Five Most Worth Visiting Places in Kunming

The five most worthwhile places in Kunming are Jiuxiang Cave, Dianchi Lake, Yunnan Ethnic Village, Xishan Mountain and Shilin Scenic Area.

Jiuxiangdong 1

Jiuxiang Cave is a national scenic spot, located in Yiliang County, Kunming, more than 40 kilometers away from Yiliang. Jiuxiang Cave is a newly-built comprehensive scenic spot in Yunnan Province, which is mainly composed of cave landscape, natural scenery outside the cave, human landscape and ethnic customs.

2.dianchi lake

Dianchi Lake is located at the foot of Xishan Mountain in the south of Kunming. Its northern end is adjacent to Kunming Daguan Park, and its southern end is in Jinning County, 5 kilometers away from the urban area. Historically, it has always been a resort for vacation and summer vacation. Dianchi Lake is shaped like a crescent moon, with a length of 39km from north to south and a width of 13.5km from east to west, with an average width of about 8km.

3. Ethnic Villages in Yunnan

Yunnan Ethnic Village is located in a national tourist resort near Dianchi Lake in the southwest suburb of Kunming. It is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a national cultural base of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, a folk traditional cultural base of the CIOFF China Committee, and one of the first national contact points of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission.

4. Xishan

Xishan Mountain is a national forest park, a national AAAA scenic spot, and one of the core scenic spots in Dianchi Tourism Resort. It is located in the western suburbs of Kunming, with an altitude of15km, and consists of Huating Mountain, Taihuashan Mountain and Luohan Mountain.

5. Shilin Scenic Area

Shilin Scenic Area, located in Lunan County, 86 kilometers away from Kunming, consists of seven scenic spots: Oishinohayashi, Xiaoshilin, Naigu Shilin, Dadieshui, Changhu, Yuehu, Zhiyun Cave and Weird Wind Tunnel.

The specialties of Kunming are as follows:

1, camellia

Camellia in Yunnan, the flowers are large and gorgeous, and some plants are in full bloom, in full swing, with a rosy light. Camellia was discovered as early as 1300 years ago, and began to be cultivated in Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties. After Yuan Dynasty, it increased day by day, and it was known as "the best tea in Yunnan Mountain".

2. Kunming Tooth Carving

Kunming tooth carving has a long history and exquisite craftsmanship, including three-dimensional tooth carving and plane tooth carving. What's more worth mentioning is that the lettering group is lifelike, exquisitely carved and exquisitely designed, which is a rare treasure of craft collection.

3. Black copper becomes silver

Black copper and silver are unique arts and crafts skills in Yunnan. The product is made of black copper, and various patterns are carved on the tire, and gold or silver is embedded in it, showing the decorative effect of black and yellow or black and white, and the color state is extremely elegant. If black copper and silver are combined with spotted copper and tin crafts, the decorative effect will be more vivid.

The above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dianchi Lake

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yunnan Ethnic Village