KunMing

Kunming, China

The capital city of Yunnan province is located in the center of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter, Kunming deserves its reputation as the “City of Spring”.

The Yunnan province is a melting pot of China's 26 ethnic minority groups, and Yunan Ethnic Village offers a “one-stop shop” experience of their intriguing and tantalizing customs and traditions.

Getting around

• Dianchi Lake

  The 40-kilometer-long, 8- kilometer-wide, crescent-shaped Lake is Yunnan's largest alpine lake and China's sixth largest freshwater lake. The “Pearl of Plateau” draws hordes of holidaymakers. Surrounding attractions are added incentives.

• Paifang: Jinma, Biji

  A paifang is an traditional Chinese arched gate usually lavishly adorned. In fact, it's not a gate or partition but something loaded with cultural symbolism. Jinma and Biji, Kunming's two Paifang which have stood there for over 4 centuries, are the city's famed cultural attraction.

• Stone Forest

  Nature's bounty is apparent in the region. Clustered slim rocks stand like sentinels and frame the sky in eye-pleasing patterns. This tourist-centric karst region with its grotesque rock formations is truly worth your while.

  
  
  
• Kunming World Horticulture Expo Garden

  The 218-hectaure site of the 1999 World Horticultural Expo brings together the distinctive gardening and horticultural creations from around China and other 95 countries.