Animal performances at zoos are in the spotlight after the fate of a little elephant sparked a grassroots movement. Yang Jinghao reports on the future of animal welfare in China.

Starting on July 13, the CITM news releases will focus on the 16 prefectures and cities around Yunnan, presenting their natural beauty, folk customs and growth in cultural tourism.

Dubbed as the “home to dinosaurs”, Chuxiong prefecture has unearthed the most dinosaur fossils in the world. Now, Chuxiong has rolled out a number of fine tourist routes.

When millions of graduates left university campuses and became busy finding a job, 23-year-old Yu Yanqia of Lisu ethnic group, graduating from Kunming Medical University, had already made her decision.

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture is known as "a polis of literature" and “an ancient capital at the crossroad of Asian cultures". With sound ecology and mild climate, it has been a destination for tourists worldwide.

Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan, is entitled as a "UN livable eco-city" and a "top 10 Chinese tourist cities to avoid summer heat". Digitalization and AI have been emphasized in Kunming's tourism development.

With unique ecology, geology, climate and resources, Yunnan has been a major tourism province in China and a key destination for tourists from south and southeast Asian countries.

When Cao Guozheng told Wang Bingneng that orphans and children with disabilities were fostered in his village for a monthly remuneration of only 316 yuan (around 47 U.S. dollars), Wang could not believe his ears and thought Cao was playing a trick.

July 6 saw Zhang Hui walking hand in hand with his girlfriend at the Longkan old wharf of the Erhai lakeside ecological corridor, west Yunnan’s Dali Bai autonomous prefecture.

Yang Fan's cafe in Pu'er city, southwest China's Yunnan Province, offers guests a vivid window into ancient China.

Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, shows a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022.

The scene of gray langurs standing sentry in rotation was photographed by workers at a gibbon-monitoring station in the Wuliang-Ailao nature reserve. Why not play the video for a closer look?

It was a difficult decision for Pai Nanxiang to send her two sons to a rehab center decades ago, but she has never regretted it because they have overcome their drug addictions and now live happy lives.

Big versicolor lotuses, a rare flowering species in red and white, are blooming and swaying these day in Puzhehei, a 5A scenic area in east Yunnan’s Wenshan prefecture.

Aerial photo taken on July 2, 2022 shows visitors taking a sightseeing mini train to enjoy lotus flowers at Longde Lake in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Check out footage of River Terns, a rare bird species, feeding their nestling at a wetland park in Yunnan, China.

As China's vast rural areas experience rapid development, many young people who used to seek employment in cities are returning home to explore other opportunities.

The first Shangri-La Matsutake Forum was held at Shangri-La Airport in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture on June 30.

According to statistics, 3,939 businesses have registered in Dounan flower market , including 2,541 self-employed businesses and 1,398 bigger ones. 196 are registered with a capital of over 5 million yuan.

The staff at Ailao Mountain Nature Reserve recently discovered a dozen of Indian pipes, also known as ghost plant in Zhenyuan county, SW Yunann’s Pu’er city.