Western Hills

The Western Hills, about 15km's from Kunming city, is located on the edge of Dianchi lake in the western suburbs of Kunming. It is stretching from north to south for 40 kilometers with an altitude of some 2500 meters above sea level. It looks like a sleeping lady lying on the bank of Dianchi lake with her long hair drooping into the lake. So the western hills is also called " a sleeping beauty ". In fact, the western hills is a forest park. When you are walking in the round path in the hills, flourish trees, beautiful flowers and fountains provide you with a pleasant feeling. However, the most important thing is that the western hills is a very famous scenic spot. It consists of Huating Temple, Taihua Temple, Nier'er Tomb, Sanqing Pavilion and Dragon Gate.