Solar Energy Research Institute of Yunnan Normal University, Kunming Municipal Planning and Design Research Institute. Earth Forest, as a representative landscape in the county, comprises Xinhua, Bangguo, Wanbao and Tiger Leaping Beach, covering an area of 50 square kilometers. The "Golden Hall Scenic Zone", located on the Mingfeng Hill in the northern suburbs of Kunming, is eight kilometres (5.0 miles) from central Kunming. inbetween hong shan dong lu and jianshi lu opposite kunming Metallurgy university. The graphs below show the monthly weather averages over the year. Descriptions are given in Chinese and English. An experience that you might want to add to your bucket list. In the 14th century, Kunming was retaken from Mongolian control when the Ming dynasty defeated the Yuan Dynasty, later building a wall surrounding present-day Kunming. The Kunming dialect is very similar to that of Sichuan and Guizhou but uses the third tone much less than standard Chinese. Kunming's chief industries are copper, lead and zinc production. Jiuxiang is known as the. A delicate stone bridge which has an elegant octagonal pavilion stands in the center and connects the hall and the temple entrance. Book about Kunming's regional cooperation with Southeast Asia: Wei Xing. Months with the highest UV index are April through September, with an average maximum UV index of 12. [7], Some modern research state that the name "Kunming" of Kunming Yi is a cognate word of "Khmer" and "Khmu" that has original meaning "people". [citation needed], As China's military forces and civilians retreated outside the reach of the Japanese military forces a year prior to the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe, Kunming became a new training hub for the battered but regrouped Chinese Air Force in which Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault took command of cadet training duties in the summer of 1938. But these trails were all extremely difficult, passable only by mule trains or pack-carrying porters. This complex dates from the late 1970s and was built by the government specifically to specialize in high-altitude training.[35]. Kunming has a pivotal role as a major conduit point in international drug trafficking as it is the closest major Chinese city to the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia. China Southwest Airlines used to operate routes to and from Kunming, until it was merged with Air China. China was then promoting GMS cooperation as a first step toward building an eventual China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Currently, the longest non-stop flight from Kunming is to Paris, France, operated by China Eastern Airlines since 18 December 2014.[40]. Yuantong Si is Kunming's major Buddhist temple. covering an area of 118 hectares. Non-commercial photography is permitted but, as both sections of the museum are poorly lit, a tripod might be useful. Now it is open to public for free. The city has an astronomical observatory, and its institutions of higher learning include Yunnan University, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming University of Science and Technology, and Kunming Medical University. In the Yuan dynasty, the central government set "Kunming County" in nowadays Kunming, the name "Kunming" continues to this day thereafter. In the same building as YSSJ Hotel & New Era Hotel & Apartments. During the 3rd century bce, Zhuangqiao of the Chu (in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River [Chang Jiang]) led his men to the area around Lake Dian and established the Dian Kingdom. Rooms with free internet. Kunming will be the hub and terminus for the "Pan Asia High Speed Network" using high-speed trains to connect China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.[44]. Tanhua Temple (昙华寺; Tánhuàsì; also known as Taohua Nunnery), Guangming Road, Panlong District (盘龙区光明路; Pánlóngqū Guāngmínglù) (At the foot of Tuiying Mountain in the eastern outskirts of Kunming City, about 4km from the city centre), ☎ +86 871 3857297. With 22 schools, it has an enrollment of some 33000 undergraduate students. In 1997, Yunnan Tire Co. opened a tire plant in Kunming, with a capacity to produce two million tires per year. It has been a scenic spot for more than three hundred years, and an epitome of Kunming, the Flower City of the Southern Frontier. [citation needed], As of 2007[update], the Kunming Economic Committee listed about 130 solar energy enterprises in the city. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand has visited Kunming many times to study Chinese culture and promote friendly relations. Bargain hard. Rainy days are also usually cold. Bus routes 4 and 92 (route 4 terminates just around the corner) run close to the museum, alternatively take routes 9, 55, 59, 74 or 96 to the Carrefore and walk from there. Kunming Mental Hospital, founded in 1955, houses over 400 patients. In 1957, Kunming's rail link to Hanoi was re-opened (after being cut during World War II). Yunnan province seized 10 tons of illegal drugs in 2006, accounting for 80 percent of the total drugs confiscated nationwide during the period, according to Sun Dahong, then deputy director of Yunnan's provincial Public Security Bureau. [citation needed]. Hence the nickname of the Western Mountains Forest Reserve, About 2 hours by bus from Kunming, luxury buses depart regularly from east side of Kunming main railway station (does not seem to be available anymore, oct 2011) or from eastern bus station, ¥29 to Stone Forest, other buses may charge ¥90 for the same trip, if one of the touts working in front of the train station assist you to find your bus their ¥10 commission will be added to your fare, Entry is pricey at ¥175 per person per day; ¥5 for chinese only map, This scenic area is 20 sq km and includes five tourist attractions, Diehong Bridge (5km southeast from Jiuxiang Street, famous for the karst caves, the twin waterfalls and the huge natural stone dam cluster), Dasha Dam (consisting of picturesque karst caves and thick forest), Sanjiao Cave (5km north of Jiuxiang Street, famous for the karst caves), Alu Long [a scenic area 6km west of Jiuxiang Street, famous for the excavated Yi Nationality cliff paintings of Qin (221BC-206BC) and Han (206BC-220AD) dynasties] and Mingyue (meaning the bright moon) Lake. Since the economic reforms of the mid-1980s, Kunming has enjoyed increased tourism and foreign investment, for instance investors from Thailand trace their ancestries back to Yunnan. Jin Jiang Hotels' flagship hotel, the 4-star Kunming Hotel features highly business-oriented but very luxurious rooms and meeting areas. Buses to Hekou, the Chinese border city, leave regularly. [5] Also known as Yunnan-Fu, today it is a prefecture-level city and the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. Kunming’s transformation into a modern city resulted from the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. In recent years, the old temple has resumed its original grandeur. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. Hongta Group, with revenues of some RMB39.88 billion for 2007 topped the list. Very central location. Reasonably priced imported wines. Front desk is in room 910 on the 9th floor. (五华区建设路296号万科学府6楼). The air is also quite clean compared to many Chinese cities… It is positioned near the border with Southeastern Asian countries, serving as a transportation hub in Southwest China, linking by rail to Vietnam and by road to Burma, Laos and Thailand. cSeparate state-planning cities. Opium was until recently in widespread medicinal use by many of the minority peoples of the province; however, after the Opium War the Chinese government has made growing the poppy illegal, and all but stamped out its production within the borders of Yunnan. 76 Wenhua Alley at Wenlin St (文林街文化巷76附10号). The bus station in Hekou is about 3 km from the border crossing but local buses go there. Kunming has attracted foreign investment in golf course development. Kunming has 2,585 hectares (6,390 acres) of lawns, trees and flowers, averaging 4.96 square metres (53.4 square feet) per capita and a green space rate of 21.7 percent. The Earth Forest came into being since geological movement and soil erosion one or two million years ago. Curious what the average weather is like in Kunming in a specific month? It also has one of China's few ice hockey rinks, and a workout room with treadmills and weightlifting machines. A high class live-music bar. The lake is 40 by 8 kilometers and is 1,886 meters above sea level. Address:Building B-1, Guangfu Comercial Centre, Guangfu Road, Kunming, ADD in Chinese:云南省昆明市西山区广福路广福商业中心B1栋1层, Yuantong Temple (圆通寺; Yuántōngsì), (At the foot of Yuantong Hill in the northern part of Kunming).
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