Top 10 tourist attractions in Kunming

　　Kunming, also known as the Spring City, is the capital of Yunnan Province, a famous historical and cultural city in China, a United Nations livable ecological city, and an important tourist and commercial city in China. It attracts many domestic and foreign tourists with its spring-like climate, rich history and culture, and natural landscapes. Next, Travel Diary will sort out the top ten tourist attractions in Kunming for you, let's take a look.

　　1. Dianchi Lake

　　Dianchi Lake, also known as Kunming Lake, Kunming Pond, Diannanze and Dianhai, is located in the southwest of Kunming City. It is the largest freshwater lake in Yunnan and the sixth largest freshwater lake in China. It is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau". This pearl attracts countless tourists with its unique geological background, natural scenery and rich cultural heritage.

　　2. Stone Forest

　　Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area, also known as Yunnan Stone Forest, is located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. The karst landform of Stone Forest covers an area of more than 1,100 square kilometers, and the protected area covers an area of 350 square kilometers. It is a national 5A-level scenic area. Stone Forest Scenic Area is famous for its majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful and secluded landscape features, and has the reputation of "the first wonder in the world". It is the world's most famous karst landform tourist attraction and is called "a natural museum of shaped landforms" by international karst research experts.

　　3. Western Hills

　　Western Hills, known as Biji Mountain in ancient times, Taihua Mountain in the Ming Dynasty, and commonly known as Xishan since the Yuan Dynasty. It looks like a giant Buddha sleeping in the distance. It is also known as Reclining Buddha Mountain and Sleeping Beauty Mountain. It is located in Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. Known for its steep mountains and dense vegetation, Xishan is a famous tourist attraction in Kunming. There are three scenic spots in the scenic area: Longmen, Huating, and Taihe. Each of them shows the uncanny craftsmanship of nature.

　　4. Yunnan Nationalities Village

　　Yunnan Nationalities Village is located on the bank of Dianchi Lake in the southwest suburb of Kunming, Yunnan Province, covering an area of 89 hectares, and is a collection of the diverse cultures of 25 ethnic minorities in Yunnan. Since its completion and opening in 1992, Yunnan Nationalities Village has become a well-known ethnic cultural theme scenic spot in China and even the world. The scenic spot has ethnic minority residential buildings of various shapes, colorful clothing, interesting wedding customs and etiquette, colorful ethnic festivals, beautiful and humorous music and dance, as well as various comprehensive supporting facilities such as exhibitions, entertainment, vacations, and catering services.

　　5. Kunming Old Street

　　Kunming Old Street is located in Kunming, Yunnan Province. It is a historic neighborhood that includes Guanghua Street, Jingxing Street, Wenmiao Street and many other streets. Kunming Old Street not only carries a rich historical and cultural heritage, but is also one of the most representative city cards of Kunming. Kunming Old Street has a history of more than 900 years. The existing old street pattern was formed during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. Most of the shops and houses here retain the architectural styles of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

　　6. Jiuxiang

　　Jiuxiang Scenic Area is located in Jiuxiang Yi and Hui Township, Yiliang County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. It is a comprehensive scenic spot dominated by karst caves. Jiuxiang Scenic Area is famous for its spectacular karst cave landscape, unique karst landforms and rich natural and cultural landscapes. It is known as the "Hometown of Karst Caves" and the "Underground Art Palace".

　　7. Kunming World Expo Park

　　Kunming World Horticultural Expo Park (abbreviated as World Expo Park) is the site of the 1999 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition. It is located next to the Jindian Scenic Area in the northeastern suburb of Kunming, about 4 kilometers away from the urban area of Kunming. As the only intact World Expo site in the world, the World Expo Park has become a site cultural heritage with world, national, horticultural, high-grade, unique, inimitable and sustainable value by virtue of its unique historical culture and landscape value as the world's largest and most original garden and horticultural grand view garden.

　　8. The Green Lake Park

　　Kunming Green Lake Park is an ancient architectural garden dominated by water. It is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, covering an area of 21.6 hectares, of which 15 hectares are water. The park has a long history of 100 years and a profound cultural heritage, and is known as the "Emerald" of the Spring City. The Green Lake Park is located on the western foot of Wuhua Mountain in Kunming. It consists of Shuiyue Pavilion, Haixin Pavilion, Jiulong Pond, Guanyu Tower, Lianhua Zen Temple, Southwest Island, Bamboo Forest Island and other scenic spots. Its landscape features are "ten acres of lotus and fish world, half of the city is willow and Buddhist towers".

　　9. Daguan Pavilion

　　The Daguan Pavilion is located in the west of Kunming, about 6 kilometers from the city center. It was first built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi and got its name because it faces the Dianchi Lake and overlooks the West Mountain, taking in the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains. After entering the park, you can visit the Yongyue Pavilion, Ningbi Hall, Lansheng Pavilion, Guanjia Hall and other pavilions. The Grand View Tower, the most valuable in the park, is built by the water. It is three stories high and has many excellent plaques and couplets. The 180-character long couplet written by Sun Weng, a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty, is hung on both sides of the doorposts on the water side of Daguan Pavilion, which is known as "the first long couplet in ancient and modern times."

　　10. Ancient Town of Guandu

　　The Ancient Town of Guandu is located in the southeast of Kunming, on the north bank of Dianchi Lake and the lower reaches of Baoxiang River. It is a major commercial town in the Dianchi Lake area in history, a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, and a national characteristic landscape tourist town. With a history of more than a thousand years, it is not only one of the birthplaces of ancient Dian culture, but also a famous ancient ferry and Buddhist holy place in central Yunnan.