Kunming

Also known as the ‘city of spring’ Kunming China is a wonderful tourist destination in China. Kunming got this sobriquet because it remains covered throughout the year with the abundance of trees and plants.

Kunming is located in central Yunnan and north of the Dianchi Basin. It is surrounded on three sides by mountains, with one side opening onto the Dianchi Lake. Kunming city is not only the provincial center of Yunnan but also the fastest growing tourism destination.

Living up to its title ‘City of Spring,’ weather in Kunming is pleasant. The city is endowed with a land with more than 400 kinds of flowers. Tourists planning to visit the city will find weather in Kunming pleasing and comfortable temperatures.

Kunming is also well known for its beautiful and strange, breathtaking and unique natural landscape. Among its remarkable sites, Yunnan Stone Forest, which is about 120 kilometers from Kunming city, is quite popular among tourists. This attraction has magnificent stone masterpieces, various strange and steep intricate formations, and countless labyrinthine vistas make Stone Forest worthy of the fame as the 'First Wonder of the World'.

Kunming, once served as an important gateway to the celebrated Silk Road which passed through Tibet, Sichuan, Myanmar and India. The city's highland scenery is fascinating, and then its karts landform is bewitching. Among the major scenic spots of Kunming are the Dianchi Lake, the Cuihu Lake, the Village of Ethnic Culture, the Jindian (Golden Temple) Park, the Western Mountain Forest Reserve, the Stone Forest, the Jiuxiang Scenic Belt, the Yuantong Mountain, the Grand View Pavilion, and the Qiongzhu Temple.