_____Qiao Jia is located at the north east part of Yunan. Mountain areas account for 99% of the whole provence.
The altitude difference is huge - the highest is 4041 meters and the lowest is 517 meters.
_____Agriculture is the place major activity. Its main production are corn, rice, smoke leaves, cane sugar and silk.
In 2000, Qiao Jia's income was Rmb 38 million,
but the government expenditure was Rmb 137 million. The average annual
salary for each person is Rmb 657, and there are still around 80,000 people
living without sufficient food.