The kingdoms of Dali and Nanzhao were centered in this region, and its Lake Dian was used as the model for an artificial lake in Beijing's Summer Palace.
The kingdoms of Dali and Nanzhao were centered in this region, and its Lake Dian was used as the model for an artificial lake in Beijing's Summer Palace. This region is home to the "Fortunate Victory Prayer Wheel", a structure in bas-relief that represents its nation's 56 ethnic groups, and pilgrims travel to this region to take the two week-long kora around its Mount Kawagebo, which features the Ganden Suntseling Monastery. The aforementioned features are located near this region's town of Zhongdian, whose name has recently been changed to Shangri-La in an attempt to attract tourists to nearby Pudacuo National Park as well as the ► Three Parallel Rivers region. With capital at Kunming, for 10 points, name this Chinese province, the source of the Mekong and Yangtze rivers, which borders Sichuan and Tibet as well as Burma, Laos and Vietnam. 
The kingdoms of Dali and Nanzhao were centered in this region, and its Lake Dian was used as the model for an artificial lake in Beijing's Summer Palace.
Yunnan Province