Name:Kunming
Chinese Name:昆明
Chinese Pinyin:kun ming
Location:Southwest of China
Province:Yunnan
Area Code:0871
Population:6.2 million
Time Zone:(UTC+8)
Kunming Introduction
Kunming is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province.Known as “City of Eternal Spring," it is home to about 3 million people and is, which itself is situated in central Yunnan and north of the Dianchi Basin.Endowed with a pleasant climate,the city's 15,000 square kilometers of land is adorned with more than 400 kinds of flowers.Memory Tour will lead you as the travel guide around Kunming;you will get a glimpse of Kunming unique culture and beautiful scenery,as well as its ethnic minority.Our Memory Tour provides detailed travel guide information of Kunming attractions,recreation,food,maps,pictures as well as travel tips.
Kunming Brief History
In ancient times it was an important gateway to the celebrated Silk Road which conducted to Tibet,Sichuan, Myanmar and India. From 298 B.C.to 277 B.C. the Zhuang people from Chu State established the Dian Kingdom here in Dianchi Lake area,which brought a more advanced culture from Chu State and the middle of China to the Dian Kingdom and invigorated local politics and the economy.
In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the Nanzhao Kingdom held sway in the Erhai Lake area. Duan from Dali seized power from the Nanzhao aristocracy through a series of social reforms, which boosted the development of local commerce, the handicraft industry and foreign trade.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties,the city was the seat of the superior prefecture of Yunnan. In 1276,Yunnan was created a provincial level administrative district,and Kunming became the official center of politics,economy and culture.At the end of the Qing Dynasty,the government chose Kunming as a commercial port.In 1910, Dianyue Railway was completed,which comprehensively enhanced the role of Kunming.
Yunnan was peacefully liberated in 1949,and after 1949,Kunming developed rapidly into an industrial metropolis with the construction of large iron, steel, and chemical complexes,along with Chongqing,Chengdu and Guiyang in the southwest.
Kunming Today
Today the city is the political, economical and cultural center of Yunnan and the provincial center for transport,science and technology and consequently has become the most popular center for tourism in Southwest China.Kunming has more than one hundred star rated hotels and a variety of a thousand or so guest houses.These provide tourists a wide choice of somewhere to relax after whole day's tour.The International Tourism Mart held here annually makes the city even more famous.
Welcome to Kunming
Regarded as one of China's prettier cities, it features streets lined with willow trees, camellias, azaleas, and magnolias,go cart track, football field, and circuses with dancing bears.Kunming is one of the most attractive cities in China thanks to its benign climate and the folk costumes of ethnic groups. Kunming enjoys a pleasant climate and it does its best to live up to the city's title of "The City of the Eternal Spring".Whenever you are planning to go, Kunming weather is always pleasant.Kunming is famous for many local dishes that are delicious among them are Across the Bridge Rice Noodles and Xuanwei Ham. You can enjoy them both at local restaurants and at the night market. With its convenient transportation links in and out of the city, Kunming welcomes and sends off thousands of tourists every day.
