作者	吴兆军译者：金绍卿/等
出版社
出版时间	1999-06-01

特色：
本书是旅游导读的小册子，全用英文写成，为游客介绍的是“天气常如二三月，花枝不断四时春”的昆明：讲那里草长鸥飞、桃红柳绿、山青水秀、繁花似锦的物候，谈那里的历史文化、风情景观，说那里特色鲜明的地方特产，介绍那里的酒店餐馆……

本书是介绍昆明的旅游导读小册子，用英文写成。详细介绍了到昆明旅游游客关心的方方面面：生活信息、昆明历史、交通、景点、购物、餐饮等，是你昆明之旅顺利安全的**用书。片断：NATlONALlTYChinaishometoatotalof56differentnationalities.AsthcHan　nationalityarcbyfarthemostnumerous.theother55nationalitiesare　usi.iallvcallcdcthnicminorities.Thepopulationot'theHannationalityaccountsf'or92pereentofthetotalpopulationof'China.TheZhuang.Hui.Manchu.andMongoliannatonalitisesarcthemostpopulousoftheminority　gronps.Yunnanisendowednotonlywithrichnaturalesources,butal.so　withawealtliofhumanresourees.Thetblktraditionsandcustomsofthe　25ethniegroupswhioinliahittlieprovincehavebecomethemostfamousattractionsforhothdomesticandinternationaltourists.Thesetourist　resourcesareunquenotonlywitliintliecounlry.butalsoplayanimportant　roleintheworkd.Asenior(.direetoroftheWorldTourismOrganiy.ationsaidtliatiti.srarcintlieworldtof'indsomanydiffercntnationalitiesliving　inoneprovince.harmoniouslyandpcacelully.Hepointedoutthatthesearerecioustourstresoures.andshould.ibewellprotectedanddcveloped.Asihesenationaliliesliveindiversegeographicalconditionsandhave　differentliistories.cultnralbackgrounds.lit'estyle.sandrcligions.theyhavedevelopedandmaintainedtheirownuniquetolktraditionsandcustom.s.Yunnanprovince.hasthelargestpopulationot'ethnicminoritypeoplcs　inChina.totalingsome13.35millin.'lhereare25minoritygroupsinthe　proviicethateachhasapopulationofover5.000andlivesinarelatively　compactarea.TheyaretheYi.Bai.Hani.Zhuang.Dai.Miao.Lisu,Hui,Lahn.Wa.Naxi.Yao.Tibetan.Jingpo.Bouyei.Pumi.Nu.Achang.De'ang,Jino.Shui.Mongolian.Blang.DrungandManchu.Thepopulationoftheseminoridesmakesupone-tliirdofthetotalpopulationoftheprovince.Moreover.fromtliesedifferentnationalities.variousaspectsofhuman　developmentindifferenthestoritcanbetraced.SoYunnan　provinceisalsoknownas"thelivingspecimenofthedevelopmentof　humansocicty".Inthelonghistoryofevolution.dit't'erentnationalities　haveformedtheirownuniquetraditions.coveringweddings,funerals.food,dress.festivalsandtahoos.thusbecomingafascinatingtouristattraction　forhothdomesticandoverseastravelers.l'welvelocalnationalitieshavenowsettledintheKunmingarea,ineludingHan.Yi.Miao.Bai.Hui.NaxiandHani.Meanwhile,peoplcof　allthe25inoritiesinYiinnanprovincecanalsobctbundinKunming.RF.l.lGlONTlierearefourmajorreligionscurrentlypracticedinKunming.namcly　Biddhism.Taoism.IslamandChiristianily.Alltliescreligionsandthcir　differentbranchesco-cxistpcacefully.EachhasitsownimiqLiereligious　beliefs.Therearealsoanumberofprimitivereligionspracticedamong　somenationalitygronps.IslamwasintroducedinioYunnanaroundl253.Christianitywasfirst　iniroduccdintoYunnanbyanEnglishinissionaryfromShanghaiin1877.fhowingtliat.missionaiesfromAmerica.England.CanadaandAustraliaallpeuredintotheprovinceandheganmissionaryworkinmanyol'the　iethnicminorities'areas.MaiyreligionsarenowbeingpracticcdinChina,andtheChinesc　citi/enshavethefreedominbelievingreligions.