Kunming Photo Gallery

Places and attractions from the gallery are featured in the tours listed below. Please refer to each itinerary for a detailed account of the specific attractions included in that tour.

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Yunnan Highlands Local Culture 11-Day Tour (CIT004): Kunming 昆明 (Stone Forest 石林 / Jiuxiang 九鄉) – Dali 大理 – Lijiang 麗江 – Xianggelila (Shangri-La) 香格里拉

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Kunming, the "City of Eternal Spring"...
(photo by Philippe Semanaz)


...modern and vibrant... (photo by Wikipedia)	...but also historic and traditional... (photo by Hector Garcia)	...nestled amongst lakes and mountains (photo by Andreas Muelder)


A trip to Kunming's flower market (photo by John Meckley*)	Kunming is famous for its flowers (photo by Dave Heisley*)	An orchid at the flower market (photo by Steve Evans)


Grand View Park: sky, water, and greenery (photo by Aaron Yu*)	Grand View Tower affords a lovely view of the park (photo by Daniel Poon*)	A closeup of Grand View Tower (photo by Daniel Poon*)


A romantic scene (photo by CT Leow*)	Abundant flowers (photo by Daisy Lin*)	Topiary statues (photo by Daisy Lin*)


Lotuses cover the water (photo by Eric Chan)	A closeup of a lotus blossom (photo by Eric Chan)	A lovely place to take a walk... (photo by CT Leow*)


...watch an artist... (photo by Aaron Yu*)	...buy a painting... (photo by Aaron Yu*)	...take a boat ride... (photo by CT Leow*)	...or feed the gulls (photo by Aaron Yu*)


The park also features statues of famous historical figures (photo by Daniel Poon*)	A view of picturesque Lake Dian and the Western Hills (photo by Steve Evans)	Flocks of gulls on Lake Dian (photo by the World Resources Institute)


Kunming's Golden Temple, on Singing Phoenix Hill (photo by "Gisling")	Lovely and tranquil (photo by Rolf Mueller)	A statue of Chen Yuanyuan in Golden Temple Park (photo by "Gisling")


Yuantong Temple (photo by "Gisling")	The entrance to Yuantong (photo by "Alpha")	A lion statue at the temple (photo by Chris Feser)	The green water: probably not a celebration of St. Patrick's Day (photo by Chris Feser)


A pagoda at Yuantong Temple (photo by "Woudloper")	A procession of monks (photo by "Quatro Sinko")	A gargoyle supervises incense burning (photo by "Alpha")