Spring-like weather all year, red-billed gulls wheeling over Dianchi Lake, the karst wonder of the Stone Forest and the colour of its ethnic villages — Kunming is a gentle Spring City and the gateway to Yunnan.
Three routes — from spring-city waters to the Stone Forest wonder and ethnic colour.
Spring-City Waters
1 dayRed-billed gulls over winter Dianchi, feeding gulls at Cuihu, and the artsy lanes around Yunnan University and Wenlin Street.
See full route →Stone Forest Wonder
1 dayThe karst 'greatest wonder' of the Stone Forest, the Ashima legend and its sword-peaks.
See full route →Ethnic Colour
1 dayTwenty-odd peoples at the Ethnic Villages, the old arches, and the street life of Guandu Old Town.
See full route →A meeting of peoples: the Yi Torch Festival, ethnic song and dance, and Dian opera.
Fresh Spring-City flavours: crossing-bridge noodles, wild mushrooms, rose cakes and steam-pot chicken.