ChuXiong Yi Nationality Autonomous Prefecture

Chuxiong is located in center of Yunnan plateau, its land size is 29,258 square kilometers, of which a significant part of the region with a elevation of over 1000-1900 meters above sea level. The total population is 2.45 million, including the Yi population of more than 600,000, which takes up 24.6%. Chuxiong is only 160 kilometers northwest from Kunming. Due to the geographical and historical reasons, Chuxiong always been regarded as the birthplace of the Chinese people

Chuxiongs Attractions:

Chuxiong is regarded as the homeland of dinosaurs and Yuanmou Apeman, Yuanmou Earth Forests, Lion peony; camellia in the deep mountain of Zixi Mountains and the Ten - Month Solar Calendar of Yis are the symbols of Chuxiong and Yi culture.