Location: on the southern border of southwest China
Area: 394,000 sq km
Climate: The climate in Yunnan is characterized
by distinctive features which include:(a) marked regional differences
and vertical changes;(b) slight variation in annual temperature changes
in contrast to dramatic temperature changes during the day and night(c)
there is plenty of rainfall, but the distribution is not equal; and
(d) there is a sharp difference between the dry and the wet seasons.
