A comprehensive guide to Yunnan in the Odyssey series, this excllent guide covers history, culture and attractions, featuring full-color maps and color photography. With well chosen literary excerpts from Bruce Chatwin, F. Kingdon Ward and others. Wedged between Tibet and the exotic lands of Southeast Asia, Yunnan Province is one of the least known and most beguiling regions of China. A mountainous wonderland, it is home to 24 diverse, colorful ethnic cultures. With a name meaning 'South of the Clouds', Yunnan boasts sparkling blue skies, red earth, and green forests. The picturesque capital of Yunnan, Kunming - 'the City of Eternal Spring'-lies near a serene, mile-high lake. Other natural marvels, such as the haunting Stone Forest and lush tropical Xizhuangbanna, make Yunnan a microcosm of China at its very best.  (CHN44, $29.95)