The 11th China University Dragon Boat Championships and the 2nd Kunming Dianchi International Dragon Boat Racing kicked off on June 17 on Dianchi Lake in Kunming, Yunnan province.
Sometimes overlooked by travelers as merely a jumping off point to Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-la, or a gateway to the Silk Road, Kunming – capital and largest city of Yunnan province – warrants much more than that.
This land South of the Clouds lives up to the literal translation of its Chinese name – blue skies, big clouds, all in a place filled with color and contrast, especially if you’re starting out from Kunming.
The China-Laos Railway has handled 25,000 cross-border passenger trips since the launch of its passenger services on April 13, according to the Mohan entry-exit border checkpoint.
In the first quarter of 2023, the private economy in Kunming achieved an added value of 79.48 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 4.6 percent, maintaining a positive development trend.
According to data released by Ctrip， hotel and flight bookings for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kunming have seen a significant year-on-year growth of 610 percent.
Mohan town, once a far-flung town in Southwest China’s Yunnan province bordering Laos, is taking on a new profile as a booming international land port.
As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and a symbol of China-Laos friendship, the China-Laos Railway has greatly boosted economic recovery, improved people's livelihoods and promoted people-to-people exchanges along the line since it was launched at the end of 2021.
