China’s Yunnan: magical mushrooms and stick insects on a food tour in the southwest

From deep gorges, to raging rivers and year-round snow-covered mountains, the remote, landlocked province of Yunnan has some of China’s most varied landscapes.

It’s home to more than 20,000 plant and animal species – more than half of the country’s total – even though it covers just 4 per cent of China’s land mass.