Kunming tour

Executive Department, Hani Villages, Longshuba Village

Dazhuang Mosque, Eminem Mountain, Dianyue Railroad Herringbone Bridge

Horticultural Expo Garden, Shilin, Yunnan Nationalities Village

Mannjinglan Dai Village, Space Mountain, Ancient Battery Sites

Nu River Moon Stone, Mengjinglai Scenic Area, Rock Springs Temple

Xin Ping, Trunk Spring, Miyilu Amorous Feelings Valley

Dade Temple Twin Towers, Total Buddhist Temple, Conceive Well

Kaibangya Lake, South South Medicinal Garden, Panlong Temple

Mopanshan National Forest Park, Lushi Ancient Town, Cliff Inscription Yi Language

Qiongzhu Temple, Menghai County, Heshun Library

Dao-Anren Tomb, Jiangdihe, Wanding Bridge

Longxi Family Manor, Daluo Forest One, Nan Hua

Xuezheng Examination Halls, Tonggu And Tombs Wanjiaba, Green Shilin Forests Park

Jianshui Chongwen Tower, Neolithic Sites, Jianshui Writing Tower

Jianshui Zhenwu Palace, Jianshui Tianyuan Bridge, Chuxiong Cliff

Westward Journey Cave, Lijiang Impression, Bacteria Sub Mountain

Yuanyang Yunnan, Lugu Lake Spa, Tianshengqiao Spa Shangri-La, Jianshui Enlightening Temple

Yuantong Mountain, Cai Village, Deqin County Cizhong Village

Baoshan Stone City, Kunming new 16 scene, Jade Longwan

Shiping Zhengying Village, Dashanbao of Zhaotong, Nu River Spa, Mission Village

Eight Sights Kunming, Town Digging Color, Tengchong Cherry Valley

Eryuan spa town, LuoPing Rape flower, Xishan Longmen Grottoes

Lake Park, Dali, Shuhe, Square Street, Dianchi Lake, Erhai Lake

Lijiang ancient city, Lugu Lake, Yulong Snow Mountain, Jiuxiang Scenic

Kunming is a city of "eternal spring" for its excellent climate. The hotel is located about 2,000 meters, the winters are mild, summer, has never reached the level of other cities further south and at least while we were there, a gentle breeze cools things in the day. In fact, people were exiled here during the Cultural Revolution, turned down offers to return home preffering East China, instead of the friendly people and relaxed lifestyle, they discovered in Kunming. Kunming tour

As the capital of Yunnan province (southwest China) is a large city (over 2 million inhabitants) and one with a story to make the most of its location along the ancient trade route with Myanmar's neighbor Thailand and Vietnam. More recently, it was a supply depot during the war in Vietnam and the first stage of the "Route of Burma" famous starts in Kunming.
Our stay was more pleasant because of the large inn, we discovered "I recently opened Cloudland'was other International Youth Hostel, but a misleading title because it is so beautiful that many hotels we stayed in. The clientele is mostly Chinese, in fact, only a couple western third of the hotels are remained were used. Our double room cost only 70RMB per night (about 5 Gbps), including free internet and all that, we were invited to dinner by the owner and his friends (a very good).

The Chinese food was fantastic, delicious and very cheap. Kunming was a great example... find one side of the road "Noodle Cafe is crowded, so it shoved him inside and found out why it was so popular. A delicious dish of noodles in a spicy meat and vegetable soup with plate lamb meatballs 7RMB only cost us (about 42p) for both the United States! was so good we ate breakfast there every day. The bar of the hostel took us to "Patricia" a young Chinese woman who teaches English to elementary school meet. We were surprised that started very early (4 years), but the Chinese are trying to teach his people to speak English. Classes begin in kindergarten and continues throughout the school day. Apparently, the main problem oral English, have a severe shortage of people who can teach children the words they pronounce

Its grammar is very good, but do not speak English. This explains the "English" of the masses of teachers currently working in China, was one of three people in the west we are here, working as an English teacher! We were surprised how many of them speak openly in English very well themselves. Nationalities ranging from French, Polish, Australian, American, and even met a guy with a great Scottish accent of Glasgow! (We have made some of his students to do justice to the idea of ??Chinese children between 10 and speaks with a Glasgow accent amuses us!). Yunnan travel Many Chinese students we spoke with said the American accent much harder to understand than English. We have certainly heard of the Chinese students in English with a foreign accent spoken award.

Patricia invited us to take the weekly "English Corner" on the side of Cuihu Park, we arranged to meet at 20 hours the next night. As we have seen the "English Corner" we have dealt with a large group of people milling around and I when we got off the taxi and Jane took over.... 30 years and had 40 people, respectively, all around the world want to ask questions and are interested in practicing their English! The age range and represents the diversity of topics that shocked us There were people as young as nine years for people 70 years and everyone wanted to ask questions... at the same time! The research began with the usual "where are you?" and "what you want about China?" Jane asked if she can find Chinese men attractive? But as the night progressed the problems have become more sophisticated... We were asked on the current performance of the UN and our opinion on the policy of all children in China. (Our answers where literally diplomacy in action that will not offend anyone, but not "choose" no response). After discovering that I had approached a degree in business (they were all British universities held in high regard), I was a group of local entrepreneurs in the crowd and asked how to solve some current problems in terms of customer satisfaction, competitors and discipline of employees. The session lasted a total of about 3 hours non-stop "grilling", but all appreciated, and we came up with the email addresses and promises to take a shower to keep in touch!

After spending a few days in Kunming just mooching around, something that is very easy to do here, as there are many parks and green spaces where you can sit and watch only is... PAO does not turn the hips and Tai Chi or just relaxing playing chess, cards and mahjong. An excellent example is the Cuihu Lake Park, which consists of many small islands in a lake During our visit, a series of bands playing traditional folk songs of China home each on a separate island from a tangle of small bridges... great atmosphere and a great way to relax on a sunny afternoon, joined situated a short walk from island to island. The central city of Kunming is a modern shopping center and a business center with high-rise shopping centers and department stores, where designer brands compete, restaurants and fast food chains around the celebrities. At night the lights of Tokyo as a mini with the sides of all buildings pulsating neon, power, lighting, huge pedestrian zone colored lights on the sides of the towers in the distance around scanning. Thousands of families in the last minute shopping, which creates a good atmosphere are gone. It is easy to see why the University of Yunnan is in the list of most popular among the "foreigners" of wanting to teach English in China if they offer the variety of attractions.
Jane was one of the most unique offerings of the city and had a massage from one of the dozen or so blind professionals. He sat on a small chair, his head beaten shoulders and arms, stretched, pulled and manipulated in all directions for 45 minutes... The verdict... Fear (especially if they did loud crack in the neck) later, but a fantastic day, she kept saying how they felt relaxed Kunming tour package

One of the unexpected places we saw in Kunming was a Wal-Mart is not unusual in itself, but the fresh produce department held a few surprises... a variety of fish swim in tanks ready for consumption by people walking between the tanks and plastic fishing net in hand... a kind of water "peak n mix '. But the unusual string bags with a large basket filled with frogs, which was black and the size of a fist... Mmm mmmmm!

Once recharged the batteries before deciding on the famous "stone of Shilin Forest'or the wonders of nature (and World Heritage Site), located east of Kunming 130K near the town of Lunan's visit. We took the train Kunming, we abandoned near Lunan station (literally), just 300 meters from the train station and he had to jump on the tracks and return to the station (only transport available), then with the pony car in the park.

Shilin contains thousands of huge limestone towers in the size of houses. This amazing natural sculptures formed by the erosion of thousands of years. Yunnan tour The whole area has been transformed into a park, and if you pass the "theme park" atmosphere to see and avoid the tour groups, is an interesting destination. Knarled limestone is surrounded by vineyards and open groups of trees and landscape, which adds a magical "forest", he reminded a film of "Star Trek"! (The surface of a distant planet) 06th Kunming The deepest point in the park is a swamp or a sword called Pico Pond massive lake that is surrounded by a large group of limestone rocks. The mirror like reflections of the lake that seems bottomless. We were lucky and managed to get around the park more than two hours on foot and only occasionally came through other visitors or tour groups in the main areas of interest. A source of pleasure for us was the apparent need of all the names in Chinese, where a rock formation looks like something vague, which gave him a long imaginative / poetic name (for the most mundane of the rock)... '. Mother and son burned "" sleeping elephant in the forest of rock and roll, etc. Two hours later, the midday sun and thousands of rock formations, we're a little tired of limestone, "and started making our own name "Goat strangled chicken", rock, etc, etc

One of the remarkable memories of China were driving we saw the surprised passengers and spectators. I think I need to treat the Russian pilot that I have offended, because the Chinese are much worse.... that's the way you would at home, but to go if you knew he would be arrested! But we have not seen cases of road rage or irritation with other drivers to madness, all I was angry when someone is not fast enough.