Sharing mountains and kindred cultures, Yunnan links closely with South and Southeast Asia. Through friendship-city ties and the shared charm of heritage, Yunnan contributes to deepening China’s engagement with the rest of the world. We invite the world to experience “Yunnan: A Many-Splendored Life”—let Oriental charm shine on the international stage, and help Yunnan’s stories go viral!
- Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Carved into mountainsides over a thousand years, these terraces form a self-sustaining ecological system of forests, villages, fields, and waterways. A masterpiece of ingenuity, they were inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2013.
- Ancient City of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka Home to the legendary “Lion Rock,” this 5th-century wonder towers above the jungle. Its sky-palace ruins, delicate apsara frescoes, and monumental lion-paw entrance have earned it the title “Eighth Wonder of the World” and a place on the World Heritage List.

Established in December 2008, The Diplomatic Insight is Pakistan’s premier diplomacy and foreign affairs magazine, available in both digital and print formats.



