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Qujing
Prefecture-level city in Yunnan, People's Republic of China

Qujing

Qujing is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north and east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the south; thus, it was called "Key between Yunnan and Guizhou" (滇黔锁钥) and "Throat of Yunnan" (云南咽喉) in the past.

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It is part of the Central Yunnan Metropolitan Region plan (滇中城市群规划) in effect for 2016–49. Its administrative population is 6,047,000 according to a 2015 estimate, of whom, 1,408,500 reside in the metro area, which contains Qilin District, Zhanyi District and Malong District. The city's resident population at the end of 2024 is 5.634 million. During the 11th National Five-Year Plan period, the government of Qujing planned to develop the city into the "big city at the origin of the Pearl River" (珠江源大城市) in the following decades, including increasing the built-up urban area to past 100 km2 (39 sq mi) and the urban population to surpass 1 million by 2020, the second in Yunnan, after Kunming.

Get in

Getting to Qujing

Qujing has two train stations. The older and more central is

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    Qujing Train Station
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    Qujing North Station
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    Qujing High Speed Bus Station

    The travel time to Kunming proper is roughly 2 hours, dependent on traffic.

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    Huibao Hotel
See

Worth seeing

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    Jingning Pagoda
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    Tiansheng Cave
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    Emerald Mountain Film and TV Set
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    Qilin Water Town
Do

Things to do

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    Qujing Bund

    A large outdoor market with shops, street food, restaurants, and bars.

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    Qilin Alley Commercial Street

    A popular shopping street with tea, coffee, and restaurants.

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    Tanghang Road

    Relatively quiet during the day, in the late afternoon vendors come out to sell snacks and other crafts.

Eat

Where to eat

Steamed Rice Noodles (蒸饵丝; zhēng ěr sī) is a local specialty, and difficult to find outside of Qujing. It is a steamed rice cake that is sliced into thin strips, tossed in oil, and topped with chives, pickled vegetables, and meat sauce. It is often eaten dry, but you can choose to add a bone broth soup as well.

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    Yuan Yi

    It has a stylish wood decor with lots of little alcoves, a large selection of western food, and a full bar.

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