Classy Kunming, in southern China, sports many temples and other structures that date from the Tang and Ming dynasties. Get a sense of it all in the Kunming City Museum, and relive your day in a dream that night in a room booked by HotelTravel.com.
The capital of Yunnan province in China, Kunming is perfectly situated with mountains surrounding the city on three sides, and a lake to the south. This beautiful city is renowned for its awe-inspiring landscapes, with the most famous area being the Yunnan Stone Forest. The city also is home to the Dianchi Lake and the famous Bamboo Temple. Kunming has a wide selection of accommodation on offer. It is suggested that you make your bookings in advance for the exotic and popular destination.
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.
Kunming offers a very limited selection of attractions for children. Arcades, bowling alleys, a zoo and an aquarium make up the main choices available, although reputable hotels may well offer their own kid’s entertainment for residents.
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.
Banks: 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday 09:00 to 15:00
Post Offices: 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday
Department Stores and Shops: 10:00 to 22:00, daily, some closed on Sundays Museums: 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, some open on weekends
Business Offices: 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday
A very nice hotel, and also very Chinese . . . that is, I was the only "Foreigner" there during my stay, and I found that I needed to use every bit of the Chinese language that I knew. I'll probably ...
