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Travel to kunming(3 Days Ever-Spring City Tour)

Kunming enjoys a pleasant climate and does its best to live up to its title of 'the City of Eternal Spring'. Whenever you are planning to go, the temperature is always pleasant. With its convenient transport links in and out of the city, Kunming welcomes and sees off tens of thousands of tourists every day. Kunming is the focal point of Yunnan minority culture. Some 26 ethnic minorities such as Yi, Bai, Miao, Dai, Hani and more inhabit the region. Each group has its own featured festivals such as the Torch festival of Yi people, the Golden Temple Fair and so on. The hugely successful 1999 International Horticultural Exposition enhanced Kunming's influence in the world resulting in a snowball effect upon tourism as more and more foreigners come to discover this enchanting part of China.

Day1

Destinations: Arrive in Kunming
Today's Activities: Upon arrival at Kunming Airport, you’ll be greeted by our local English speaking tour guide and then transfer to the hotel in the city.
Meals:

Day2

Destinations: Kunming
Today's Activities: Your local guide will meet you at your hotel in the morning and the tour starts from the The Stone Forest,a fantastic natural phenomena located 90 km southeast of Kunming. The various shapes of karst landscape was formed due to the millions years movement of Earth. Major Stone Forest, Minor Stone Forest and Naigu Stone Forest, all of which feature stones in various formations. Animals, plants, and even human figures can be found here. In the afternoon you will visit Green Lake Park, one of the most picturesque parks in downtown Kunming. There are nine spring outlets at north of the lake, so it was also named "Nine Dragon Pond" in ancient times.
Meals: Lunch

Day3

Destinations: Depart from Kunming
Today's Activities: This morning your guide will lead you to experience minority life in southwest of China.Based on it's admirable climate, beautiful natural sceneries combine with strong minority feelings. Yunnan Minority Village is the window that displaying minority customs and cultures to the world. After that, you will set out for The Dragon Gate on West Hill which is The natural forest park in Kunming. Western Hills boasts an excellent environment with flourishing flowers and dense forest, providing tourists an excellent environment to enjoy the tranquility and marvelous scenery.There is Cable Car from Folklore Village to the Dragon Gate. You can take the cable car and enjoy the folk dancing and elephant performance in the Folklord Village.Then reach the Dragon Gate to take a bird's view of the West Hill. After lunch our local guide will escort you to the airport for your onward flight to your next destination.
Meals: Lunch

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Things I Like About Kunming

1. The weather. No, it isn’t perfect, but when Kunming is nice- and it often is nice as much as we say it isn’t- it is really, really nice. White puffy clouds, perfect temperature, bright blue skies, and a light breeze are not infrequent conditions here, which does wonders for your mood. Plus, while pollution has gotten noticeably worse as the city expands, it still cannot hold a candle to the bad air in Beijing, Shanghai, etc.

2. The intimacy. While being a major city and a provincial capital, Kunming still feels very small. I have never paid more than 30 RMB for any intra-city taxi journey, including airport runs. It’s very easy to explore the whole city by bicycle, and visits to places on the outskirts don’t require a lot of time or money. I love how running into friends just happens and doesn’t require intricate planning.

3. The low cost of living. Rent is cheap. Restaurants are even cheaper. A beer in a bar doesn’t stretch your wallet. One can live very comfortably in Kunming on 3,000 RMB per month, and that includes rent. For people on limited budgets who want to live in China, Kunming can afford that.

4. The arts/bohemian/international scene. Despite its distance from the coastal cities and Beijing, Kunming has a thriving arts scene and several good galleries located in the city. It also has held events such as the Kunming International Film Festival and an outdoor music festival. There are lots of foreign restaurants (both foreign and Chinese owned) and excellent cafes where on nice days people sit outside and chat.

5. The surrounding countryside. Within easy biking distance there are reservoirs, mountain passes, forests, lakes, and plenty of open space to explore. Yunnan’s physical beauty is well-known in China (and elsewhere), but one doesn’t have to venture far outside the capital to enjoy it. While there are a million suburban towns here, the sprawl doesn’t seem as suffocating as it does in the coastal provinces.

Kunming isn’t perfect, and people often move on to bigger and better things. For non-native English speakers, it can be difficult finding work of any kind. The intimacy also can cut both ways, and sometimes it seems that everyone knows each other’s secrets.

But for a lot of us here, we wouldn’t dream of living anywhere else in this great land of China.

More info of Kunming:http://city.chinaassistor.com/kunming

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