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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
History of Kun Ming @ 3:00 PM
The development of Kunming’s economy and society is very closely associated with the formation and evolution of Dianchi Lake. About 4,000 to 7,000 years ago farming minorities settled in the Dianchi Lake area and began primitive agricultural activities there. The paddy cultivation, for instance, has taken place in the Dianchi Lake area for thousands of years.
From 298 B.C. to 277 B.C. the Zhuang people from Chu State established the Dian Kingdom here in Dianchi Lake area, which brought a more advanced culture from Chu State and the middle of China to the Dian Kingdom and invigorated local politics and the economy.
In 617 the Tang Dynasty was established. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the Nanzhao Kingdom held sway in the Erhai Lake area. Duan from Dali seized power from the Nanzhao aristocracy through a series of social reforms, which boosted the development of local commerce, the handicraft industry and foreign trade.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the city was the seat of the superior prefecture of Yunnan. In 1276, Yunnan was created a provincial level administrative district, and Kunming became the official center of politics, economy and culture. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the government chose Kunming as a commercial port. In 1910, Dianyue Railway was completed, which comprehensively enhanced the role of Kunming.
Yunnan was peacefully liberated in 1949, and after 1949, Kunming developed rapidly into an industrial metropolis with the construction of large iron, steel, and chemical complexes, along with Chongqing, Chengdu and Guiyang in the southwest. In the 1980s and 1990s, the city center was rebuilt, with Swiss help, in its current modern style to impress visitors attending the 1999 World Horticultural Exposition. Now, the World Horticultural Expo is widely regarded as a public relations success for Kunming, which seemed to exceed almost all expectations. The Expo made the outside world take notice of Kunming
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