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Pro
nice and cheap accomodation, cheap food and drinks
Con
Litterring, random spitting, and smelly public toilets
In a nutshell
Good starting point to explore China on your own!
srd130 Says: I visited the World Horti-Expo Garden in August 2003 and was very impressed. The Garden was created for an international expo in 1999. The garden is quite amazing in its contents and selection, and is kept in immaculate condition. It shows the dedication of the Communist...
apuleuis Says: I thought this was a cool place. It shows the different minority groups in Yunnan. There is a little 'village' for each group with some buildings and pavilions. There are also people in costume. There is a sign also giving information on the group. I thought the Mongol group...
apuleuis Says: This temple looked really pretty in the posts here with the lake around it. When I went though, there was no water! I don't know if that's permanent or seasonal or what. Now it just looks like all the other temples. The Thai one in the back is unique though. Worth a visit if...
apuleuis Says: We had to make a stop at the Stone Forest. This isn't really what I expected. There is a road in a circle with paved paths in the middle. We arrived around noon, so there weren't a lot of other tourists then, we really enjoyed it. It was much less enjoyable when it got...
picek Says: You can have a day visit to Xi Shan from Kunming. The local bus leaves you at the foot of the mountain and you may walk towards the lime rocks area and pass three Buddhist temples on the way there. The temple's gardens are nice and probably the most interesting thing to see...
So it’s always spring time here in Kunming!
RAZMAN58 Says: Ever think of holidaying in China where the climate is always spring? Then, Kunming should be the answer. It’s a place where spring is all year round thus popularly dubbed as "The City of Eternal Spring". It’s the pleasant climate and the colorful blooms that are in...
3 Reviews and 70 Opinions We were there in August 2007. Were on a budget trip but decided to splurge on our accomodation in...
3 Reviews and 107 Opinions My husband and I stayed here for four nights in December 2005. We loved it! Undoubtedly the best...
Slice of Heaven Cafe, Bakery and Wine Bar: It's a slice of heaven for travelers
bduff98 Says: This cafe is a welcome hide-out spot on a pretty tree lined street for when you're needing a break from of China. The coffee is good and the cakes are made on the premises. There seemed to be a good selection of reasonably priced imported wines, some available by the...
The Brothers Jiang: Yunnan Must : Rice Noodles Over the Bridge
hooiluangoh Says: The noodle has a story behind. A man was hiding away in the forest to concentrate on his studies, in preparation for the emperor's examination. The wife took care to deliver his meals everyday from her kitchen in town, only to see the piping hot dishes turn cold when she...
Aoma Meili Pub: American Barman, great cocktails
JimInChina Says: Right by the Camellia Hotel, this was the only place I found in Kunming with a Western barman. The place seems almost like a bar, but not completely... There were no cocktails worth mentioning on the menu, but they could make anything I asked for (I am not a drinker of...
Willettsworld Says: This bar was very close to where I was staying on the southern side of Green Lake Park and so I popped in one evening to see what it was all about. The place was packed and a live band were playing some kind of Chinese attempt at Rock 'N' Roll. Anyway, I didn't stay very...
Avieira67 Says: A good way to reach Kunming is by airplane. From big cities, you have several flights daily and, if you book well in advance, you can buy a ticket for a very good price. I travelled from Shenzhen to Kunming with 40% off the normal fare.
Willettsworld Says: The bus for Dali leaves from the bus station near the train station. Despite the sign saying that it went to Dali (which I checked the Chinese characters in my Lonely Planet against) and not Dali City, the bus only went to Dali City and I had to get another bus the short...
Instrument shop: Traditional Chinese drums and western instruments
Willettsworld Says: This amazing instrument shop is located on Renmin Xilu near the Muslim quarter. Inside, it sells a host of different instruments such as acoustic guitars and other western instruments but the main items it seems to specialise in are traditional Chinese drums which were...
Shopping Area: Western style shopping
Willettsworld Says: The main shopping area lies right in the centre of Kunming and is pedestrianised. As well as fashion shops and the like, there are also several good looking restaurants plus the ubiquitous McDonald's and KFC. The area makes for quite a pleasant walk past fountain areas where...
Sharrie Says: This girl is amazing! She spent 6 years of her life learning how to draw & she'll draw anything for the tourists for only RMB2 (US$0.25) for each proverb. And on top of it all, she'll recite wonderful phrases & wishings while she was drawing. I thought that was such a...
pratimadivgi Says: Yes, it is incredibly touristy. But walk away from the tourists, don't take a guide and find your own path. You would be surprised how big the forest is and a mere 500 metres from the tourist spots, there is nobody. No noise, no tourists, just you and the forest. Meander...
pratimadivgi Says: We went to this Moslem restaurant, where the owner tried to shoo us away because he didn't have an English menu! But we stayed on the steps till they accepted us in. And our preseverance paid off. Very nice food.. unless you know a smatter of mandarin you may have to order...
Evening / Night walk at the Green lake (2nd entran
pratimadivgi Says: Take a walk around 8-9 pm in the evening inside the Green lake (2nd entrance) premises. You will find a whole host of Chinese musicians and dancers formed in little groups singing and dancing away. There was a solo woman just singing and dancing by herself. Very friendly...
picek Says: Siberian gulls spend harsh winters of their homeland in Kunming. We saw them every day at Cuihu park untill March or begining of April when they were about to fly back to Siberia.Cuihu is admission free park in city centre near Yunnan University and it's one of the popular...
RAZMAN58 Says: Ever think of going on a holiday in China where the climate is always spring? Then, Kunming should be the answer. It’s a place where spring is all year round thus popularly dubbed as The City of Eternal Spring. It’s the pleasant climate and the colorful blooms that are in...
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Kunming - the Spring City in the Southwest
Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Province, which is located in the south west of China. The province borders Myanmar, Vietnam, and Loas, and four other Chinese provinces : Tibet, Sichuan, Guichou and,...
Arriving Kunming by train, finally, from Hong Kong on 04Sep2003, the day after Typhoon signal no. 9 hosted in Hong Kong. Unexpectedly, Kunming is another fast developing city in China, not as much......
Kunming, know as the spring city, but also know for i's spring winds. Only funny thing is these winds don't feel "spring" more like freeze cold winter wind. But I still lik Kunming
Sharrie's Kunming Eternal Spring
After last month's trip (Nov. 2001) to Guilin & Yangshuo, I must say it's tough to have another climax. Kunming was a city I longed to visit after checking out my colleague's Chris' photos from his......
Kunming is the capital of Yunnan province, tucked right down in the far south-west of the country. Its clement weather and floral wealth have earned it the nickname "City of Eternal Spring" and indeed...
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