Where is Yunnan on the map of China?

Yunnan is at the southwest end of the map of China.

Yunnan, referred to as "Yun" or "Dian" for short, is located in the southwest border of China, bordering Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province in the east, facing Sichuan Province across the Jinsha River in the north, bordering Xizang Autonomous Region in the northwest corner, Myanmar in the west, Laos and Vietnam in the south and southeast respectively. The total area is 394 1 10,000 square kilometers, accounting for 4. 1% of the national total area.

Yunnan is one of the provinces with the longest border in China, and 25 border counties in 8 states (cities) border Myanmar, Laos and Viet Nam respectively.

topography

Yunnan province has a high terrain in the northwest and a low terrain in the southeast, which gradually decreases from north to south. It belongs to mountainous plateau topography, and the mountainous area accounts for 88.64% of the total area of the province. The terrain is bounded by Yuanjiang Valley and the wide valley in the southern section of Yunling Mountain Range, which is divided into two major terrain areas: east and west.

The eastern and central Yunnan Plateau is a part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which is characterized by gently undulating low mountains and round hills. The mountains and valleys in the west alternate with each other, and the terrain is steep, forming a strange and magnificent mountain glacier landform.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yunnan