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Kunming
Capital city of Yunnan, China

Kunming

Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China.

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The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also a major tourism centre in China. It is nicknamed the "City of Eternal Spring" for its year-round mild climate. During World War II, Kunming was a Chinese military center and the location of the headquarters for the U.S. Army Forces China-Burma-British Raj. Wujiaba Airport served as the home of the First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Kunming was also a transport terminus for the Burma Road.

Get in

Getting to Kunming

Kunming is well connected to anywhere in China or Southeast Asia and reasonably easy to reach from outside that region.

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    Kunming Changshui International Airport

    It receives flights from South-East Asian cities such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, as well as plenty of domestic connections throughout China.

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    Kunming South Station
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    Kunming North
Do

Things to do

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    Kunming Theater
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    Yunnan Art Theater
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    Yunnan Grand Theatre
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    Kunming Walk
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    Sunshine Golf Club
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    Stone Forest
Eat

Where to eat

Local specialties include: Over-the-Bridge Rice Noodles (过桥米线; guòqiáo mǐxiàn) is a typical Yunnan local flavor that could only be tasted in some parts of Yunnan. This famous dish consists of several courses and a big bowl of chicken soup with very thick oil on top to keep the heat for cooking the food items, including raw pork, cooked chicken pieces, pork liver, slices of squid and slices of carp for the first…

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    Shiping Huiguan

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