Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

November 19th

On the occasion of the 2024 China International Sister Cities Conference

Yunnan Province has 6 world heritage sites and ranks second in the country.

Unite Fujian and Shandong provinces

As well as Khon Kaen City in Thailand and Luang Prabang Province in Laos

Siem Reap Province, Cambodia and many other places

Jointly launch the “World Heritage Tourism Plan”

On November 19, the “World Heritage Tourism Plan” was launched in Kunming. The picture shows the start-up scene. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang

Driven by the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, cooperation between countries in infrastructure construction, trade, and people-to-people exchanges has continued to deepen, and the tourism industry has ushered in unprecedented development opportunities. World heritage tourism is sought after by more and more tourists because of its unique cultural charm and historical value.

The "World Heritage Tourism Plan" launched this time aims to build an international cooperation platform with multi-party participation, bringing together professional forces in cultural tourism, sister cities, media, academia, enterprises and other fields to explore new strategies and methods for world heritage protection. ; Promote the design and service improvement of cross-border tourism routes and support the sustainable development of the tourism industry; formulate communication strategies, increase the communication of world heritage, and promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning.

At the same time, the "World Heritage Tourism Plan" also proposes to jointly organize the "World Heritage Tourism" city cultural tourism carnival, the "World Heritage Tourism" expert experience & salon sharing session, the "City Impression" global photography competition and exhibition and other activities to create a local A unique world heritage tourism brand.

On that day, representatives from China's Fujian, Shandong, Yunnan and Mekong River countries promoted the world heritage sites in their respective hometowns. The "Travel in Yunnan·See Angkor" integrated media channel was launched on Xinhuanet, and the "Travel in Yunnan·See South Asia" integrated media column was launched on Xinhuanet. China News Network丨Yunnan is online. Two high-quality "World Heritage Tour" itineraries, "Starlight Roaming in the Secret Land of Buddha Capital" and "Traveling in Yunnan and Seeing Angkor - China and Cambodia's Natural and Cultural Heritage Tour" were also promoted.

Two "World Heritage Tour" quality tourist routes

Today’s activities are recommended

Two "World Heritage Tour" quality tourist routes

Demonstrating the charm of “World Heritage Tourism”

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01 "Starlight Roaming in the Secret Realm of Buddha Capital" Fantasy Journey between China and the Elderly

The picture shows interaction with red-billed gulls at the Dianchi Lake in Kunming. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang

The first stop is Kunming, the "City of Spring". "The weather here is always like February and March, and the flowers and branches are always spring." Take a stroll in the city to see the flowers and the blue sky, the gulls playing, or appreciate the artistic masterpiece "Yunnan Image" that is full of Yunnan's rich ethnic customs. , enjoy the calmness and romance of life.

The picture shows the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Photo by China News Service reporter Han Shuainan

Then, take the high-speed train to Xishuangbanna, known as the "emerald in the crown of plants". It has the only remaining tropical rainforest on the Tropic of Cancer. In addition to Asian elephants, there are also 10 national first-level protected animals such as slow lorises, gibbons, and clouded leopards, as well as more than 700 other wild animals. The higher plant species within the territory account for 1/7 of the country's total. , there are 52 species of national key protected plants. Enter the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and explore the secrets of nature in the plant kingdom. The huge king lotus, a wide variety of exotic flowers and plants, and more than 200 species of birds hiding in it will make you forget to leave. You can also go to Manyuan Village, a characteristic Dai village with a long history. Manyuan Village has profound cultural heritage and rich intangible heritage. It has been awarded the title of "China's Top Ten Most Beautiful Villages" and is also a provincial natural scenic spot for biodiversity conservation. Demonstration sites and traditional Dai medicine community protection project demonstration villages, beautiful rural construction have enabled Manyuan Village to achieve a gorgeous "turnaround" of rural beauty and farmers' prosperity.

The picture shows tourists taking photos and checking in on the streets of Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo by Zhang Shujiao

Say goodbye to the beautiful Xishuangbanna Prefecture, exit the customs at Mohan Port, and enter the Laos section of this route. The first to arrive is Luang Prabang, a world heritage city of nature and culture. It is a famous ancient capital and Buddhist center in Laos. This city with an area of ​​less than 10 square kilometers is characterized by numerous golden Theravada Buddhist temples and colorful French buildings. Composed of buildings of different traditional styles and cultural styles, they miraculously achieve harmonious symbiosis in this city with a pleasant climate. In the early morning, watch the famous Buddhist almsgiving ceremony and experience the religious culture and traditional customs of Laos. The Luang Prabang Palace Museum has witnessed the rise, fall and peace of this small town. The museum displays many relics of the Lancang Kingdom and national precious cultural relics.

The picture shows the Arc de Triomphe in Laos. Photo by Zhang Shujiao

The last stop is to arrive in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. This is the political, economic and cultural center of Laos. It is located on the left bank of the Mekong River at the southern end of the Vientiane Plain in Zhongliao, facing Thailand across the river. The city extends along the Mekong River in a crescent shape, so it is called the "Moon City". There is the That Luang Temple with its pagoda covered entirely in real gold, the Vientiane Arc de Triomphe that witnesses the friendship between China and Laos, and the beautiful sunset on the Mekong River that spans the two countries, adding a rosy romance to this wonderful journey.

Say goodbye to Vientiane and take the high-speed train back to Kunming, where the trip ends.

 02 “Traveling in Yunnan and seeing Angkor—a journey of natural and cultural heritage in China and Cambodia”

The picture shows the Yunnan Stone Forest. China News Service data map

This tourist route kicks off with the magical evolution of nature. A vast ocean 270 million years ago, after a long period of geological evolution and complex changes in ancient geographical environment, the Yunnan Stone Forest was formed, which is famous for its "majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful, secluded, mysterious and vast". It covers many places on the earth. The karst landform type covers an area of ​​more than 1,100 square kilometers, and the protected area covers an area of ​​350 square kilometers. The richest types are found on the height difference of less than 500 meters: stone teeth, peak clusters, karst hills, karst caves, and karst lakes. , waterfalls, underground rivers, scattered and scattered, it is a typical plateau karst ecosystem and the richest three-dimensional panorama. It is famous for the richest forms and the most complex geological evolution process among similar landforms in the world. It has the "Natural Museum of Plastic Landforms" "", it was rated as a national 5A-level scenic spot in 2007, and was included in the "World Heritage List" as a "Southern China Karst" project.

Depart from Kunming to the southeast and arrive at Chengjiang, Yuxi. The fossils here are the best evidence of the Earth's biological explosion 530 million years ago. The Cambrian biological fossils discovered so far belong to more than 20 categories and more than 300 species. The ancestors of almost all major animal groups on the earth today can be found in Found here, it has been hailed as a "world-class fossil treasure house" by the international scientific community. In 2012, China's Chengjiang Fossil Group became China's 42nd World Heritage and the only fossil world natural heritage in Asia. Enter the Chengjiang Fossil Site World Natural Heritage Museum and trace the origins of life on earth. The representative biological fossils of various geological periods displayed in the museum outline the magnificent evolution of life on earth, as if a magnificent epic of life has unfolded, which is fascinating. I can't help but admire the magic of nature and the preciousness of life. Walking out of the museum, you will find Fuxian Lake, the largest deep-water freshwater lake in China. The clear water is vast and you can experience sailing on the wind and waves while admiring the scenery of the lake and mountains.

Say goodbye to the miracles of nature and explore the miracles of human civilization. It only takes one and a half hours from Kunming Airport to Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia. Here is the largest temple-like building in the world - Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, together with the Great Wall of China, The Taj Mahal in India and the Altar of Thousand Buddhas in Indonesia are known as the four wonders of the ancient East. Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Khmer Empire, Little Angkor, a representative building in the heyday of Angkor art, the Queen's Palace, which is famous for its bright colors and exquisite reliefs and is known as the "Gem of Angkor Art", and The ruins of ancient temples that have been waiting lonely for thousands of years in the primitive deep forest have collapsed. These ruins of human civilization that do not seem to belong to the real world but actually exist show the world the artistic style and culture of the ancient Khmer dynasty in different eras, giving people With indescribable spiritual and spiritual shock, people's understanding of history and life can be baptized and sublimated.