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Cocktails at Suma Bar (left) and mushrooms on sale at Zhuanxin Farmers' Market (right).

Cocktails at Suma Bar (left) and mushrooms on sale at Zhuanxin Farmers' Market (right).

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KUNMING – “Are you in Yunnan? It’s my favourite province in China!”, a friend exclaimed when he learnt where I was.

It was the start of my trip, but I could already understand his enthusiasm. The south-western province is renowned for many things that draw visitors to China: breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage and my favourite pu’er tea, to name a few.

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