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Kunming1.昆明别称：Nickname(s):CityofEternalSpring,TuodongCity,YachiFu,Yunnanfu2.昆明简介：KūnmíngisthecapitalandlargestcityofYunnan(云南)ProvinceinSouthwestChina.ItwasknownasYunnan-Fou(云南府,Yúnnánfǔ)untilthe1920s.Aprefecture-levelcity,itisthepolitical,economic,communicationsandculturalcentreofYunnan,andistheseatoftheprovincialgovernment.Itisalsohometoseveraluniversities,museums,galleriesandotherimportanteconomic,cultural,andeducationalinstitutions.TheheadquartersofmanyofYunnan'slargebusinessesareinKunmingaswell.ItwasimportantduringWorldWarIIasaChinesemilitarycenter,Americanairbase,andtransportterminalsfortheBurmaRoad.LocatedinthemiddleoftheYunnan-GuizhouPlateau,Kunmingislocatedatanaltitudeof1,950mabovesealevelandatalatitudejustnorthoftheTropicofCancer.Itcoversanareaof21,473squarekilometres(8,291sqmi)anditsurbanareacovers2,081km2(803sqmi).Kunminghaspopulationof6,432,212including3,055,000intheurbanareaandislocatedatthenorthernedgeofthelargeLakeDian,surroundedbytemplesandlake-and-limestonehilllandscapes.Itseconomicimportancederivesfromitsgeographicalposition.ItispositionedneartheborderwithSoutheasternAsiancountries,servingasatransportationhubinSouthwestChina,linkingbyrailtoVietnamandbyroadtoBurmaandLaos.Thispositioningalsomakesitanimportanttradecenterinthisregionofthenation.Italsohousessomemanufacturing,chieflycopper,thoughsomeotherchemicals,machinery,textiles,paperandcementtakekey.Thoughhavinganearly2,400yearhistory,itsmodernprosperitydatesonlyfrom1910,whentherailroadfromHanoiwasbuilt.ThecityhascontinuedtodeveloprapidlyunderChina'smodernizationefforts.Kunming'sstreetshavewidenedwhileofficebuildingsandhousingprojectsdevelopatafastpace.Kunminghasbeendesignatedaspecialtourismcenterandassuchsportsaproliferationofhigh-risesandluxuryhotels.3.昆明发展：BecauseoftheWars,likeWorldWarII,until1952,Kunmingwasawalledcity.Thecitygovernmentin1952orderedhundredsofyoungpeopletoteardownthewallanduseitsbrickstomakeanewroadrunningnorth-south.Toshowitsappreciationfortheyoungpeoplethatdemolishedtheeastwall,thecitygovernmentnamedthenewstreetafterthem.TheirexistencestillechoestodayinplacenameslikeXiaoXimen(小西门,'Lesserwestgate')andBeimenJie(北门街,'NorthgateStreet').Therearealsolessobviousconnectionstothewall,suchasQingnianLu(青年路,'YouthRoad'),whichwasonceKunming'seastwall.InfrastructureimprovementshavebeenunderwaytoimprovelinksbetweenKunmingandSoutheastAsiaintimeforthe2010China-ASEANFreeTradeArea,whichwouldhaveapopulationofapproximately1.8billion.TheFTAisexpectedtomakeKunmingatradeandfinancialcenterforSoutheastAsia.InadditiontophysicalimprovementstoenhanceKunming'stradewithSoutheastAsia,thecentralandprovincialgovernmentshavemadefinancialpreparationstoassistthecity'semergence.Attheendof2004,thecentralgovernmentapprovedKunmingtobeoneofthe18mainlandcitiesinwhichforeignbankscouldconductbusinessinrenminbi（人民币）.4.昆明天气：Locatedatanelevationof1,950metersontheYunguiPlateauwithlowlatitudeandhighelevation,KunminghasoneofthemildestclimatesinChina,characterisedbyshort,cooldrywinterswithmilddaysandcrispnights,andlong,warmandhumidsummers,butmuchcoolerthanthelowlands.Theweathernevergetsveryhotinsummer;thetemperaturehasexceeded30°C(86°F)onlyonahandfulofoccasions.However,freaksnowfallsoccurinoccasionalwinters.Controlledbyasubtropicalhighlandclimate,averagehighsarearound15°C(59°F)inwinterand24°C(75°F)insummer.Withitsperpetualspring-likeweatherwhichprovidestheidealclimateforplantsandflowers,KunmingisknownastheCityofEternalSpring.Thecityiscoveredwithblossomsandlushvegetationall-yearround.10TheperiodfromMaytoOctoberistherainyseasonandtherestoftheyearisdry.Thecityhasameanannualrainfallof1,010millimetres(40in),withanannualsunshineperiodof2,250hoursandanannualfrost-freeperiodof230days.Extremetemperaturesinthecityhaverangedfrom−7.8°C(18°F)to32.2°C(90°F).5.昆明城区介绍：Theprefecture-levelcityofKunminghasjurisdictionover14subdivisions;fivedistricts（suchasPanlongDistrict,WuhuaDistrict,XishanDistrict）,onecounty-levelcity(AnningCity),fivecounties(suchasChenggongCounty,JinningCounty),andthreeautonomouscounties(likeShilinYiAutonomousCounty).KunmingisboundedbyQujingCitytotheeast,HongheHaniandYiAutonomousPrefecturetothesoutheastandYuxiCitytothesouthwest,ChuxiongYiAutonomousPrefecturetothewestandZhaotongCitytothenortheast.KunmingalsoborderswithPanzhihuaprefecturelevelcityandLiangshanYiAutonomousPrefectureofSichuanprovince.ThecitycenterofKunminghasthreemajorsquaresandfivemajorstreets:JinmaBijiSquare,NanpingSquareandDongfengSquarealongwithNanpingJie,JinbiLu,RenminLu,ZhengyiLuandJingxinJie.QingnianLu,ZhengyiLu,andRenminLuarethemaincommercialareasinKunming;themostpopularpedestrianstreetsareNanpingJie,JingxingBirds-Flowers'Market,andJinmaBijiFang.Kunming'spublicfocusisthehugesquareoutsidetheWorkers'CulturalHallattheBeijingLu-DongfengLuintersection,whereinthemorningstherearecrowdsdoingtaijiquanandplayingbadminton.Weekendamateurtheatrearealsoperformedinthesquare.Rapidlybeingmodernized,thecity'struecenteriswestofthesquareacrosstheadjacentPanlongRiver(nowmoreofacanal),outsidetheKunmingDepartmentStoreatth