among the 25 ethnic minorities, 16 are living across the border, 15 only in Yunan. They are populated in the 3/4 of the land, and 2/3 of them living along the border line or in the mountains. There are Yi, Hani, Zhuang, Dai people with population over 1 million; Miao, Lisu, Hui over 500,000; Lahu, Wa, Naxi, Yao, Jingpo, Tibetan over 100,000. Another 7,000 Kemu and Mang peoples are not verified.
(iv) Transportation and Telecommucation Road
The road net has formed with Kunming in center, radius to the neighboring Sichuang, Guizhou, Guangxi, Tibet and Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. There are 1,422 km express highway and the road mileage reaches 146,684 km.
Airport
There are 10 civil airports in Yunnan, with a capacity of carrying 12.7 million passengers and 179,500 tons cargo. There are over 200 domesticair routes linking 92 cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shengzheng, Lasa, Hong Kong, and 17 international routes to Bangkok, Yangon.
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport in the south-west Kunming, is one of the most important and busiest international airport in China. It is the hub airport in South-West China, and a modern airport.
Telecommunication
The rate telephone/per hundred people reached 21.67, the number of telephone was 9.39 million with 4.37 million fixed line and 5.02 million mobile users, and 1.03 million internet users.
Ports
There are 12 State A ports, 8 State B ports, 90 border crossings and 103 border markets in Yunnan, which are the land, air, water access to support the all-round opening-up strategy.
(v) Banks and Insurance
Major banks
Major insurance companies
(vi) Foreign relations
The capital city Kunming has established international friendly relationship with cities in Japan, Switzerland, Australia, USA, Morocco, Bolivia and Thailand, and some memorial buildings were built in these cities. The cooperation and exchange in economy, trade, science, culture, education, city planning and management are intense and frequent. Kunming and Nanning and Fuzhou are Sister cities.
Major exhibitions
With the fast development of economy, we hold many international business and cultural exhibitions each year, which includes:
China Kunming Import and Export Commodities' Fair: It is approved by the Ministry of Commerce of PRC, and is jointly held by Chongqing, Sichuang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Tibet. Since it is first held in 1993, it has attracted over 5,000 visitors from 40 countries every year, with over 1,500 standard booths, and 300 of them are for overseas companies. The exhibition includes import and export, economic cooperation. And a series of halls are organized, namely building material, agricultural produce, machinery and equipment, medicine and health products, minerals, textile, and other theme halls, such as overseas hall and border trade hall.
China Yunnan Pu'er Tea International Fair: Yunnan is the major tea producer in China. After years of efforts, tea industry has become a important industry in Yunnan. To take advantage of
the popularity of Pu'er tea, the provincial government approved the Fair to further promote Yunnan tea.
Address: Yunnan Tea Market, South gate of Jinshi District, Kunming.
Theme: Promote Pu'er Brand,
Organizer: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Policy Institute of Yunan people's government
Other exhibitions include:
Kunming International Agricultural Produces Exposition
Kunming Cultural Exposition
China Kunming international Tourism Products Fair
Yunnan Ethnic culture and Art Exposition
(vii)Higher education and research institutes
Yunnan University
It is one of the earliest university in the South-West China, which was founded in Dec. 1922. In 1937, the famous mathematician Xiong Qinglai was appointed president of the university, during his tenure, Fei Xiaotong, Chu Tunan and other famous scholars were invited to teach, witch has promoted its influence very much. The university is one of the universities for training teachers to do master degree; It has 1 state exemplary software institute, 3 state science research and training base in history, biology, and physics, 1 life science and technology innovation training base approved by the Ministry of Education, 2 key provincial laboratories, and many other stated approved laboratories and training centers.
Kunming University of Science and Technology
It is a multiversity with long history, which focuses on engineering, with the combination science, it also has subjects in economics, management, literature, law, education, philosophy, medicine. It is a key university in terms of scale, level and subjects involved, and is a state renowned university. In 2005, it is granted the Excellent Education in Bachelor Degree by the Ministry of Education. It has 4 post doctorate research center, 5 first level subject PhD centers, and many other key subjects an training centers approved by the ministry and the province.
Kunming Precious Metal Research Institute
It was established in 1938, the only institute in the multi-discipline research in precious metals. It is the leader in technology innovation and a highly capable institute in research. It is renowned as the cradle of platinum for China. There are 3 certified master degree training centers in non-ferrous metal metallurgy, materials, and industrial catalyst, 1 PhD training center in material and engineering, 15 tutors and 5 PhDs, and other high level researchers.
Kunming Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Science
It was established in April 1959. There are 6 research centers, namely systematic zoology research center, inheritance and evolution research center, primates biology research center, animal toxin research center etc. a key laboratory in cell and molecule evolution, and a series of key laboratories in the institute.
Kunming Institute of Botany
It was established in 1938. Many famous botanist worked for it, namely Yan Chujiang, Zheng Wanjun, Cai Xitao, Yu Dejun, Chen Fenghuai, Wu Zhengyi, Wang Fazeng, who have dedicated their whole life to the development of the institute. It has state key research centers in plant geology, botany, and sustainable development of plant resources, and a botanic garden. It is one of the most famous research institutes in botany. It was listed as one of the pilot institute in the bio-diversification and protection research in the state innovation project.
(viii) Tourism
The tourism resources are composed of natural sceneries, culture, historical sites, and ethnic culture.
Natural Sceneries
The unique geographical conditions has contributed to its plentiful natural sceneries, such as, the Stone Forest, the Tengchong Volcanoes, Dali Erhai Lake, the tropical forest in Xishuangbangna.
Cultural Resources
The combination of natural scenceries, historical, religious and ethnic culture is the feature of Yunan's tourism resources, such as Lijiang, Dali, and Xishuangbangna.
Historical Sites
Including the Kunming Dragon's Gate, the Dali Three Pagodas, the Yuanmo relics, the Yuanmo man fossil, the Lufeng dinosaur fossil.
Major Tourism Events and Festivals
The Fire Torch Festival. It is a festival among Bai and Yi peoples to wish a good harvest and prosperity.
Water-splashing Festival. It is the new year festival in Dai calendar, usual in April. It is the most important festival for Dai people.
The Third-Month Fair. It is a traditional festival of the Bai ethnic group. It is held from the 15th March to 21st in Chinese lunar calendar.
Yunnan mainly has the special local product as follows: caladium, yew, Yunnan tribute rice, tiger-paw-mushroom, flue-cured tobacco, Yunnan green-plum flavored liquor, bamboo-canister liquor, wenshan sanqi, Chinese caterpillar fungus, tuber of elevated gastrodis, bamboo shoot, ham and tea leaf, etc.
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