Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, with a history of more than 2,400 years, is the center of politics, economy, culture, science and technology, transportation in Yunnan Province, but also China's famous historical and cultural cities and excellent tourist cities.
Kunming is located in the central part of Yunnan Province, with a total area of 21,600 square kilometers, governing five districts of Panlong, Wuhua, Guandu, Xishan and Dongchuan, and the city of Anning, as well as eight counties of Chenggong, Jining, Fumin, Yiliang, Gao Ming, Shilin, Luquan and Xundian.
The topography of the Kunming area is high in the north and low in the south, with the vast majority of the area between 1,500 and 2,800 meters above sea level. The highest point of Luquan County Sedan chair mountain peak elevation of 4247 meters, the lowest point of Dongchuan District Xiaojiang into the Jinsha River Xiaohekou elevation of only 695 meters, the city center elevation of 1891 meters. The city is located in the northern part of the Dianchi Basin, surrounded by mountains on three sides, southwest of the Dianchi Pond, lakes and mountains, natural interest, with a good spatial environment.
Kunming's territory is characterized by long mountain ranges and beautiful lakes. There are two major mountain ranges, the two mountain ranges are mainly north-south, the remaining veins into the city, become "East Sudden Shenjun" of the Golden Horse Mountain, "West Soar Lingyi" of the Bijie Mountain, "North go winding" of the Snake Mountain. Snake Mountain. The lakes are Dianchi and Yangzonghai, and the rivers are Panlongjiang, Mantis River and Pudu River. Dianchi, located in the southwest of Kunming City, is the largest plateau lake in Yunnan Province and the sixth largest freshwater lake in China. Dianchi has beautiful scenery along the lake, many attractions, and is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau".
Kunming is a low-latitude plateau mountain monsoon climate, because it is located in the western part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, low latitude, high altitude, the northern part of the Wumeng Mountains and other mountains as a natural barrier, blocking the south of the cold air, the whole region is more from the influence of the Indian Ocean southwest of the warm and humid air flow, coupled with the plateau lake Dianchi, Yangzonghai regulation of temperature and humidity, the formation of the "summer is not very hot, no cold in winter! "Four seasons like spring pleasant climate. The average annual temperature is 14.5 ℃, the average temperature of the hottest month 19.7 ℃, the average temperature of the coldest month 7.5 ℃, the average annual sunshine hours for more than 2,400 hours. The average annual precipitation is about l035 millimeters. Due to the appropriate temperature and humidity, long sunshine, short frost period, good visibility, flowers all year round, grass and trees in all seasons, so the "Spring City" known as the world.
Kunming is rich in natural resources. Mineral resources are mainly phosphorus, salt, iron, titanium, coal, quartz sand, bauxite, silica, etc., of which phosphorus, salt, iron ore is the most abundant. Phosphorus ore reserves rank first among the seven major phosphorus mines in China, with a total reserve of 4.6 billion tons, high grade, most of which can be mined in the open air. Salt ore reserves rank 2nd in the country's inland salt mines, with a total reserve of about 13.8 billion tons. Bauxite, quartz sand and titanium ore reserves are relatively rich, Kunming is more potential for the development of minerals. There are more than 50 hot springs exposed in the city, among which there are 3 high-heat hot springs above 60 degrees.
Kunming City, planting flowers Qi natural conditions, a wide variety of flowers, the four seasons, enjoying the "flowers constantly spring" reputation, is China's famous "flower capital". There are more than 400 kinds of flowers, more than 180 kinds of common. Among them, camellias, azaleas, magnolias, orchids, spring and lilies are known as Kunming's six famous flowers. Especially famous for camellias, since ancient times, there has been "Yunnan Camellia A world" reputation. Camellia has been designated as the city flower of Kunming.
Transportation in Kunming
Yunnan is mountainous, and transportation has always been difficult for Kunming. But with the development and progress of the city, transportation is no longer an insurmountable peak.
External Transportation
Air
Kunming Wujiaba Airport is located in the south of Kunming city center, only 5 kilometers away from the city center, and is by far the closest airport to the city center among the large and medium-sized cities in China. The airport has opened 48 routes, domestic and international as well as many routes to Hong Kong and Macau, especially to big cities like Shanghai and Beijing where there are several flights a day, and there are also direct flights to Dali, Lijiang, Zhongdian, Xishuangbanna, Zhaotong, Mangshi, Simao, Baoshan in the province, so if you don't want to waste a lot of time on the road, taking a plane is a good choice.
Railway
There are four train stations in downtown Kunming: Kunming North Railway Station, Kunming Railway Station, Kunming East Railway Station and Kunming West Railway Station. It leads to all parts of the country and crosses the border to Hanoi. Provincial railroad has opened Kunming to Shilin, Yuxi, Dali and other routes. To the outside of the province there are railroads from Guiyang - Kunming, Chengdu - Kunming, Nanning - Kunming, and to foreign countries.
But Yunnan's terrain is more complicated, and taking the train will take a little longer. If you want to take the opportunity to enjoy the scenery along the way, it will also add a little fun to the journey.
Highway
Kunming's highway transportation is very convenient, there are highways leading to the province, outside the province, as well as Vietnam, Myanmar region and the country, Kunming's bus station is also particularly many. There are seven long-distance passenger stations in Kunming City***, namely Kunming Bus Terminal, East Railway Station Passenger Center, Shuanglong Passenger Center, Panjiawan Passenger Center, Kunming Bus Suburban Passenger Center, North Railway Station Passenger Center, and the Provincial Tourist Automobile Company's Tourist Special Line Station.
Kunming Bus Terminal mainly sends inter-provincial buses to all parts of the province and to Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi;
East Railway Station Passenger Transportation Center mainly sends buses to Northeast Yunnan;
West Railway Station Bus Terminal mainly sends passenger buses to West Yunnan;
Shuanglong Passenger Transportation Center mainly sends long-distance buses to Qujing and Dongchuan;
Panjiawan Passenger Transportation Center is mainly for long-distance buses to Xiong and western Yunnan;
There are several buses to Dali every day from Kunming West and South Stations as well as Railway Station Square.
Internal Transportation
Bus
The public **** buses in Kunming city can be said to be well-connected, with 50 routes covering almost all places in the city. All the main streets, scenic spots and suburbs are accessible, most of the buses are unmanned, and the fare is 1 yuan, and the double-decker bus **** car is also 1 yuan. General bus morning bus at 6:00-6:30, the last bus at 22:00-22:30.
Taxi
Kunming cab in the city starting price of 5 yuan, the suburbs of certain counties start 3 yuan. General Santana, Jetta, Red Flag, etc. in the model, 3 kilometers starting price of 8 yuan, an additional 1.2 yuan per kilometer (after 10 p.m. starting price of 9.6 yuan, 2.7 yuan / kilometer). Charade, etc., 7 yuan for up to 3 kilometers, followed by 1.6 yuan/kilometer (9.6 yuan for a start after 10 p.m., 2.4 yuan/kilometer).
Renting a car
For sightseeing around the city, you can choose to rent a car. An ordinary Charade costs 300 yuan/day, 180 yuan/half-day, with a deposit of 10,000 yuan and no mileage limit; renting a Santana costs 350 yuan/day, with a mileage limit of 200 kilometers. Vehicle insurance premiums are included in the rental fee, tolls, fuel costs, more than mileage per kilometer plus 1 yuan, there are cheaper Yueda Kia 200 yuan / day, Changhe 120 yuan / day;
In addition, if you rent a driver for 50 yuan / day (food, accommodation is not included), we recommend that it is best to rent even with the driver, so that you can pay less of a deposit (with a driver deposit of 500-1000 yuan), the driver can also serve as a tour guide, the driver can also be used as a guide. The driver can also double as a tour guide, less detours in the tour.
Bicycles
There are many places to rent bicycles in Kunming. Usually 2 yuan/hour, 10 yuan/day. The deposit is 200 RMB for an old bike and 400 RMB for a new one. The city of Kunming is not that big, so traveling around the city by bicycle is affordable, convenient and environmentally friendly.
History of Kunming
The economic and social development of the Kunming area has a long history. It has a close relationship with the formation and evolution of Dianchi. According to archaeological evidence, at least 30,000 years ago, the ancient "Kunming people" that is, in the Dianchi area to flourish, in this area to live in the primitive life of hair and blood, living in a cave in the wild. Twelve thousand years ago, the residents around Dianchi have begun to plant rice, into the primitive agricultural period. About 4,000 to 7,000 years ago, the Dianchi area has been settled agricultural people, engaged in "slash-and-burn" of the primitive agriculture and fishing, hunting, collecting, raising livestock and poultry and other business activities, and has been able to spinning, weaving. 2,800 years ago, around the Dianchi has entered the Bronze Age. The pre-Qin period, Dianchi area clans and tribes, mainly Chaosu, belong to the 氐羌族语系. Some of them crossed the Jinsha River from Yue (present-day Yuexi, Sichuan) and entered the Dianchi area, integrating with the local Dai Boy language clans, such as "Pu" and "Bong" tribes. The Shang Dynasty followed the Xia system, and the Zhou Dynasty merged with Liang in Yong. During the Warring States period in the third century B.C. (298-277 B.C.), the Chu general Zhuang Jie led his troops into the Dianchi area and allied with the local Thao tribes to establish the Thao-dominated "State of Yunnan," calling himself the "King of Dian".
In 221 BC, the Qin Dynasty unified China, and at that time, the ethnic minorities on the southwestern border were known as the "Southwest Barbarians". Qin created an authoritarian centralized system, implemented the county system throughout the country, and began to develop the southwest region. In Yelang, Dian, Qiongdu some places set up counties, sending officials to govern. In 109 BC (Western Han Yuanfeng two years), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with a large army in Yunnan, has conquered the northeast of the Dianchi Lake, Law invasion, the Mo Mo and other tribes, the king of Yunnan was forced to surrender. The Han Dynasty set up Yizhou County with the Dianchi area as the center, and the county seat and the Dian king's residence were near the present-day Jincheng. The Tang Dynasty was established in 617 A.D. and set up ninety-two states in Yunnan. The Dianchi region was the main part of the ninety-two prefectures. In 618 A.D. (the first year of Emperor Gaozu Wude of the Tang Dynasty), the Tang Dynasty appointed Cuan Hongda, a grandson of the Cuan Clan, as the assassin of Kunzhou to govern the counties, with the seat of government still located in Yining City. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the power of the Meng Clan rose in the Erhai region and established the Nanzhao State. In 746-747 A.D., Meng's Pirogue marched into Anning and attacked and destroyed the Cuan Clan. The opening of Tuodong City laid the foundation for the urban development of ancient Kunming. In 937 A.D., the Dali Duan Clan seized the Nanzhao regime, established the Dali State, unified Yunnan, and set up the Shanshan Expansion Prefecture on the basis of Tuodong City. The capital followed Tuodong City. In 1253 A.D. (Yuan Xianzong three years), the Yuan army captured Yunnan. 1276 (Yuan Shizu to Yuan thirteen years), Sai Dianchu after the main Dian, set Kunming County, for the middle of the Qing Road, (Kunming named that began here), and the administrative center from Dali to Kunming. In 1381 A.D. (Hongwu fourteen years) after the Ming Dynasty into Yunnan, change the Yuan Dynasty "road" level administrative division for the government, imitation of the mainland system, set up Yunnan Chengxuan Buzhengji and Commanding General's Department. Yunnan provincial government, government and Kunming County in the city of Kunming. Hongwu fifteen years, the construction of the city of Kunming, made of brick, around 9 miles, nearly 3 feet high, there are six gates, outside the city has a moat, the river can work boats. The Qing Dynasty built along the Ming system, Kunming is still the Yunnan Province and Kunming County seat, the city scale did not exceed the scope of the Ming Dynasty.
To the late Qing Dynasty, since the Duck War, especially in 1885 (Guangxu eleven years) after the Sino-French War, France, Britain and other imperialist forces rapidly invaded Yunnan. 1905 (Guangxu thirty years), the Qing Dynasty Kunming as a commercial port. 1884 (Guangxu ten years) the creation of the Yunnan Machine Bureau, the beginning of modern industry in Kunming. 1911, the people of Kunming after the Wuchang Uprising, held the Chung Kiu Uprising, to overthrow the government.
In 1911, after the Wuchang Uprising, the people of Kunming held the Chongjiu Uprising, which overthrew the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty, and in 1915, they raised the flag of protecting the country and formed the Protector of the Nation Army to fight against the Yuan Dynasty.
On December 9, 1949, Yunnan was peacefully liberated, and in March 1950, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) entered Kunming and set up the "Military Management Committee". The city was taken over according to the original eight districts, establishing cities and districts.
Kunming Festivals
Each ethnic minority group living in Kunming has its own festival, and its unique ethnic customs form another part of the city's landscape. Here is a list of a few famous ethnic festivals:
>> Yi Torch Festival
Every year on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month, the Yi people hold a festival in Shilin County. In addition, the many Yi people in the territory of Wenshan Prefecture, although they live in different places, the annual torch festival, which is the most rich in their own ethnic characteristics, is sure to be held.
According to the Yi solar calendar, the 24th day of the sixth month of the calendar is the day when the sun is most positive in its orbit, and the sun shines so brightly that one cannot see one's own shadow at midday, so the day is regarded as a day of celebration.
During the festival, villages and hamlets kill chickens and slaughter sheep, and prepare delicacies, on this day, men, women and children dressed in costumes, gathered to the designated site, bullfighting, wrestling and other activities held during the day, at night it is lit torches, people gather in groups in the square, will be piled up in many torches into a tower of fire, sitting around a bonfire, singing and dancing, a joyous occasion.
>> Yi Family God Hunting Festival
Every year, from the first to the third day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the Yi Family God Hunting Festival is held in the Jiuxiang area, and during the festival, the Yi people also organize a variety of folk activities, such as jumping on the big three-stringed instrument, Yueqin Dance, the King's Whip, and the singing of love songs, bullfighting and other competition activities.
There is also a folk legend about the Jiuxiang Yi Hunting God Festival. It is said that in the remote flood era, Fuxi and Nuwa were guided by the God of Heaven to avoid this disaster, and became husband and wife, and hunted for a living, and the flesh and bones they gave birth to were flesh and blood, and so they cut the flesh into 9 pieces, which turned into 9 sons, and cut the blood into 10 pieces, which turned into 10 daughters. And so it was that mankind multiplied to this day.
>> Golden Temple Fair
Every year on the ninth day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar in the Golden Temple Park held the Golden Temple Temple Fair, when the bazaar has a variety of specialties and flavors of food, the gardens, accompanied by large-scale cultural and artistic activities of the masses.
>> March 3
Every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is the Kunming people's spring tour, flower viewing, trekking festival. It is particularly lively at the Xishan Scenic Spot, Guanyin Mountain, the Golden Temple and the Zoo.
>> Sani Honey Branch Festival
It is an annual festival in February or October of the lunar calendar in Shilin and Mile counties to invite the god of honey branch, called "Honey Branch Festival". A group ritual that reflects the legacy of matrilineal clans. It is considered to be the only "men's festival" in our country.
>> Water Splashing Festival
Generally, the Water Splashing Festival is held in mid-April of the lunar calendar and June of the Dai calendar. The first day of the Water Festival is called "Waduosangli", which means New Year's Eve, and the last day is called "Waba Wamma", which means "the day of the arrival of the king of the day", and New Year's Day. The last day of the festival is called "Wabu Wamma", meaning "the day of the arrival of the king of days", which is New Year's Day. On the day of the festival, fresh flowers and green leaves are picked and offered to the Buddhist temples, and a series of Buddhist temple activities, such as listening to sutras, are carried out. After that, the mass water-splashing activity begins. Young men and women splash water on each other for fun, and on everyone.
>>Moon Jumping
The Moon Jumping of the Buyi is actually a wedding custom of the Buyi. Every year from February 13th to 15th, the Buyi have a grand "shopping" activities. In the evening, bustling crowds flocked to the venue. The field of a respected old man along the field around three times, and will be a flag in the center of the field; then, three strong man riding a horse along the old man walked along the traces of also around the field for three weeks, but the strong man around the circle than the old man is much larger. The circle drawn by the strong man for the "song and dance enclosure", people can enter with the fun, while the old man's small circle centered on the flag for men and women to talk about love, belonging to the "no one is allowed to enter" area, in this area unmarried men and women sing, dance, under the moon each other to measure, carefully taste, until they find their favorite. The first is the "Crown", which is a small circle centered on the flag, which is a "free-for-all" area.
Shopping at Kunming Mall
Kunming has everything a modern city needs. The city is full of commercial buildings, shopping centers, specialty stores and hypermarkets.
Shopping in Kunming is very convenient and easy. The distance between the various shopping malls in the city is relatively close, and the commercial areas are more centralized, with Youth Road, Dongfeng Road, and Zhengyi Road all being good shopping areas. Kunming's Shangyi Street Flower Market is very famous, where flowers can be weighed and sold; the Bird and Flower Market on Jingxing Street not only sells flowers and birds, but also a large number of ethnic minority crafts.
Kunming is famous for its handicrafts, such as Kunming tooth carvings and Jianchuan wood carvings. The local specialty products are mainly dried goods of various wild mushrooms, ethnic batik, tie-dye and so on. It is also the origin of China's famous cigarettes--Yun Tobacco and Hongtashan.
Local Specialties
>> Batik and Tie-Dye
Both are traditional printing and dyeing methods popular among several ethnic groups in Yunnan, both of which are similar in principle, with slight differences in process. Wall hangings and other handicrafts made with batik and tie-dye processes are extremely rich in ethnic characteristics and have always been y favored by domestic and foreign tourists. Tourists who want to buy them
can go to arts and crafts stores and major shopping malls, in addition to a number of stores specializing in such goods on Cui-Hunan Road.
Batik is a folk hand-dyed craft popular in Yunnan province's ethnic minority areas, Kunming batik fabrics incorporate the culture of Yunnan's ethnic minorities, with unique and novel patterns, simple and generous, and the price of a piece of batik cloth is about 15 yuan.
>> wood carving crafts
With the more precious wood carving made of a variety of animals, portraits of other crafts, rustic and chic, but also by the tourists favorite things. Interested, you can buy a little according to their own hobbies to bring back, as interior decorations, their characteristics should be very sufficient, more concentrated wood carving crafts sales point is the flower and bird market, the second is the CuiHunNan Road, many crafts store.
>> tin ware
Tin refined into a variety of handicrafts is also very good, especially tin wine, tea, and tin paintings, etc., the appearance of fine, bright as a mirror, set practical and decorative as a whole. In the city's major shopping malls and arts and crafts stores are sold.
>> Yunnan Baiyao
The miraculous Yunnan Baiyao is a well-known injury medicine at home and abroad, the guests may wish to bring a little back to Yunnan. It is available at all pharmacies in the city.
>> Spotted Copper
It is mixed with copper and other metals through the treatment of the emergence of the "spot of copper", made of spotted copper hollow products West Park Hun seize, very rich in features. Spotted copper handicrafts is one of Kunming's famous specialty commodities, including deformation treatment of cattle and tigers, peacocks, tigers and elephants are more representative of its work. They are available in big shopping centers and arts and crafts stores.
>> Yunnan Go
Commonly known as Yunzi, for the Ming and Qing tributes, has been hundreds of years of history, is recognized at home and abroad Go boutique, characterized by white slightly with emerald green, black in fact for the dark green, toughness is good, do not feel comfortable, the well-known products are "Yunzi" and "Yongchang". The well-known products are "Yunzi" and "Yongchang" two brands. To buy yunnan go can go to the major shopping malls and arts and crafts store.
>> Lunan pick flower
Lunan pick flower is a gathering of Lunan Yi Autonomous County Sani traditional crafts, a long history. Pick flower is a kind of embroidery, to pick flower decorative satchel, clothing, head scarf, etc. is the Dali Bai and Lunan Sani people's clothing characteristics, it has the folk products of the exaggerated color beauty. The main products of the Lunan pick flower are backpacks, tablecloths, curtains and clothes. There are various picking techniques, including single-sided picking and double-sided picking, plain color picking and new color silk thread picking. Some products have picking, embroidery, and mending, and the finished products are either delicate or sloppy, which fully expresses the ingenuity and artistic creativity of the Yi people.
>> > tube Pa
means hanging bag, usually called the ethnic bag. Yunnan's Dai, Yi, Hani, Jingpo, Wa, Lisu and other ethnic groups all have the habit and hobby of producing and using the tube of Pa. Among them, the Dai have the longest history and the most exquisite production.
Tubular handkerchiefs are a kind of Dai brocade, developed from the initial hemp and cotton weaving to the present silk, hand and cotton blending, which are exquisite in production and beautiful in style, and have a strong sense of life and national characteristics. Tuba is not only a necessity of daily life, but also an exquisite arts and crafts, for the Dai young men and women, or a token of mutual expression of love and affection.
Tubular Pa is not only loved by the border ethnic groups, but also aroused the strong interest of tourists at home and abroad, and has become a sought-after tourist souvenir.
>> cloud cigarettes
Yunnan roasted tobacco, also known as cloud cigarettes or cloud leaves. Known for its excellent quality, oily and full-bodied tobacco, delicate tissue, golden color, good luster, strong elasticity, moderate nicotine content, high sugar content, good combustibility, fragrant, mellow smoke. Yunnan produces roasted cigarettes, in addition to ensuring the production of cigarettes in the province and foreign exports, but also supply 84 cigarette factories in 22 provinces, cities and districts across the country, as the production of Grade A cigarettes as an ingredient. Among them, Yunyin, Hongtashan, Ashima, Shilin, Gonghexin, Hongshancha, Hongmei, Dahongjiu and Honghe are the most popular among consumers.
>> Heavy Color Painting
Yunnan Heavy Color Painting is a school of painting that rose in Yunnan. Painter painting, first with a pencil or brush on gaoliang paper outline, and then color with gouache, heavy color painting draws on the advantages of Chinese painting and Western painting, heavy rhyme, mechanism, bright colors, eye-catching, very rich decorative effect. Heavy color painting can be bought in galleries, hotels, where the level of uneven, the buyer should be carefully checked. Interested buyers can search for their own masters of heavy color painting, direct door-to-door purchase.
>> spring flowers
Whenever the winter is dying, the new spring, the spring flowers with the most colorful and enthusiastic attitude, blooming thousands of purple and red flowers, showing a brilliant brocade, the first to report to the arrival of spring. Therefore, people regard the primrose as the messenger of spring.
Spring flowers, also known as the annual flower or cherry grass, belongs to the primrose family, primrose genus, native to the southwest of China, of which Yunnan has the most species. China **** there are 230 species of primrose, Yunnan has 158 species. Most of them are wild species, from the mountains to the dam, from the hills to the deep valleys, everywhere there is a trace of primrose. The famous saying "Where there is no fragrant grass at the end of the world" is aptly used to refer to primroses in Yunnan. Around the Spring Festival, primroses and delicate camellias, gorgeous azaleas, crystal magnolias, frosty and snowy plum blossoms, with the drawing of a colorful scroll, ushering in the spring of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
>> Camellia
Yunnan camellia, large colorful flowers, some of the plant bloom 10,000, such as fire, a red haze. Camellia was discovered more than 1300 years ago. Cultivation began in the Sui, Tang, Song gradually more and more, after the Yuan Dynasty with the increasing.
>> Daijia Bamboo Weaving
Bamboo weaving is a craft that the Daijia people specialize in. If you have the opportunity to the Dai countryside as a guest, a step on the chic bamboo building, as if into a world of bamboo weaving: walls made of bamboo, carpet is a bamboo mat, indoor furnishings furniture, large closet, small lunch boxes, small stools, as well as cool hats, rain hats, carry a small basket, none of them are made of bamboo.
Bamboo handicrafts of many kinds, simple, beautiful and practical, is a good crafts. Inside the Zhu, outside the lacquer gold, and embossed with peacock feathers and inlaid with colorful glaze patterns, looks magnificent, is a Buddhist temple rituals.
>> Dai brocade
is the Dai folk brocade, Dai women will weave, Dai brocade with exquisite weaving, chic pattern, colorful, rich in rich ethnic atmosphere and famous. Dai brocade colors and fabrics of different prices also vary, in various parts of the stalls can be seen, such as an ordinary Dai skirt, the stallholder price of 100 yuan, can be returned to about 60 yuan.
>> Jianshui purple pottery
Jianshui traditional folk crafts, began in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty. With Jianshui suburban five-color clay production molding, after painting, carving, filling scraping, burning, polishing and other processes, pottery color deep purple, pattern snow white, knocking sound like a rock. Among them, the deep black embedded white, especially the best.
Jianshui purple pottery varieties, cooking utensils, tea sets, flower pots and desk display decorative items. Most of the shape is simple and elegant, unique, used as a steamer, can steam chicken, pigeon and other meat food, delicious and unusual.
>> Jianchuan wood carving
Long history, skillful, "the hometown of wood carving" reputation. Jiansheon wood carving for indoor hall furnishings of tables, chairs, stools, coffee tables, high-grade furniture, "double phoenix sunrise", "flying dragon cloud", "peacock screen" and other supporting furniture up to 24 pieces. Pieces, especially in the marble inlaid in the middle of it looks more beautiful and generous. In recent years, Jianchuan wood carving factory has developed and produced a number of small tourist crafts.
It is made of relatively precious wood carving a variety of handicrafts, simple and chic, favored by tourists. Comparison of concentrated wood carving handicrafts sales point is the flower and bird market, the second is the CuiHunNan road of the many handicrafts store.
>> Kunming tooth carving
Long history, exquisite craftsmanship, three-dimensional tooth carving and plane tooth carving points, it is worth mentioning that the carving of the group like a vivid image of the image, carving fine, sophisticated design, is a rare craft collection of treasures. Small tooth carving about dozens of dollars, larger hundreds of dollars or so.
>>Copper walking silver
Yunnan unique arts and crafts. Products to copper for the tire, in the tire carving a variety of floral patterns, to gold or silver cold embedded in the middle, that is, showing black and yellow or black and white decorative effect, the color pattern is extremely elegant. If the copper go silver and spot copper and tin crafts combined, the decorative effect appears more bright and colorful.
>> Magnolia
Magnolia flower buds bloomed before, like the tip of the brush, it is also known as the wooden pen or Xinyi, can be used as medicine, there are dispersal of wind and cold, the effect of the nose. Magnolia petals are fat and brittle, washed, dragged from the batter made of flour, sugar and water, and then fried, it will become a tender and delicious, distinctive flavor of the magnolia cake.
>> Yunnan edible fungi
Yunnan is located in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, mountains, forests and lush, mild climate, abundant rainfall, summer and autumn seasons, when the sunny and rainy, for the growth and reproduction of edible fungi provide extremely favorable natural conditions. Yunnan mushroom varieties, different flavors, in Yunnan cuisine is a valuable "mountain treasures". One of the most economically valuable is the chicken fir, as well as matsutake mushrooms, bamboo fungus, in addition to porcini mushrooms, morel mushrooms, green mushrooms, dry mushrooms, monkey mushrooms and so on.
>> Yunnan fruit
Yunnan natural geographic conditions, high mountains and long water, abundant rainfall, fertile soil, both tropical, subtropical, temperate, cold climate. A variety of seasonal fruits, many varieties, four seasons, Kunming street year-round supply. Famous fruits are: Jinggu Ivory fruit, Xinping, Yuanyang, Yuanjiang, Lujiang pineapple production, Honghe, Yuxi, Simao, Dehong production of sesame bananas, Tianbao bananas, short-footed bananas, pineapple nectar in the Valley District, Chenggong's Baozhu Pear, Zhaotong's green apples, yellow peaches of the suburbs of Kunming, Kunming, Luliang production of peach and plum, Huize, pomegranate of Mengzui, the Valley region of the sour horn, and so on.
>> Jewelry and Jade
Because of history and geography, Yunnan has formed a jewelry and jade distribution center with Kunming as the heart, and Tengchong, Ruili, Yingjiang, and Mangshi as the backbone. Corundum gemstones include: ruby, sapphire; beryls include: emerald, aquamarine, diamond, garnet (amethyst), tourmaline, amethyst, topaz, opal, peridot, turquoise, malachite, dorado, cui jade, agate, pearl and so on. Among them, jadeite is the most famous. Jadeite is a kind of hard jade, mainly produced in Burma. Red is Fei and green is Cui. Jade is mostly Cui, and once Fei appears, it is a treasure among treasures, "a little bit of red in the midst of all the greenery". There are four shades of green in gem-quality jade: emerald, grass green, apple green and emerald green. Good emerald is characterized by: firstly, brilliant color and luster; secondly, hard texture and rarity.
Kunming Recreation
Yunnan folk dance, a long history, a variety of forms, a wide variety. 20 ethnic groups, each ethnic group has its own unique dance. Even for the same ethnic group, the dances are not the same everywhere because of the dispersed residence.
For example, the Yi dance can be divided into seven categories, namely, the A-Xi Moon Dance, the Smoke Box Dance, the Luozuo Dance, the Beat Song, the Flower Encouragement Dance, the Silk String Dance, and the Copper Encouragement Dance; the famous Dai Peacock Dance and Elephant Feet and Drums Dance, which are characterized by different genres due to the re-invention of the performers; the "Wooden Brain Song" of the Jingpo people; the White Pheasant Dance of the Hani people; the Fan Dance and the Twisting Drum Dance; the White Pheasant Dance of the Hani people, The Jingpo's "Wooden Brain Song"; the Hani's White Pheasant Dance, Fan Dance, and Twisting Drum Dance; the Bai's "Around the Mountain Forest", the King's Whip, and the Double Flying Swallow; the Lahu's Lusheng Dance; the Naxi's Dongba Dance of "Oo Je Je Jeh Jeh;" the Tibetan's Zhongdian Wok Chong, and Deqin Strings; the Yao's Copper Bell Dance; the Miao's Reed Sheng Jumping; and the Nu's Production Dance; Pipa Dance of the Lisu; Big Drum Dance of the Brown; Bamboo Pipe Dance of the Jinuo; "Deng'e Luo" of the Achang; Water Drum Dance of the De'ang; Cattle Dance of the Dulong; Pot Zhuang Dance of the Pumi; "Zinagazhou" of the Mongols; and the creation of the Hui Opera "Hui Long". The "Hualong" opera was created by the Hui people.
Of course, apart from the unique dances of the ethnic minorities, entertainment in Kunming is not too different from that of other modern cities. Entertainment venues, such as: bars, KTV, Internet cafes and so on are all available. Kunming's Kundu is one of the country's largest entertainment areas, all kinds of interpretation of the bar a variety of different, to sit dance bar, slow rock bar, heavenly music village as a representative of the night is very lively; Jinma Bijie Square entertainment venues around the area of the young people of Kunming leisure to go, singing and dancing, indulge in youth; Cuihu around the lake there are many characteristics of the bar consumption is higher, but the level of the higher level, but also more distinctive.
During the day in the wild duck lake can open go-karting, horseback riding, racing and chasing, exciting; Annin Tangchi can soak in the open-air hot springs, to eliminate fatigue, very cozy.
The following are some of the entertainment centers:
Name
Address
Telephone
Yunnan Provincial Gymnasium
Dongfeng Donglu, Kunming
0871-3164037
Kunming Sports Training Base
Haiyi, Kunming
0871- 4311591
The city's largest sports training center is located in the city of Kunming. 4311591
Wuhua District Youth Sports Training Base
2 kilometers from Dianchi, Kunming City
0871-4311591
Guandu District Stadium
Shuangguan, Kunming City
0871-7167458
Yunnan Province, Yunnan Province, Sports Work Brigade Swimming Hall
0871-3199110
Panlong District Swimming Pool
Taoyuan Street, Kunming
0871-3134585
Wuhua District Swimming Pool
Yunnan Dianchi Road, Kunming
0871-4123161
Wuhua Sports Center, Kunming
0871-4123161
Wuhan District Swimming Pool
Wuhua District Swimming Pool
0871-4123161
Kunming Sakura Bowling Center
5/F, No.25 Dongfeng East Road, Kunming
0871-3196417
Palace Bowling Room, BaoShan Hotel
No.52, BaoShan St., Kunming
0871-3102832
Kunming Globe Bowling
Yunming Dianchi Rd.
0871-4177888
Total Bowling
Youth Road, Kunming
0871-3125400
Bully Bowling
Extension of Baita Road, Kunming City
0871-3332071
Defense and Fitness Yard, Kunming City
Taoyuan Street, Kunming City
Kunming City Taoyuan Street
0871-3177973
Yulongchi Fitness Center
Extension of Baita Road, Kunming
0871-3367906
Northwest Science Fitness Center
Dianchi Road, Kunming
0871-4619061
Xinying Fitness Play Center Center
Xinying Road, Xinying District, Kunming
0871-3368389
Yuanmei Slimming Center
Beijing Road, Kunming
0871-3514833
LiYuan Roller Skating Rink
Small ShiBa, Kunming
0871-7166958 <
Dianchi Golf
Lao Haiji Highway, Kunming
0871-4311189
Xinying Tennis Court
Xinying District, Kunming (opposite to the Guanfang Hotel)
0871-3386422
The National Defense Recreation Center Snooker City
News Road, Kunming
0871-4125038
Kunming Pool City
Xichang Road, Kunming
0871-5356770
Hauser Pool Club
Heping Hauchun, Kunming
0871-3191239
Gentleman Pool City, Kunming
Kunming Wuhua Gymnasium, 2nd floor
0871-4177236
Yunnan Ailin Sherpa Club
West Garden, Baima District, Kunming
0871-5370029
Sherpa Club, Yintian Hotel
17th floor, Yintian Hotel, Kunming
0871- 3625568
Yunnan Chiyu Sherbin Body Club
No. 328 Renmin West Road, Kunming
0871-8322998