National Parks of ChinaOverview
| Province | Yunnan |
| Location | Yunnan |
| Latitude, longitude | 25.0, 102.7 Google Maps |
| Wildlife | Black-headed gull |
| Elevation | 1,891 m |
| Nearby cities | Dali, Jianshui, Guiyang |
| Nearby sites | Dianchi Lake, Kunming, Stone Forest of Lunan, Jiuxiang, Chengjiang Fossil Site, Alu Caves, Puzhehei |
| Themes | Cities, Lakes, Mountains, Plateaus, Culture & history |
About
Kunming, capital of Yunnan, is ringed by mountains on three sides with Dian Lake to the south, spring-like all year: the “Spring City”. Population 3.74 million, about a million in the urban area.
Suburban sights
Further afield
Transport
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, 7.5 km south of the centre, is one of China’s ten great international airports.
During the war with Japan the Burma Road and the Hump airlift made Kunming the main transit point for war supplies.
Climate
Long sunshine, short frost, mean 15 °C, mild all year: no scorching summer, no bitter winter.
Food
Crossing-the-bridge rice noodles, intangible cultural heritage of Kunming
Education
Yunnan University
Kunming University of Science and Technology
Southwest Forestry College
Yunnan Agricultural University
During the war Peking, Tsinghua and Nankai universities moved to Kunming to form the National Southwestern Associated University (Lianda).