Kaiyuan, Yunnan

Kaiyuan 开远市
County-level city
A street in central Kaiyuan A street in central Kaiyuan
Kaiyuan Location within Yunnan, China
Coordinates:
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Honghe
Area
• Total	1,946.51 km2 (751.55 sq mi)
Population
• Total	299,000
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Postal code	661600
Area code(s)	0873
Website	http://www.ynkaiyuan.gov.cn/

Kaiyuan (开远; pinyin: Kāiyuǎn) is a county-level city within the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan province, China.

Demography

It has a population of 299,000, of whom 156,000 belong to ethnic minorities, including Yi, Zhuan, Miao, and Hui.

Geography

The maximum sea level of Kaiyuan is 2,775.6 meters and the minimum is 950 meters. The annual average temperature is 19.9 degrees Celsius.

Culture

Kaiyuan is thought highly of in the field of traditional martial arts, and held the first Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Festival in 2006.

Economy

Kaiyuan is a long-established industrial city, which has been paying much attention to its environment problems. Its aim is "to construct an affluent city with an ecological industrial base". Kaiyuan is also home to the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

With the approval of central government, Yunnan has established an experimental zone for private small businesses at Kaiyuan. [1]

External links

• Kaiyuan City Official Website