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.
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