Kunming Travel Guide
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Kunming, a bustling prefecture-level city in the heart of Yunnan Province, is the province's capital. Kunming, whose name derives from the sound byte associated with the name of an ethnic group that lived in the area in ancient times, is nicknamed the "City of Eternal Spring" due to its mild, stable, year-round weather conditions. Kunming's previous name was simply Yunnanfu, or "Capital of Yunnan". As the capital city, Kunming is the political, cultural, and economic hub of the province, as well as the province's "communications" hub (i.e., "communication" defined in the broadest sense, to also include transportation). Not surprisingly, Kunming is the seat of many large corporations that operate in the region, and is as well, the seat of the provincial government. As the cultural hub of Yunnan Province,... [ View Details ]
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more attractions Recommended Kunming Attractions
Jiuxiang 
The Jiuxiang Scenic Spot occupies an area of about 20 square kilometers. There are five attractions in the area: the Diehong Bridge, the Dasha Dam, the Sanjiao Cave, the Alu Long and the Mingyue Lake.... [ View Details ]
Kunming City Museum
A local comprehensive museum with an area of 5,000 sq meters, Kunming Museum has five regular exhibition halls and a temporary exhibition hall. The exhibitions in the five regular halls are as foll... [ View Details ]
Yuantong Temple
With a history of more than 1,200 years, Yuantong Temple is one of the oldest and grandest Buddhist temples in Kunming. A king of Nanzhao Kingdom (641-902) built the temple during the late eighth ... [ View Details ]
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"Not much to do, except for shopping"
cbonnal said at 2011-3-27 9:23:00
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Kunming is the average ugly chinese town, except for its shopping mall center. Not the worst city I've ever been in China, but not much to do either. The mosques are so kitschy I wondered if anyone was really praying in there...
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"Distance from Ruili to Kunming"
MD ABDUL HAMID said at 2010-12-16 8:56:00
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i like to know how can i go to kunming from Ruili and how much distance from Ruili to kunming. Thanks
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"Every restaurant, vendor, shop, anything that had food....it was ALL delicious!!!"
mandarinxue said at 2010-11-24 3:20:00
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Stayed at the KinOne Hotel on Dongfeng Road 2 blocks south of central plaza. Ok, to me....the hotel was GREAT!!!!! But I am not rich, nor do I like 5star hotels. I prefer 1 to 4 star hotels because they try harder and they employ regular people who REALLY try to make your stay enjoyable. The KinOne hotel has an EXCELLENT breakfast everyday! Free breakfast, that is, with a selection of more than 15 different items, including fresh fruit, hot cereal, eggs, and more. It also has a rooftop garden area, with a stream and waterfall, ...that no one seemed to no about. I mean, I stayed at this hotel for 3 weeks, and every morning after breakfast I would go to the rooftop garden and kick back looking at the views of the city, drinking my coffee (yes the cooks made coffee special for me every day) and gearing up for another excellent day in Yunnan!!!
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"The city itself is quite dull"
Thomas said at 2008-7-2 20:45:00
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"It's a nice warm city!"
jill_King said at 2008-2-27 1:51:00
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I like Kunming, I've been there in 1997, the weather is quite good all year round!
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There are 4 questions about Kunming:
carl asked at 2008-3-17 7:04:00
Is Jiuxiang Village located in Kunming? How can I get there? (2522 views, 2 answers.)Answer this question
pettis asked at 2008-3-14 3:26:00
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