From January to June, Kunming's GDP has reached 376.97 billion yuan (about $56.65 billion), registering an increase of 1.3%.
On Aug 15, the series "Foreigners in Kunming Season II"-- visiting Yanta village was hosted.
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From an aging, worn-out village to one of renewed beauty, Yanta village in Yunnan province has undergone major changes over the last three years.
Asian elephants, the continent's largest land animal, are under top-level protection in China and constitute an important part of Yunnan's rainforest ecosystem. In Yunnan province in Southwest China, nearly every elephant herd has welcomed newborns in recent years.
As Yunnan province in Southwest China is dedicated to building itself into a trading hub facing South and Southeast Asia, its people are looking to profit.
The total volume of imported and exported goods transported via the China-Laos Railway has reached 1.02 million tons since the railway's opening eight months ago, with total worth of about 9.14 billion yuan (about $1.35 billion).
Horticulturalists working on the development of proprietary varieties of the China rose－or Rosa Chinensis in Latin－in Yunnan province have overcome technical bottlenecks with the help of independent research and development, allowing new variations of the native plant to blossom around the country.
Home gardening has blossomed as more people have remained at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
