 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Pashure pa1949, Kunming yakakurumidza kuva guta guru remabhizimisi nokuvakwa kwezvikamu zvikuru zvesimbi nesimbi nemakemikoro, pamwe chete neChongqing, Chengdu neGuiyang kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero. A Minorities Institute yakatangwa muma1950 kuti ikurudzire kunzwisisana uye kuwana dzidzo yeyunivhesiti pakati pevanhu vemarudzi akawanda veYunnan. Guta racho rakasimbisa nzvimbo yaro senzvimbo yokuchengetera zvinhu munguva yeHondo yeVietnam uye kurwisana kwemuganhu kwakatevera. Kusvikira parufu rwaMao Zedong, Kunming yakanga ichiri kufungwa nezvayo munyika yose senzvimbo iri kure yemuganhu uye saka yakashanda senzvimbo kusvika panguva iyoyo kuti hurumende idzinge vanhu vakanga vawira mune zvematongerwe enyika, kunyanya panguva yeCultural Revolution. 