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-- Introduction
-- Attractions:
-- Black Dragon Pool
-- Daguan Park
-- Dianchi Lake
-- Golden Temple
-- Qiongzhu Temple (Bamboo Temple)
-- Western Hills
-- Yunnan Stone Forest
Kunming Hotels

Location: located between 10210' - 10340', 2422' -2633' east longitude and north latitude

Neighboring Areas: Sichuan Province and Guizhou Province; Tibet Autonomous Region and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Physical Features: average altitude of 400 above sea level, surrounded by hills and facing the beautiful "Dian Chi" lake to the south

Population: 3.89 million
Urban Population: 1.69 million
Area: 21,018 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Hui, Manchu, Yi, Bai, Dai, Zhuang, Hani, Naxi and Mongolian

History: inhabited by Chinese for 2000 years; remaining a remote outpost until the 8th century, thereafter, becoming a secondary capital of the kingdom of Nanzhao which centered to the northwest of it at Dali, obtained wide fame in the Ming dyansty

Climatic Features: low-latitude monsoon climate with sunlight of 2250 hours, frost-free of 230 days; no bitter cold in winter or no extreme hot in summer

Average Temperature: 15.1C
Rainfall: annual average of 1075mm

Products: grain, wheat, horsebean, corn, potato and fruits such as peach, apple, orange, grape, and chestnut

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