Yunnan

Wade-Giles, Yün·nan

[yoo-nan, -nahn, yyn-nahn]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in southern China. 168,417 sq. mi. (436,200 sq. km). Kunming.

2. former name of Kunming.

Yunnan

/ juːˈnæn /

noun

1. a province of SW China: consists mainly of a plateau broken in the southeast by the Red and Black Rivers, with mountains in the west, rising over 5500 m (18 000 ft); large deposits of tin, lead, zinc, and coal. Capital: Kunming. Pop: 43 760 000 (2003 est). Area: 436 200 sq km (168 400 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The soft-spoken young villager from the mountains of southwestern Yunnan province told AFP how he and other workers were repeatedly beaten with electric rods and whips if they slacked or did not follow orders.

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On board the Star Express, the cocktails are poured and the karaoke microphone is passed around, as retirees party their way through China's south-western Yunnan province.

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Strong tremors extended into Thailand and Yunnan in south-west China.

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In January 2024, a landslide in China's Yunnan province killed dozens of people when a steep cliff collapsed and destroyed part of a village.

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Her audience travels with her to places they never knew they would long for – Xinjiang's snow-capped mountains, Yunnan's ancient river towns, sparkling blue lakes, vast grasslands, endless deserts.

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