Abstract: Under the influence of central government’s administration and Chinese culture, a large number of “eight beautiful views” mainly characterized by ecological formed and intensely rich “eight-landscape culture” in Yunnan Province during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The development and flourishing of the eight-landscape culture as well as the related accounts of the eight beautiful views, not only reflected the ecological and environmental condition of Yunnan in the Qing dynasty, but also has great significance for historical research of the entire environment of the region.