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1、Kunming1.昆明别称：Nickname(s): City of Eternal Spring, Tuodong City, Yachi Fu, Yunnanfu2.昆明简介：Knmng is the capital and largest city of Yunnan (云南) Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou (云南府, Ynnnf) until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications
2、and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government. It is also home to several universities, museums, galleries and other important economic, cultural, and educational institutions. The headquarters of many of Yunnans large businesses are in Kunming as well. It was important
3、 during World War II as a Chinese military center, American air base, and transport terminals for the Burma Road. Located in the middle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Kunming is located at an altitude of 1,950 m above sea level and at a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer. It covers an area
4、of 21,473 square kilometres (8,291 sq mi) and its urban area covers 2,081 km2 (803 sq mi). Kunming has population of 6,432,212 including 3,055,000 in the urban area and is located at the northern edge of the large Lake Dian, surrounded by temples and lake-and-limestone hill landscapes.Its economic i
5、mportance derives from its geographical position. It is positioned near the border with Southeastern Asian countries, serving as a transportation hub in Southwest China, linking by rail to Vietnam and by road to Burma and Laos. This positioning also makes it an important trade center in this region
6、of the nation. It also houses some manufacturing, chiefly copper, though some other chemicals, machinery, textiles, paper and cement take key. Though having a nearly 2,400 year history, its modern prosperity dates only from 1910, when the railroad from Hanoi was built. The city has continued to deve
7、lop rapidly under Chinas modernization efforts. Kunmings streets have widened while office buildings and housing projects develop at a fast pace. Kunming has been designated a special tourism center and as such sports a proliferation of high-rises and luxury hotels.3.昆明发展：Because of the Wars, like W
8、orld War II, until 1952, Kunming was a walled city. The city government in 1952 ordered hundreds of young people to tear down the wall and use its bricks to make a new road running north-south. To show its appreciation for the young people that demolished the east wall, the city government named the
9、 new street after them. Their existence still echoes today in place names like Xiao Ximen (小西门, Lesser west gate) and Beimen Jie (北门街, North gate Street). There are also less obvious connections to the wall, such as Qingnian Lu (青年路, Youth Road), which was once Kunmings east wall.Infrastructure impr
10、ovements have been underway to improve links between Kunming and Southeast Asia in time for the 2010 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, which would have a population of approximately 1.8 billion. The FTA is expected to make Kunming a trade and financial center for Southeast Asia. In addition to physical i
11、mprovements to enhance Kunmings trade with Southeast Asia, the central and provincial governments have made financial preparations to assist the citys emergence. At the end of 2004, the central government approved Kunming to be one of the 18 mainland cities in which foreign banks could conduct busin
12、ess in renminbi（人民币）.4.昆明天气：Located at an elevation of 1,950 meters on the Yungui Plateau with low latitude and high elevation, Kunming has one of the mildest climates in China, characterised by short, cool dry winters with mild days and crisp nights, and long, warm and humid summers, but much coole
13、r than the lowlands. The weather never gets very hot in summer; the temperature has exceeded 30 C (86 F) only on a handful of occasions. However, freak snowfalls occur in occasional winters. Controlled by a subtropical highland climate, average highs are around 15 C (59 F) in winter and 24 C (75 F)
14、in summer. With its perpetual spring-like weather which provides the ideal climate for plants and flowers, Kunming is known as the City of Eternal Spring. The city is covered with blossoms and lush vegetation all-year round. 10 The period from May to October is the rainy season and the rest of the y
15、ear is dry. The city has a mean annual rainfall of 1,010 millimetres (40 in), with an annual sunshine period of 2,250 hours and an annual frost-free period of 230 days. Extreme temperatures in the city have ranged from 7.8 C (18 F) to 32.2 C (90 F).5.昆明城区介绍：The prefecture-level city of Kunming has j
16、urisdiction over 14 subdivisions; five districts（such as Panlong District, Wuhua District, Xishan District）, one county-level city(Anning City), five counties(such as Chenggong County, Jinning County), and three autonomous counties(like Shilin Yi Autonomous County).Kunming is bounded by Qujing City to the east, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the southeast and Yuxi City to the southwest, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the west and Zhao
