TravelInKunmingMainlyintroducescenicspotsinKunmingContentsAboutKunmingLocalfoodKunmingscenicspotsIntroductionKunmingcityistheprovincialcapitalofYunnanProvince,whichhasanareaof15.6thousandsquarekilometersandapopulationof3.6million.TherearelotsofethnicminoritiesinKunming.KunmingissituatedattheeasternpartofYunnanProvinceand1895metersabovesealevel.TothesouthistheDianLakewhichcanadjusttheclimateofKunming.TheannualaveragetemperatureofKunmingisabout15℃.ThatiswhyKunmingiscalled“SpringCity”.AboutKunmingKunminghasabundantnaturallandscapeandhumanlandscape.KunmingscenicspotsIntroductionWestHillsForestParkExpoGardenGoldenTempleGrandViewParkYunnanNationalitiesVillageHotspringcigaretteIwillfocusonbelowscenicspots:DianLakeHaigengParkWestHillsForestParkGoldenTempleYunnanNationalitiesVillageYunnanwildanimalparkGrandViewParkYuantongHillParkThiscrescent-shapedwaterbodyrestsatthefootoftheWesternHills(Xishan)inthesouthwestpartofKunming.TheindirectusevalueofDianlakeconsistofclimaticregulationandwaterstorage.ItisthelargestlakeinYunnanProvinceandhasthesiteofsomewonderfulscenery.Itisparticularlyknownforitsbeautifulsunrisesandsunsets.DianLakeWesternHillsForestParkSituatedinthewestofKunmingCity,WesternHillsForestParkconsistsofmanyfamoustouristsitessuchasHuatingTemple,TaihuaTempleandLongmenGrottoetc..ThetripuptoWestHillsisworthavisit,providingagoodviewofthecityaswellasprovidingthecleanairtoyourlungs.CuihuParkSituateddirectlyoppositeYunnanUniversity,CuihuPark(GreenLakePark)isdividedintofoursections.Theseincludeabambooforestislandwhereyoucancatchthelocalshavingagoodoldsonganddancesession,andagoldfishisland,whichprovidesapeacefulenvironmentforpeopletositdownandrelax.Thecenteroftheparkhasapavilionwherevisitorscanclimbupandgetaproperviewofthesurroundingscenery.AroundNovembereachyear,severalthousandSiberiangullswillstopoffheretoescapethebitterwinterofnorthernRussia.HaigengParkLocatedaround10kilometersfromthecity,HaigengPark,isknownbestastheplacetogoifyouwanttoseetheDianLakewell.Theparkitselfisdividedintofoursectionsthatincludeanationalbaseforwintersportstraining,andabeachareatorelaxandsoakupthesightsofthelake.MuchlikeCuihuPark,visitorscanseeSiberiangullsthatflocktothisareaeachyear,andtheyarenotafraidtogetclosetoyouandsayhello!About8kmeastofthecitycenter,onMingfengShanisthebeautifulGoldenTemple,TaihePalace.Builtin1604,thisMingDynastytempleisdecoratedwithastaggering246tonsofbronze.TravelersareadvisedtovisitthisspotinFebruary,whenthe600-yearoldcamelliaisinfullbloom.GoldenTempleYunnanwildanimalparkisintheGoldenTemplescenicspot.Thewholewildlifeparkconstructionandstructureisgivenprioritytowithnature.AnimalsaremainlyYunnanandwesternChinaspeciesanduniqueanimalsinYunnan:Yunnangoldenmonkey,Asianelephants,redpandasandsoon.YunnanwildanimalparkManywildanimals,suchas:alpacas,deer,greenpeacockarefree-rangeinthismountain,noglassboxes,nocages.Ithinkthisisverygoodlivingenvironmentforthemandmakevisitorsfeeltheharmoniousrelationshipofmanandnature.YuantonghillislocatedinthenorthofKunmingcity,asoneoftheeightfamoussightsinKunming.Kunmingzooisonthishill,whichhasmanyanimalslikemonkeys,pandas,lion,tiger,elephant,peacockandsoon.AnancienttemplecalledYuantongtempleonitaswell.ItisthelargestBuddhisttempleinKunmingurbanareas.It‟salsohasmanykindsofgardenplanting.EspeciallyinMarcheveryyearorientalcherryinfullbloom,thesceneryisveryspectacularYuantongHillParkGrandViewParkPositionedinthesouth-westernsuburbsofKunming,theGrandViewParkisuptherewiththerestintermsoflakesidebeauty.Uponenteringtheparkyou‟llsoonrunintoapavilion,theviewfromwhichjustifiesthepark‟sname.Daguanliterallymeans“GrandView”andit„averyaptnameforthisparkandisbeautifulpavilion.OntheshoreofDianLake,facingtheWesternHills,theparkwasoriginallybuiltin1682.DaguanChrysanthemumExhibitionYunnanNationalitiesVillageYunnanhasaverylonghistory.Thecreatorsofthiswonderfullandarenotanyothersbut26nationalitieswhohavebeenlivingonthisland.Therearealtogether56nationalitiesinChina,and25ethnicminoritiesarelivinginYunnanProvince.AsYunnanhassomanynationalities,ithaslotsofdifferentcultures.Ifyouwanttohaveageneralideaofthem,itisnotpracticaltotravelaroundalltheareas.That‟swhybuiltthe“YunnanNationalitiesVillage”.TheYunnanNationalitiesVillageislocatedonthelakeshoreofDianLake.IntheYunnanNationalitiesVillage25villagesaremeanttobebuiltforeachofthe25ethnicminoritiesinYunnan,nowtheyarestillunderconstruction,only13villageshavebeenfinished,andwecanvisitthem.Inthevillageyoucanwatchthesonganddanceperformancegivenbydifferentnationalists.LocalfoodLocalfood