Yunnan [Province] - Yunnan

Japanese: 雲南[省] - うんなん

A province in southwestern China. Its capital is Kunming. The eastern part is a plateau, while the western part is bordered by high peaks such as Meili Snow Mountain (6,740m) and Yulong Snow Mountain (5,596m), and large rivers such as the Jinsha River (upstream of the Yangtze River), Lancang River (Mekong River), and Nujiang River (Salween River) flow through them forming deep gorges. The southern part has a mild climate, and Xishuangbanna is considered a treasure trove of plants. Agricultural products include rice, wheat, corn, tobacco leaves, tea, and matsutake mushrooms. Mineral resources such as tin and copper are also abundant, and the Dali area in the west has long been known as a specialty production area of marble. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, industries such as steel, machinery, and electricity also developed rapidly. Transportation is provided by three railway lines, Kunming-centered, the Kungui (Kunming-Guizhou), Chengdu-Kunming, and the Kunhe (Kunming-Hekou) line, which connects to Hanoi in Vietnam, as well as the Tibetan-Tibetan Highway to Tibet and the Burmese Highway to Myanmar. This province has the largest number of ethnic minorities in China, with over 20 ethnic minorities, including the Yi, Bai, Dai, Naxi, and Lisu, making up more than 30% of the population. Trade with Southeast Asia and other areas and tourism development have become more active under the reform and opening-up policy in recent years. 394,000 ^km2 . 45.76 million people (2014).
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Japanese:

中国西南部の省。簡称は【てん】。省都は昆明。東部は高原状となっているが，西部は梅里雪山（6740m），玉竜雪山（5596m）などの高峰がきびすを接し，その間を金沙江（長江の上流），瀾滄江（メコン川），怒江（サルウィン川）などの大河が深い峡谷を形作って流れている。南部は気候が温和で，シーサンパンナ（西双版納）は植物の宝庫とされる。農産物は米，小麦，トウモロコシ，葉タバコ，茶などの他，松茸も産する。スズ，銅などの鉱物資源も豊富で，西部の大理一帯は古くから大理石の特産地として知られている。中華人民共和国成立後は鉄鋼，機械，電力などの工業も急速に発展した。交通は昆明を中心に昆貴（昆明〜貴州），成昆（成都〜昆明）およびベトナムのハノイにつながる昆河（昆明〜河口）の三鉄路とチベットに向かう【てん】蔵公路，ミャンマーに向かう【てん】緬公路がある。中国で少数民族が最も多い省で，イ（彝）族，ペー族，タイ，ナシ族，リス族など20余の少数民族が人口の30％以上を占める。近年の改革・開放政策のもとで東南アジアなどとの通商や観光開発が活発になっている。39万4000km²。4576万人（2014）。
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