Buildings torn down inside protected area By LI YINGQING in Kunming and HOU LIQIANG in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-13 09:02 Share CLOSE Photo taken on May 7, 2021, shows buildings that had been illegally constructed in a well-noted protected area along Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province. [Photo/Xinhua] Authorities in Yunnan province have pledged to demolish all buildings that had been illegally constructed in a well-noted protected area along Dianchi Lake in the capital Kunming. They also vowed to comb through areas surrounding the largest freshwater lake in the province to rule out any other problems that pose environmental risks to the water body.