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Capital of Yunnan and a major tourist destination and transit point, Kunming serves as the gateway to the wonderful regions to be found in both the province and the whole of southeast China.
Kunming: What to see nearby?
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Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Province. It's a big city that's home to millions but doesn't have any noteworthy tourist attractions in itself.
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However, 2hrs drive away, at Shilin, you'll find a stone forest that is a classified UNESCO World Heritage Site - a must-see during any trip to this part of China.
Capital of Yunnan and a major tourist destination and transit point, Kunming serves as the gateway to the wonderful regions to be found in both the province and the whole of southeast China.
My suggestion
Take a trip to the Western Mountains (Xi Shan) to explore the temples and enjoy the magnificent views over Kunming and Lake Dian.
China: our articles for your holidays
The Temple of Heaven: a wonderful open-air paradise
The taxi dropped me off in the historic Xuanwu district, in South Beijing, and my eyes were caught by the majestic temple that stands very elegantly in the distance. Built in 1406, with architectural gracefulness as impressive as its arrangement, it's the Temple of Heaven.
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Yunnan, for sustainable travel in China
It's not easy to be a responsible tourist in China! The environment here suffers like nowhere else; historic buildings are destroyed to make way for pale, concrete imitations; and the Chinese love the kind of guided tours that involve large groups of tourists being dragged from one point to another by a guide yelling into a microphone. Oh dear! Adopt a sensible approach, and make yourselves ambassadors for a different kind of tourism!
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The Tibetan plateau: a harsh life with mountains!
Welcome to the biggest and highest plateau in the world. At an average height of 4,200 meters, it is so high that you have trouble breathing. On it you will find the highest mountains in the world, including Everest and Lhotse , which is 8,516 meters high. It's not surprising that very few people live here, but the countryside is magnificent.
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Beijing's hutongs: fragile pearls of Chinese tradition
Witness to a long vanished working class architecture, the hutongs are an area of narrow passages and intertwined alleys that remind you what towns used to be like in China.
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