Village in the summer. Photo in 2011,May.               Grooms and horses. Photo in 2004.   Since the second century BC to present today, Yunnanyi is a military and transportation center in southwest China, Connecting Chengdu, Kunming, Tibet and Myanmar, India.   Over 2100 years, Three important roads in history which are: Wu Chi Road (Chongqing - Kunming - Yunnanyi); Ling Guan Road (Chengdu - Yunnanyi); Boonen Road (Yunnanyi - Dali - Myanmar). Tea trade was very famous.   During WWII, Burma Road and the Stilwell Road (China - India) opened to traffic, Automobile replacing animal transport. Today, horses and mules only used villages nearby . Ming Dynasty (1368-1683) official post road. Limestone built. Photo in 2007.             109 BC, Emperor Liu Che in Han Dynasty, set up Yunnan county. 225 AD, the famous prime minister, Zhuge Liang set up Yunnan state. 1274 AD, in Yuan Dynasty, Mongolia emperor Kublai Khan, set up Yunnan Province in Kunming. Since then, this place is still named Yunnan. Today, people called the village little Yunnan,   In Chinese, Central government-owned country inn was called yi. This country inn was named Yunnan form Yuan Dynasty, so this village is called yunnanyi. After  the Ming and Qing dynasties, total 700 years.    In the early 20th century, modern transportation and telecommunications to replace horses, The country inn abandoned. Site for community primary school until now. Market in Morning. Photo in 2008.  Airport yunnanyi built during WWII. Aircraft bunker. Photo in 2008.

Museum of  Yunan horse transport Memorial of CBI WWII transport .  Opening hours:  9-17,  daily （All holidays open） Tickets:  ￥40 per person Horse inn. The late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Now is The Museum of Yunnan horse transport.  Photo in 2004. Country inn historical sites.. The early Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Photo in 2004.           Memoral of CBI WWII transport. Photo in 2004. Burma Road Monument. 16 stone and concrete rollers for builted the Burma Road and airport runway, WWII. Photo in 2005.  P-40 Fighter. Film model. Photo in 2006. Caravan through the village gate. Photo in 2006. Today, 4000 people are living in the old village. Most of them are descendants of immigrants in early Ming Dynasty. Ancestors were employees of the country inn.