Yunnan Pro. is home to 25 ethnic minorities, and is endowed with a remarkable traditional folk culture. Andthe capital city Kunming,  celebrated as "City of Eternal Spring", is well known for its diverse cultures, breath-taking natural scenery and pleasant climate. Kunming city is located at South China, on the northern shore of Dian Chi Lake. It is a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of South China and leading transportation hub (air, road, rail), with rail connections to Vietnam.

Kunming is well-known for its comfortable weather condition all year round., and it has neither severe winter nor extremely hot summer. Weather and climate here is really mild with blooming flowers and lush vegetation all the time. It is China's largest producer of copper. Coal is mined, and the city has an iron and steel complex. Other manufactures include phosphorus, chemicals, machinery, textiles, paper, and cement.

Kunming has long been noted for its scenic beauty, too. It consists of an old walled city, a modern commercial suburb, and a residential and university section. Although it was often the seat of kings in ancient times, Kunming's modern prosperity dates only from 1910, when the railroad from Hanoi was built. In World War II, Kunming was important as the Chinese terminus of the Burma Road. The city has an astronomical observatory, and its institutions of higher learning. On the outskirts is a famed bronze temple, dating from the Ming dynasty. Kunming was formerly called Yunnanfu.