Known by many as the 'City of Eternal Spring', Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Province and a city that enjoys year-round temperate weather making it a popular tourist destination with domestic and international visitors alike. Kunming has a population of about five million permanent residents and offers an eclectic mix of languages, customs and food that reflect the diversity of the Yunnan province.

Chinese New Year: celebrated across China, the Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year and is undoubtedly one of the biggest festivals in the lunar calendar. Locals get together with relatives and friends and exchange gifts, food is prepared and eaten and firecrackers are set off night and day. The streets of Kunming see traditional tiger and dragon dances and other festivities. Dumplings known as Jiaozi are traditionally eaten during this festival.

Interesting natural attractions combined with historical sites and structures to provide a varied selection of places that can be visited for their aesthetic properties. A walking tour of the downtown area is enough to uncover aspects of local life that make for interesting people-watching.

Situated about four miles southeast of downtown Kunming, the Kunming Wujiaba International Airport is a busy airport that facilitates transportation between Kunming and a number of domestic destinations as well international destinations such as Vietnam and Thailand. Annually, the airport handles around six million passengers.