Yunnan hopes to invest 43 billion yuan ($7.23 billion) in expressway construction, said the Yunnan Provincial Department of Transportation.
The Naxi Bangbang Trade Fair is held on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar every year.
During Spring Festival, a large number of tourists visited Yunnan for its unique climate and beautiful scenery. Lijiang welcomed the increase in tourism.
China faces critical and intense farmland protection situation, which has witnessed a tug-war between urbanization and agricultural use.
The 2013 Lijiang Government Work Report seeks to increase annual tourists to 30 million by 2017.
During the Chinese New Year holiday, from Feb 9 to 15, Lijiang Airport guaranteed 548 flights, had passenger throughput of 65,040 and saw cargo throughput reach 42.39 tons.
The latest fad foods in China are drawn both from time-tested products grown locally and others that come from abroad, Pauline D. Loh reports.
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Protection Bureau of World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Old Town.
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