A1: Yunnan Museum of Nationalities, Dianchi Lake, Mile Temple, Jinmafang Station, City Museum, Xinying Intersection, Bailong Temple, World Expo Park.
A2: North Railway Station, Yuantong Mountain, Kunming Zoo, Golden Eagle Shopping Center Station, China World Trade Center, Civil Aviation Airport.
City Transportation
The most important means of transportation in downtown Kunming are buses and cabs. A one-dollar bus will get you through the city, which is much more convenient than many big cities. During peak traffic hours, it is more cost-effective to take a bus than a cab.
13 Classic Tourist Attractions in Kunming
NO.1 Sedan Chair Snow Mountain
Sedan Chair Snow Mountain is the main peak of Gongwang Mountain in the she-vein of Wumeng Mountain, with an elevation of 4,247 meters, which is the highest peak in Kunming area, and it is named Sedan Chair Snow Mountain due to the fact that the main peak resembles a number of people lifting a sedan chair. Sedan chair snow mountain's five best: sea of clouds, Buddha's light, sunrise, ice and snow world as well as azalea sea, it is a joy to forget. It should be noted here that if you want to hike the mountain for at least 3 days, it is best to choose April-May and September-October to go there, so that you can enjoy the azalea flowers in the spring, and in the fall, you can enjoy the sunrise in the snow and ice on the peak, but not too cold.
Ticket: 50 yuan
Sedan Chair Snow Mountain is about 167 kilometers away from Kunming City, and it takes about 5 hours by car; self-guided tourists can take the Wumeng Shuttle Bus from Kunming West Railway Station to the Sedan Chair Snow Mountain Fork, which costs 20 yuan, get off the bus, and walk 100 meters to the parking lot, and then walk 3.2 kilometers to Dahaikou Bon.
There are hotels on the mountain, priced at 100-300 yuan, and there are farmhouses all along the way, priced at 60-100 yuan, which can be bargained. Note that the higher the mountain, the more expensive, so booking accommodation in advance of the travel vacation period can avoid shopkeepers temporary price increases.
NO.2 Stone Forest
Shilin was formed more than 200 million years ago, is a classic karst landscape, is the world's rare scenic spots. The Boulder Forest Scenic Area is one of the most beautiful, largest and most concentrated, and the interesting thing is that every stone here has a beautiful legend.
Ticket: 175 yuan
The Kunshi Highway leads directly to the Stone Forest. There are special lines directly to the hotels at the west, south, east and north stations in the city, and the ride takes about 2 hours, with a ticket price of 10 yuan, and the train departs from 8-11 pm, so don't miss it. Taking the train fare 15 yuan, after getting off the train there are 4 kilometers, you can take the local horse carriage (60 yuan / day), a different kind of flavor.
If you leave early in the morning, you can make a day trip.
Tip: It costs more than 100 yuan to take part in an entertainment program to worship and marry with ethnic minorities in the Stone Forest scenic area. Stone Forest can also do tourism membership card, adults 200 yuan / person / year, student card 150 yuan / person / year.
NO.3 Xishan Forest Park
Xishan Mountain consists of Huating Mountain, Taihua Mountain, Luohan Mountain, etc. It stretches for more than 40 kilometers, with an elevation of 1,900 meters to 2,350 meters. Legend has it that in ancient times there was a phoenix resting, see the unrecognizable, called for Bijie, so it is also known as Bijie Mountain; and because of the shape of the reclining Buddha, also known as the reclining Buddha Mountain. In the mountain, there are Taihua Temple, Nanyang Overseas Chinese Mechanics Anti-Japanese Monument, Nie Er's Tomb, Sanqing Pavilion and Longmen Grottoes and other famous scenic spots, which are well worth a visit.
Tickets for some attractions: 3 yuan for Huating Temple, 2 yuan for Taihua Temple, and 30 yuan for Longmen
Take a special bus from Dianchi Cinema and Art Theater to Taihua Grottoes, which costs 6 yuan. Yunnan Nationalities Village to Xishan ropeway, one-way 30 yuan, round-trip 70 yuan. Taihua Mountain Resort to Xiaoshilin cableway, one-way fare 13 yuan, Longmen cableway 25 yuan / person (one-way).
NO.4 Jinden Park
Jinden Park is located in Mingfeng Mountain, about 7 kilometers east of Kunming city. Because the hall is made of brass, the sun shines brightly, reflecting the golden splendor of the green valley and the forest, so it is named "Golden Hall", also known as the Copper Tile Temple.
Fare: 30 yuan
Take 10, 71, 76 buses (fare 1 yuan) or Chinese buses (fare 2 yuan) to the North Railway Station.
Golden Temple Camellia Festival
Touring the Golden Temple built along the mountain, hiking is the greatest pleasure. In early spring, there are camellia flower parties with many names. The Kunming City Flower-Yunnan Camellia Festival is held every year.
NO.5 Dianchi
Dianchi is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau", and many old-generation Kunming people still have good memories of it. The beauty of Dianchi is breathtaking. You can tour around the lake, visit more than ten places of interest, such as Xishan Mountain, or enjoy the breeze, feed the birds, and watch the red-billed gulls by the lake, which is very relaxing.
From the train station, you can take bus No. 24 or No. 44 and get off at Ridge Park. Yunnan Ethnic Village has a cable car that runs between Haiyi Ridge and Xishan, at 50 yuan for a double trip and 30 yuan for a single trip. Suitable for half a day
NO.6 Yunnan Nationalities Village
Yunnan Nationalities Village is located 8 kilometers south of downtown Kunming, close to Dianchi Pond and across the water from famous scenic spots such as Xishan Forest Park, Daguanlou, and Zhenghe Park. Here the four seasons are like spring, the lake and mountains, charming natural and humanistic landscapes and rich ethnic flavor into one, is to show the window of Yunnan's various ethnic cultures. Yunnan Ethnic Village is mainly composed of natural village-style ethnic residential buildings, and integrates garden landscape, beautiful water and green trees. There are Dai, Bai, Yi, Naxi, Wa, Tibetan and other villages in the park, and there are also ethnic unity plaza, ethnic song and dance halls, flavor food city, camping and entertainment area, yacht dock, circulating excursion buses and other ornamental, amusement and catering facilities. Ethnic songs and dances and elephant performances are held in the park at different times, so you need to pay attention to the performance time if you want to see them.
Tickets: 90 yuan
Take 44, 73, A1 buses or Chinese buses to Kunming Station; you can also take a cab for about 16 yuan
Suitable for at least half a day
Ethnic Village activities: 9:00-17:00 every day, there are songs, dances and folklore performances in each village, and most of the performances are centered in the Ethnic Song and Dance Hall and the Unity Square, so count the time before you enter the village. So before entering the village to calculate the time, want to see all the performances in one day, just a theoretical possibility. Recommended Asian elephant show, it is worth watching. There are many special festivals in the ethnic village every year, such as the Water Festival, Flower Pouring Festival, Fairy Festival and so on.
NO.7 Daguanlou Park
Daguanlou is located in Daguan Garden Park on the bank of Dianchi Pond, 2 kilometers southwest of downtown Kunming, about 6 kilometers away from the city center and across the water from Xishan Forest Park. The Grand View Garden has tour areas such as Near Huapu and Daguanlou, Louwai Lou, Flower Garden and Cypress Garden. The garden is full of flowers and trees, with rockeries, pavilions, bridges and flowing water, the scenery is extremely beautiful. After entering the garden, you can visit the buildings and pavilions such as Yongyue Pavilion, Ningbi Hall, Rangsheng Pavilion and Guan嫁堂.
Admission: 20 yuan
You can take bus No. 4, 22, 54 or 100 and get off at the terminal, or take a cab for about 15 yuan.
Opening time: 7:00-19:00
Rather large, suitable for 3-4 hours
NO.8 Yuantong Temple
Yuantong Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Kunming, built in the Tang Dynasty, and is now the largest in Kunming City, and is renowned in southwest China and around Southeast Asia. Yuantong Temple was built with gardening techniques, with green mountains, blue water, colorful fish, white bridges, red pavilions, vermilion halls and colorful corridors interspersed with picturesque scenery, and is one of the key Buddhist temples in China. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, this place is crowded with people who come to burn incense and worship Buddha.