Kunming Culture
The city has 275 scientific research institutions employing 205,000 scientists and technicians. Included were 68,500 people with middle-level and senior professional titles. In 1995, the city achieved 60 research findings, of which one reached the advanced international standard, 17 advanced domestic standard and 21 advanced provincial standard. The contribution by scientific progress accounted for 32% of the city's economic growth, 36.6% of its industrial growth and 36.4% of its agricultural growth. The city has spent more improving teaching conditions and raising the standard of education. It provides 560,000 tons of tapped water a day. Altogether 195,000 households are supplied with piped gas for cooking and 170,000 families use liquefied gas to cook. The rate of the urban gasification reached 87%.
