The Relations between Yunnan and Guangxi of the Ming Dynasty and Southeast Asian Countries

The Ming Dynasty enjoyed important development in China's foreign relations. With the wax and wane of the Dynasty, China's relations with its neighboring countries had undergone radical changes concerning political subjugation and territory control. Still, Yunnan and Guangxi, situated in the southwest frontier of China and bordering on Myanma, Laos,the Kingdom of 800 Wives,and Annan(Vietnam in history) and, had kept constant cultural and economic exchanges with these countries and functioned as stations bridging China with Southeast Asia in the Ming Dynasty.