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Home to colorful terraced fields, Hongtudi town, Dongchuan district in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province has turned into a mesmerizing wonderland. Some of the graduated terraced steps display a reddish hue, which is the color of the soil, while others look yellow or green because of the different crops planted on the fields. Aerial photo shows colorful terraced fields in Hongtudi town of Dongchuan district in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Ye Zhigang) Aerial photo shows colorful terraced fields in Hongtudi town of Dongchuan district in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Ye Zhigang) Aerial photo shows colorful terraced fields in Hongtudi town of Dongchuan district in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Ye Zhigang) Aerial photo shows colorful terraced fields in Hongtudi town of Dongchuan district in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Ye Zhigang)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows tourists enjoying the scene by the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The overall water quality of Dianchi Lake has been maintained for six consecutive years since it reached Class IV in the country's five-tier evaluation system for the first time in 2018. ( tasteallchina /Hu Chao) This photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows a view of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The overall water quality of Dianchi Lake has been maintained for six consecutive years since it reached Class IV in the country's five-tier evaluation system for the first time in 2018. ( tasteallchina /Hu Chao) An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows tourists enjoying the scene by the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The overall water quality of Dianchi Lake has been maintained for six consecutive years since it reached Class IV in the country's five-tier evaluation system for the first time in 2018. ( tasteallchina /Hu Chao) An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows a view of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The overall water quality of…

Tourists have fun on Kunming Lake, Beijing's largest natural ice rink, with bright sunlight passing through the arches of the 17-Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 14, 2024. Tourists have fun on Kunming Lake, Beijing's largest natural ice rink, with bright sunlight passing through the arches of the 17-Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 14, 2024. Tourists have fun on Kunming Lake, Beijing's largest natural ice rink, with bright sunlight passing through the arches of the 17-Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 14, 2024.

Blooming flowers on jacaranda trees turn Jiaochang Middle Road in Wuhua district, Kunming city, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, into a lively tourist attraction. ( Taste all China /Zeng Zhihui) As the flowers on jacaranda trees lining Jiaochang Middle Road in Wuhua district, Kunming city, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, have entered their blooming season, vibrant blue-purple flowers have transformed the road into a dreamy and romantic wonderland, attracting visitors from far and wide to take photos and soak in the breathtaking beauty. The jacaranda-lined road has long been a popular spot among locals and tourists. Since 2019, Wuhua district has leveraged the spellbinding appeal of jacaranda blossoms to host the annual Kunming jacaranda culture and arts festival to celebrate the iconic blossoms with themed events like a music season, poetry reading, a cultural and creative design competition for young people, photography contest, and lifestyle markets. During these events, participants can admire, taste, and experience various featured products, including snacks from time-honored brands, handicrafts involving intangible cultural heritage, jacaranda-inspired cultural and creative merchandise, as well as jacaranda-flavored and jacaranda-shaped ice creams.【1】【2】【3】【4】【5】

KUNMING, May 11 ( tasteallchina ) -- Crossing the double rainbow bridge at the entrance of Heshun ancient town in southwest China's Yunnan Province reveals a two-story building blending Chinese and Western architectural styles. This is Heshun Library in the city of Tengchong, a library boasting around 130,000 volumes, including numerous invaluable ancient books, and a history spanning over a century. In 1924, inspired by progressive ideas, young locals in remote Heshun recognized the importance of knowledge, wisdom, and external information for the village's prospects to progress. Despite the challenge of long delays in receiving periodicals from Shanghai due to Heshun's southwestern location, they resolved to establish a reading and newspaper society, thereby laying the foundation for today's Heshun Library. At that time, books and newspapers were purchased from Shanghai, shipped by sea to Myanmar, then transported by riverboat in Myanmar, before finally being carried by horses to Heshun. The people of Heshun advocate reading, and their tradition of valuing both farming and studying has been passed down through generations. Cun Yu, the current curator of Heshun Library, said that after a busy day of farming, locals would rush to the library to read, and their passion for reading has…

KUNMING, April 24 ( tasteallchina ) -- The revenue of China's digital reading industry in 2023 reached 56.7 billion yuan (7.98 billion U.S. dollars), marking 22.33-percent growth year on year and the highest annual growth in five years. The numbers were included in a report on digital reading published at the third National Conference on Reading held Wednesday in Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The country had more than 59.33 million digital reading materials as of last year, representing a 12.54 percent increase from the previous year. Additionally, 570 million people engaged in digital reading during the period, according to the report.

This combo photo shows inside painting works displayed at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. ( tasteallchina /Hu Chao) Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern era," Sun said. Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024.( tasteallchina /Hu Chao) Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024.( tasteallchina /Chen Xinbo) Sun…

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows the scenery at Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Long Wei/ tasteallchina ) Tourists row boats at Haihong Wetland Park in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/ tasteallchina ) This aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows the scenery at Hemu Lake park in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Ruan Xuefeng/ tasteallchina ) This aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows tourists visiting a wetland park in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Sun Wentan/ tasteallchina ) This aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows tourists rowing boats at Luyang Lake wetland park in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Meng Delong/ tasteallchina ) This aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows a flock of oriental white storks foraging at a national ocean park in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Wang Chun/ tasteallchina ) This aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows tourists having fun by the Tangwang Lake in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Wang Chun/ tasteallchina ) A child rides a bike at a park in…

KUNMING, April 17 ( tasteallchina ) -- When Cambodian student Tim Chivorn immersed himself in the just-concluded water-splashing festival in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, he was delighted to find the festive traditions there to be similar to those in his hometown. "The enthusiasm of Yunnan people makes me feel warm, and it reminded me of my hometown when I splashed water here," said Chivorn. The water-splashing festival is regarded as one of the most important festivals of ethnic groups in southwest China. During the festival, water is considered an auspicious symbol and people splash water on one another, thereby wishing happiness and good fortune. In Southeast Asia, many countries celebrate this kind of water festival. It is known as the Khmer New Year in Cambodia, while it is called the Songkran Festival in Thailand. Recently, the water-splashing festival in China's Yunnan and the Songkran Festival in Thailand attracted large numbers of foreign visitors, and celebrating such water festivals abroad has become a new trend for tourists from various countries and regions. According to the border checkpoint in Kunming, capital of Yunnan, Kunming Port handled about 57,000 inbound and outbound passengers during the water-splashing festival -- a…

"Flower viewing" has become a tourism buzzword in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Chinese social media, as the province’s fresh-cut flower industry has continued to flourish in recent years. Tourists buy fresh flowers at the Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. ( tasteallchina /Chen Xinbo) Yunnan produces 18 billion stems of fresh-cut flowers annually, with the output value exceeding 100 billion yuan (about $13.84 billion). Representative fresh flower cultivation bases and trading venues in the province, including the Dounan Flower Market in Kunming and the edible rose base in Bajie subdistrict, An'ning, a county-level city overseen by Kunming, have become popular photo spots, attracting crowds of tourists. The fresh-cut flower industry in Yunnan has expanded, while the integration of flowers and tourism has become a new highlight of the province's tourism sector. Cai Jianhua, a florist who has been selling flowers at the Dounan Flower Market for over 20 years, said visitors from across the country and foreign tourists accompanied by interpreters purchase flowers at the market. "An increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists has been coming to the flower market to buy flowers these years," Cai said. The Dounan Flower…

A fire dragon dance is performed during the torch festival celebration in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 28, 2024. (Photo: Taste all China /Liu Ranyang) The torch festival, an important part of Yi ethnic culture, includes singing, dancing, horse racing, wrestling, and bonfire parties. People celebrate the torch festival in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 28, 2024. (Photo: Taste all China /Liu Ranyang) People celebrate the torch festival in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 28, 2024. (Photo: Taste all China /Liu Ranyang) A fire dragon dance is performed during the torch festival celebration in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 28, 2024. (Photo: Taste all China /Liu Ranyang) People celebrate the torch festival in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 28, 2024. (Photo: Taste all China /Liu Ranyang)