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Image:Kunming-canal-20030824.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A canal in the city centre. (2003-08-24) Kunming is situated atop a plateau in Yunnan Province. It enjoys a protected location with mountains surrounding the city on three sides, and a lake to the south. Early townships in the southern edge of Dianchi (outside the comtemporary city parameter) could be dated backed to 279 BC. These were long lost cities. In 765 AD, Tuodong (拓东) city was founded. It was renamed Kunming under the Mongol ruler (1276). Marco Polo is thought to have traveled to this area in the 13th century and wrote about his fascination. In the 14th century, Kunming was taken over by the Ming Dynasty|Ming. The Ming had built a defensive wall|wall surrounding the city that is the present Kunming. In the 19th century, Kunming suffered at the hands of rebel leader Du Wenxiu, the Sultan of Kingdom of Dali|Dali, who attacked and besieged the city several times between 1858 and 1868. Decades later Kunming began to be influenced by the West. The GDP per capita in ranked no. Chinese cities. Public
Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.
Yunnan Category:Cities in China de:Kunming ja:昆明 zh:昆明 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Kunming".
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