Where are the tourist attractions in Kunming fun?

Cuihu Park is the most beautiful park in Kunming and the best place for citizens to relax on weekdays. Every winter, tens of millions of red-billed gulls will spend the winter here, and visitors can have fun with the birds.

Park Paradise | Natural Landscape

Tickets are free

2. Dianchi Lake

Take a cruise and go boating in Dianchi Lake, and feel the vastness of 5 miles of Dianchi Lake. Overlooking the Longmen, the whole Dianchi Lake has a panoramic view and is relaxed and happy. In winter, red-billed gulls inhabit around Dianchi Lake, and citizens come here to feed, which is harmonious.

Natural scenery

Tickets are free

3. Yunnan University

feels comfortable walking on the golden Ginkgo Avenue on campus. Out of the south gate of Yunda is Cuihu Park, which can be played together.

venues and institutes

Tickets are free

4. Jinma Bijifang

Jinma Bijifang is located at the intersection of Sanshi Street and Jinbi Road in Kunming. It was built in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, with a height of 12 meters and a width of 18 meters. It is exquisite and has typical Kunming folk characteristics, and is known as the symbol of Kunming. The uniqueness of Jinma Bijifang is that at a certain time, there will be a wonderful scene of splendor. There was a day in history when the sun was about to set, and the golden afterglow shone on Bijifang from the west, and its reflection was cast on the east street; At the same time, the moon has just risen from the east, and the silver light is projected on Jinmafang, and its reflection is cast on the street in the west, and the two shadows finally hand over. It is said that such wonders can only appear once every 6 years. Jinma Biji Square is the collective name of two squares: the East Square is near Jinma Mountain, and the West Square is near Biji Mountain, which is called Biji Square. Jinma Bijifang is not only a scenic spot in Kunming, but also a commercial district full of vitality.

Architecture and Humanities

Tickets are free

5. Daguan Park

Daguan Park is located by Dianchi Lake, 2 kilometers southwest of Kunming, across the water from Xishan Forest Park. Daguan Park has tourist areas near Huapu and Daguanlou, outside the building, flower garden and cypress garden. The garden is lush with flowers and trees, rockeries, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. The Daguanlou, the most ornamental building in the garden, was built near the water, with a height of three stories. It was built in the reign of Kangxi, and it was named because it faced Dianchi Lake and looked at the western hills from afar. There are three white stone piers in the pool in front of the building, imitating the scenery of the three pools in the West Lake. Crossing the long embankment in front of Caiyun Cliff on the east side of Daguanlou and going south along the embankment, you can see the building outside the building, which is shaped like a boat. The main building of the hull is a two-story mountain-resting classical building, like a giant painting boat, and the bottom floor of the ship can be served with tea. There are many masterpieces of inscriptions and couplets in Daguanlou. The most famous one is the 18-word long couplet made by Sun Ranweng, a famous figure in Qing Dynasty, which is called the first long couplet in ancient and modern times and hangs on both sides of the doorpost on the waterfront side of Daguanlou. During festivals, garden parties are often held here, with a sea of people, and sometimes traditional lantern festivals are held, with many tourists. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, looking down at the water in front of the Daguanlou looks like the three pools of Hangzhou West Lake printing the moon. Locals call it "Long Lian Yin Yue", which is a good place to enjoy the moon and visit the lake.

Park Paradise | Historical Sites

Tickets to 18 yuan

6. Jiuxiang

There are many caves in Jiuxiang, and there is a saying that "there are 99 caves in Jiuxiang, and the number of caves is white." The spacious and tall Lion Hall in the cave is the shooting place of the film Myth.

Natural landscape

Admission fee is 15 yuan

7. Yuantong Temple

Yuantong Temple is located at the southern foot of Luofeng Mountain in the middle section of Yuantong Street in Kunming, adjacent to Kunming Zoo, and is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Kunming. It is also the largest temple in Kunming and enjoys a good reputation in southwest China. The whole temple is like a garden, with green hills, clear water, colorful fish, white bridge, Hong Ting, Zhu Dian and colorful gallery. It is one of the key Buddhist temples in China with picturesque scenery. There is a statue of Buddha III carved in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. In the center of the hall, there are two pillars with a height of more than 1 meters, each with a colorful dragon and five hundred arhats on the walls, all of which are excellent works in China Buddhist temples. Yuantong Temple has a tall and spectacular Yuantong Scenic Square, Yuantong Treasure Hall and Octagonal Pavilion, and there is a unique bronze Buddha Hall in the mainland of China. There are bronze statues of Sakyamuni presented by Buddhist circles in the Kingdom of Thailand and statues of Sakyamuni in Yuantong Treasure Hall in different forms, showing the differences between the two major schools of Buddhism. This is one of the main temples where people in Kunming carry out Buddhist activities. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, there is a sea of people here, and there are a lot of people carrying out religious activities.

historical sites | religious sites

8. Naishi Stone Forest

Looking up from the peak, middle reaches of the forest and underground drilling are the three major ways to play in Naishi Stone Forest. The ancient battlefield scenic spot of Naigu Stone Forest is one of the locations of the TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

natural landscape

9. Dongxi Temple Pagoda

Dongxi Temple Pagoda is one of the earliest ancient pagodas in Kunming. Originally built in Changdong Temple, Dongsi Pagoda is called Changle Temple Pagoda, commonly known as Changle Temple as Dongsi, hence the name Dongsi Pagoda. The tower is 4.57 meters high, with a quadrangle base and a side length of 12 meters. The tower is a square hollow brick tower with dense eaves, with a grade of ***13. There is a door on the south side of the bottom of the tower. There are coupon holes on all sides from the second floor, and each hole is equipped with a small niche with a stone Buddha statue. At the four corners of the top of the tower, there is a golden-winged bird made of copper, each about 2 meters high. It is called the golden-winged bird as a golden rooster, so it is also called the Golden Rooster Tower. According to legend, these four golden roosters will crow in winter and spring seasons, and they can be heard far and near. The West Temple Tower was originally built in Huiguang Temple, commonly known as Huiguang Temple as the West Temple, hence its name. The tower is a 13-level hollow brick tower with square dense eaves. It is 35.54 meters high, and the tower foundation has three floors, with a height of 2.38 meters and a width of 12.5 meters at the bottom. Nanbi coupon door leads to the tower. There is a wooden ladder in the tower to climb to the top. Above the second floor, there are Buddhist niches or coupon caves, and there are red sand stone statues of bodhisattvas in the niches. One bronze golden rooster is placed at the four corners of the tower top.

Historical Sites | Architectural Humanities

Tickets are free

1. Yunnan Ethnic Villages

Experience the multi-ethnic cultural customs of Yunnan in the condensed version of 25 ethnic villages. During large-scale ethnic festivals, it is very lively to come to ethnic villages to participate in grand celebrations.

Park Paradise | Folklore

Tickets to 78 yuan