Yunnan has an unique array of fascinating ecotourism resources, including mountains and glaciers snow-capped all year round, lakes and hot springs, alpine landscapes, primeval temperate woodland, and tropical rain forests where elephants and monkeys roam . Forests, totaling nearly 10 million hectares, or eight percent of the nation's total, cover 24.9 percent of the land of Yunnan , which is China 's haven for plants and animals.

The number of species in Yunnan accounts for nearly or above 50% of the total species found in China , including bryoflora and birds accounting for the high proportion of the total species, individually are 68.2% and 66.8%. The mammalia, the pteridophyta, the angiosperm and fresh water fishes ranks the next place, following with gymnosperm, reptile and amphibian.

In Yunnan , there are 164 kinds of wild animals identified as key-protected ones of the national level, accounting for 63.8% of the total number of its kind in China . Among them, there are 44 kinds of 1st-class- protected animals and 119 kinds of 2nd-class-protected animals. The animals found in Yunnan are the Panda, the Red Panda, Monkeys, Wild Cats. Many species of Lady birds and Butterflies are also found here.