Time was very limited but I believe you won't believe the amount of places we have covered within this short period of time. Let's have a look at the list below and I will elaborate more with pictures:
5 乘坐缆车索道越过滇池 Cable Way across Dianchi Lake
After finish visiting Yunnan Nationalities Village, you can take the cable way to cross Dianchi Lake and reach Xishan Scenic Spot. The cable car is not air-conditioned hence best to sit in 4 people instead of 6 people.
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| 乘坐缆车索道越过滇池 Cable Way across Dianchi Lake |
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| 乘坐缆车索道越过滇池 Cable Way across Dianchi Lake |
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| 乘坐缆车索道越过滇池 Cable Way across Dianchi Lake |
6 Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区
Situated on the west side of Dianchi Lake, Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot is China AAAA Class tourist spot. Xishan (West Mountain) was the first of "Eight Landscapes of South Yunnan" in Yuan Dynasty and the Number One "Four Famous Mountains of Yunnan Province" in Ming Dynasty. "Six Scenic Spots of Dianyang" won the fame of "Biji (Jade Cock) Summer Scene". The Huating Temple, Taihua Temple, Sanqing Pavilion, Nie Er's Grae and Yulan Garden of Xishan are scattered in deep green bamboo forest. Be ready with your sport shoes as there are lots of climbing activities involved in here.
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| Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 |
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| Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 |
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| Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 |
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| Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 |
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| Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 |
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| Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 |
Visiting Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 involve a lot of stairs and climbing. Hence be ready for this especially if you are bringing your family and baby along. I find this mom is very strong because she carry her baby all the way up through these steep stairs.
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| Xishan Scenic Spot, Kunming Dianchi National Scenic Spot 昆明滇池国家级风景名胜区 西山景区 |
9. 昆明石林 Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Spot
One of the top highlight travel location if you ever come to Kunming. Due to it's very special natural landscape which consist of tons of stone sculpture around the forest. Be prepared as it can be very crowded at the center of Kunming Stone Forest. We took a van and drop of at the border of the Stone Forest instead of getting stuck in the crowded place. It is pretty amazing that this place is really a forest of stones and you can see 'people mountain people sea' wearing the local cultural costume to take photos right in front of the Stone Forest.
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| 昆明石林 Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Spot |
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| 昆明石林 Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Spot |
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| 昆明石林 Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Spot |
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| 昆明石林 Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Spot |
10. 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area
九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area is one of my top favourite spot when in Kunming. You will witness the power and arts by nature. With some human touch, this huge scenic area looks even more amazing. However, do keep yourself lightweight as there will be a lot more climbing involved in here. Camera is still a must and make sure you bring a wide lens with you to capture the gigantic scenery view in cave. I will put JiuXiang Scenic Area on top of my list if I visit Kunming again.
轿子 Palanquin service is available if you are too tired to climb back up. You will end this trip with a cable way back up to the entrance of JiuXiang Scenic Area. Remember to enjoy the view from top.
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming
盲鱼 Blind Fish |
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九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming
神女宫 |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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| 九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming |
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九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming
轿子 Palanquin service is available if you are too tired to climb back up |
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九乡风景区 JiuXiang Scenic Area - 昆明 Kunming
Rewarding cableway to end this trip to JiuXiang |
11. 昆明圆通寺 KunMing Yuan Tong Temple
昆明圆通寺 KunMing Yuan Tong Temple is the earliest Kuanyin Temple in China. It is also the biggest temple in Kunming City. Go in and have a look to check out their architecture. Do the praying if you want and make a donation. I personally find this place is quite instaworthy. Just scroll down this post for the photos. Can do #followmeto post.
12. 云南陆军讲武学校 YunNan Military Academy
I am not very into military and history, hence I did a quick tour in this place. Took a selfie with photogenic young soldier/students from the academy and decided to hang out beside Green Lake instead.
13. 翠湖 Green Lake (Cui Hu)
Due to limited time, we just hang out nearby Green Lake under the trees. This place is well shaded and you can see local walk their dogs without any string. Amazingly the dog will follow their master no matter how. It is a suitable place for family to hang out too. The Green Lake is huge and there's a huge pond fully grown with lotus flowers
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| 昆明翠湖 Kunming Green Lake (Cui Hu) |
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| 昆明翠湖 Kunming Green Lake (Cui Hu) |
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| 昆明翠湖 Kunming Green Lake (Cui Hu) |
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| 昆明翠湖 Kunming Green Lake (Cui Hu) |
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| 昆明翠湖 Kunming Green Lake (Cui Hu) |
14. 昆明花之城 Kunming City of Flower
昆明花之城 Kunming City of Flower gave me a very good impression with the huge peacock sculptures located right inside the green house. The view looks magnificent and you can learn more about the making of branded perfume is actually originated from Kunming due to the abundance of fresh flowers producer. You can purchase your favourite perfume right after a tour inside City of Flower.
15. 斗南国际花卉中心 DouNan Flower Exchange Market
My second top favourite place to visit in Kunming will be 斗南国际花卉中心 DouNan Flower Exchange Market. This place sell ALL KINDS of fresh flowers that I had never imagine they would have it here. You can witness their buying and selling process and they dealing by just using WeChat. Do check out the 2nd floor if you like cactus or succulent plant (多肉植物) as they have huge varieties there too. We bought flower crown for the photoshoot next day. It's only less than RMB 10 (around MYR6) if you buy more than one flower crown!
16. 云南映象 孔雀舞 Dynamic Yunnan
Ever seen dancer without bones? I believe I've seen one through this Peacock Dance in Dynamic Yunnan. It is an hour and a half dance performance which involve culture, singing, dancing and the elegance peacock dancer as part of the show. You don't have to sit so near to their stage, just choose the seats at the center and behind for a wider view of the overall show. My favourite performance is when a group of them did the "Mating Song 打歌（跳土风舞）".
17. 正宗过桥米线 Crossing Bridge Noodle
People say if you never eat 正宗过桥米线 Crossing Bridge Noodle before then you are not considered you've been to Kunming. I am impressed that they serve you a bowl of just-boiled noodle soup and you need to put in all the ingredients one by one to cook it. Do remember to place in the eggs and meat first as the soup might just cool down when you are still taking photos of this Kunming dishes.
18. 野菌火锅 Wild Mushroom Steamboat
It is my first time seeing steamboat with so much varieties of mushroom being cooked in one same hotpot. You will eat the mushrooms from the steamboat first before continue with other meat and vegetables. This is because your soup will full with all kinds of mushroom texture and it will taste great. If you are ordering meat, remember to order some beers.
19. Halal Restaurant in KunMing 昆明清真餐馆
At first I thought it was hard to find halal restaurant in Kunming but they are wrong. We went to a few halal restaurants and I highly recommend these two, 海湾九号 near Yunnan Nationalities Village and 燚炎寻甸私房菜. The second shop is more innovative and family with youngster will love their cooking.
20. 买手信 鲜花饼 香菇脆 干花 Buy Kunming Souvenir Flower Biscuits, Air-dried Wild Mushroom
Kunming is the city of Spring, which means they have fresh flowers throughout the years. Hence souvenir like Fresh Flower Biscuit 鲜花饼 is a must. I got the Original flavours which made with rose petals and it tasted pretty good. There are tons of different brand there so just choose the one you light after you've tasted it; Another food to buy is this mushroom snack. Kunming has abundant of wild mushrooms hence this snack somehow tasted pretty good and I am sure your family and friends would love it too; Other than that, maybe you can buy dry flowers from the Kunming Flower Market or the ready made bouquet that can last for a very long time.
Since we were here in Kunming for only four days, it is actually not enough to explore the whole place. But I do hope that this post can somehow give you ideas on the itinerary and things to do in Kunming. For more future travel update like this, feel free to follow me on social media. This trip is in collaboration with of Airasia and Kunming Tourism. Check out #VacaywithAirasia #AirAsiaKunming on Instagram for more of our travel photos. It was fun traveling with bunch of friends who are into travel too!
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