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Kunming by Marcia your guide to Kunming
Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province, China, is known to the world both as a cultural heritage city and an outstanding tourism city in China. It is a hub of politics, commerce and culture in Yunnan. It is a city in a cradle of cultural beauty. Standing majestically on the middle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau against the skyline to the southwest, the gloriously green city of Kunming looks graciously across to Southeast and South Asians countries. Rising from the lower south throng mountains and hills to embrace the higher north, the city nestles down in a valley of 21,00 square kilometers, with its center residing at an elevation of 1891meters. Under the jurisdiction of the Kunming Municipal Government are five districts and eight counties. The inhabitants of 26 nationalities in Kunming make a population total of 6.085Million. Kunming, beautifully acclaimed as City of Eternal Spring, enjoys cool summers and mild winters. The annual temperature across the city averages 15.1 degrees centigrade; the average temperature is 19.7 degrees centigrade in the hottest summer months and 7.5 degrees centigrade in the coldest winter months. Kunming abounds in cultural heritage sites and places of historic interest important to the development of its 2300-old-year history. Diverse ethnic cultures flourish, blending into its landscape of natural beauty. Tourism has developed into a pillar industry of greatest potentials. While more than 300 Scenic spots and tourism attractions in 25 categories afford different interests, the most well-known sites like the Dianchi Lake, the world Horticultural Garden and the Stone Forest are must visit places to all tourists and sightseers. Kunming is connected with the rest of the world by its highly developed transportation and communication systems. Kunming airport is an important international airport in China. It has 62 domestic routes to other parts of China, 8 international routes, and 2 regional routes to Hong Kong and Macao. Five trunk railroads place Kunming at the center of Yunnan’s railway network; and Kunming-Hekou Railroad goes south to connect Kunming with Vietnam. Kunming is also pivotal on Yunnan’s road transportation system. Six trunk roads radiate from Kunming into all places Yunnan Province and four interstate highways go from different directions through Kunming into Myanmar, Vietnam, Laotian borders, Guizhou and Sichuan. Kunming, China’s gateway to Southeast Asian and south Asian opens its arm to friends from home and broad.
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