Kunming and its vicinities

When the ancient kingdom of Dian dissolved and conquering Han armies from the north established new political entities in the area Kunming became the site of a new administrative centre. It was known as Yizhou under the Han and during the Nanzhao era it was the most important of the kingdom's cities in the east. After Kubilai Khan swept through Yunnan and annexed it to the Mongol Empire, he selected Kunming, rather than Dali, as the new provincial capital. It has remained the political, economic and cultural capital of Yunnan ever since, as well as its largest city......