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Yunnan, China
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Kunming Prefecture is in Yunnan Province. It borders Sichuan Province to the north, Qujing Prefecture to the east, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the southeast, Yuxi Prefecture to the southwest and Chuxiong Yu Autonomous Prefecture to the west.
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the main city in the prefecture serves as a base from which to explore Yunnan province
well-known for the Jinfang Hot Spring, which feature colored, scented bathing pools
a gigantic lake on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau near Kunming. Its nickname is the "Sparkling Pearl Embedded in a Highland" and it was the model for the Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace in Beijing.
the Stone Forest, a national park full of spectacular stone pillars carved by erosion
Jiaozi Snow Mountain and natural area
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