| Product Description: The Exploration of Yunnan
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Yunnan does, in fact, enjoy better weather than its neighbours. Its position astride the Tropic of Capri-corn, along with its elevation and mountain chains, giveit a temperate climate, free from extremes of heat or cold.Much of the province lies on hill-studded high plateauaveraging 2000 metres altitude. The snow peaks are inthe west and northwest, while two major ranges, the Ailaoand Wuliang Mountains, run northwest to southeast rightthrough the heart of the province, south of these rangesthe landscape is tropical, in cultural and physical termsthe northern rim of Southeast Asia. Yunnan is subject tothe annual monsoons from May through October. Inother seasons days are often sunny, temperatures mild,with winters cold only in the highlands of the northwest and northeast.
PART ONE PROVINCE OF WONDERS
Chapter One Special Place, Special History
1. South of the Clouds
2. Pre-History
3. Dian
4. Nanzhao
5. The Coming of Kubilai Khan
6. Ming and Qing Rule
7. The Muslim Revolt
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