Editor's Note:

The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is being held in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The world's sights are  focused on the place and many people might wonder: Why Kunming and why Yunnan?

Yunnan is commonly known as the kingdom of wild animals and plants in China. If someone wants to learn about the biodiversity of the country, Yunnan is the best window into China's abundant natural diversity.

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