City: Yunnan
Top Things to do in Yunnan
Top Hotels in Yunnan
- 1. HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts Kunming, an IHG hotel
- 2. Sofitel Kunming
- 3. Crowne Plaza Kunming City Centre, an IHG hotel
- 4. Pullman Lijiang Resort & Spa
- 5. InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort
- 6. Banyan Tree Lijiang
- 7. The Bivou
- 8. Hilton Yuxi Fuxian Lake
- 9. Songtsam Tacheng Lodge
- 10. Holiday Inn Kunming City Centre, an IHG hotel
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10 Things to do Good for Big Groups in Yunnan That You Shouldn't Miss
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country. It spans approximately 394,000 square kilometres (152,000 sq mi) and has a population of 45.7 million (as of 2009). The capital of the province is Kunming, formerly also known as Yunnan. The province borders the Chinese provinces Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the countries Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar.
Restaurants in Yunnan
1. Lijiang Romance Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 88 reviews
Large-scale song and dance "lijiang eternal love" is the soul of lijiang culture, with IMAX3D large visual, recreate the naxi genesis, "LuGu girl country", "caravan legend", "mu's residence brilliant", "yulong third country" lijiang one thousand years of history and tradition, such as lead audiences across the snowy mountains, in the domain of KuangYuan original conceptions, the mosuo flowers at the bank of lugu lake floor, in relying on the wind rain tea ma gu, the resplendent and magnificent mu's residence, and melancholy in the romantic feeling of yulong third country, in the idyllic shambhala meet a sentimental encounter, a beautiful moment.
2. Yunnan Stone Forest Geological Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,123 reviews
This forest of stone, formed by erosion over millions of years, is comprised of many stone peaks, pillars and stalagmites rising abruptly from the ground and extending as far as the eye can see.
Reviewed By OrderintheHouse
My wife and I enjoyed 8 days touring amazing Yunnan Province as part of a 24 day private Wendy Wu China Encounters tour in June and July 2018. Our Yunnan experience commenced with two nights in Shangri-La on the Tibetan border. We visited the ancient towns of Lijiang and Dali and concluded with two nights in Kunming. Along the way we felt so privileged to witness three absolutely incredible attractions – the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the majestic Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the absolutely awesome Shiilin Stone Forest, 80 kilometres south-east of Kunming. The Shilin forest has existed in China’s Yunnan Province for over 270 million years. Instead of trees the “stone forest” is made up of towering, pillar-like rock formations. The forest offers magnificent vistas of thousands of huge limestone karst formations and there are plenty of caves, crevices and waterfalls to enjoy as you walk through this splendid landform. To be truthful we were so amazed at what we saw before our very eyes – the experience took our breath away. We had our own guide who gave us a superb walking tour in the National Park. The place is packed with local Chinese tourists on most days and our guide was skilful in finding the less populous areas to visit. Along the way we experienced a couple of interesting local cultural moments – an old couple playing traditional music with fascinating musical instruments amongst the rock formations and a small group of ladies from one of the ethnic minorities in their colourful traditional dress sewing an equally colourful quilt – also amongst the rock formations. At one of the entrance/exits to the National Park we witnessed even more colour with large groups of ethnic minorities proudly wearing beautiful colourful traditional dress. One group was resplendent in rich red and yellow. However, it was the magnificent rock formations we really came to see and admire. These colourful moments were a nice added bonus. Many travellers to China marvel at climbing the Great Wall outside of Beijing and witnessing the Terracotta Warriors archaeology find outside Xian. We believe travellers, in the same breath, should be extolling the virtues of visiting the Stone Forest also. So, “The Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors and the Stone Forest “ – what a wonderful “must see” trilogy” for the discerning China traveller that would be.
3. Yuantong Temple
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4.5 based on 252 reviews
Reviewed By DereckDC - Guiyang, China
I went the weekend of the tomb sweeping festival. Not too many people. The entrance fee is ¥6. I was there for maybe 45 minutes. You may take more time if you are able to read Chinese or if you have more than one person in your party. Decent place to take pictures (not of the inside of temples of course).
4. Chongsheng Three Pagodas
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4.5 based on 516 reviews
Reviewed By Travdon - Philadelphia, United States
The grounds of this complex are sprawling, and you could easily spend half a day exploring. The three pagodas are great to see, as they've been standing for over 1000 years. But after you pass those, there are myriad temple buildings to explore. There are some buildings stuffed with numerous gold-coated statues of various individuals - not really sure what it was or who they were, but they were interesting to see. The path continuously hikes upwards, and you have to navigate several sets of steps, but it's worth it. Some buildings you can walk up to the top and have great views of the lake and city. The entrance fee to the complex is 75 RMB/person, plus an additional 35 RMB if you want a shuttle to take you from the three pagodas to the main temple (not worth it, as the leisurely stroll is part of the fun).
5. Yulong (Jade Dragon) Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 690 reviews
Also known as Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the snowcapped Yulong Mountain is a sanctuary for rare animals and plants.
Reviewed By CatherineO502 - Brisbane, Australia
We didn’t want to take a cable car up the mountain so went out from Lijiang in a taxi to the mountain - the entrance fee to the mountain park is 100Y per person. At the tourist centre the buses for Blue Moon Lake/White Water River are downstairs (the buses to the glacier cable car are on the level you enter at). The ticket for the bus to Blue Lake was 20Y - Blue Lake is the second stop on the bus. While it is a bit odd that Blue Lake is man-made the location does give spectacular views of the mountain. Getting a bus back to the tourist centre was very orderly. We had organised for our taxi driver to come back to pick us up which worked out well.
6. Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Xia)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,192 reviews
Reviewed By 12Maren - Hanoi, Vietnam
I have quite a severe fear of heights but I also enjoy a nice hike and good views so I did not want to miss out on this one. For me, there were two critical areas on the hike. The first one was at the very top of the 28 bends where there is an exposed rocky turn that gave me extreme vertigo so that I had to go on all fours. The second bit was the stretch of the trek shortly after Halfway Guesthouse going towards Tina's where the path becomes very rocky and narrow plus you share it with a pipe. This is also where the infamous waterfall crosses the path. I had to do this bit extremely slowly holding my partner's hand and looking at the path, nowhere else. The pictures my partner took here still give me vertigo. Overall I did it and I am glad I went but I would not be able to do it again knowing exactly what it is like now. Anyone that is worried about the heights might consider just hiking to Halfway Guesthouse and arranging alternative transport from there. A few final thoughts: - I am of moderate fitness and did not find it too strenuous overall. - We stopped at Naxi Guesthouse which was a great way of doing it as the guesthouse is the best in the gorge and you start the next day well rested to tackle the 28 bends. The ascent to Naxi Guesthouse is already exhausting! You are also ahead of anyone arriving by bus that day and have the path to yourself. - Second day we went from Naxi Guesthouse to Tibet Guesthouse with lunch at Halfway. Long day but doable. - Yes the bridge construction is visible at the start of the trail but it didn't bother us. You face the other way anyway and once completed this will be an amazing train ride. - Ignore the people complaining about roads and electricity lines, the whole area is still incredibly scenic and who are we to deny the local people a more comfortable lifestyle? - We went in mid November and it was perfect. Sun and blue skies every day, not too cold at night and barely any people on the trail. - Walnut Grove at the end of the trek is lovely and we ended up staying two nights at Tibet Guesthouse to relax and soak up the peaceful atmosphere. - Our bags were stored at Jane's, we are unsure if this place still functions as anything other than bag storage. We were going to have lunch there before starting the trek but they didn't do food. It looked very run down. - We arrived at the start of the trek by private driver from Lijiang, after dropping of our bags he drove us to the start of the path. This is recommended unless you want to walk up a dusty road. - We took a bus from Tina's to Shangri La, departs 3.30pm and costs 55RMB per person. It makes a ten minute stop at Jane's for people to collect their bags.
7. Sumtsaling Monastery
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4.5 based on 679 reviews
The biggest monastery in Shangri-La.
Reviewed By JoelK382 - Vancouver, Canada
Our hotel room had a perfect view of the Monastery to observe at sunrise, sunset and during the day. Our visit was thorough as we had a entrance fee as part of our hotel stay at the Songstam Hotel. Our guide provided in depth knowledge of the various building that make up the monastery.
8. Old Town of Lijiang - China
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4.5 based on 5,093 reviews
Reviewed By GodBlessMali - Shanghai Region, China
I visited a few old towns in China, but this one has to be my favorite one to date. During my time in Lijiang, I didn't even bother going to the city because the old town was so much fun not to mention that the food was incredible. While morning are very quiet as shops open rather late, the evenings were far from boring. The bar street sure made for some nice evenings while the afternoons allowed me and my friend to visit more of Old Town while trying out different food (such as tofu ice cream (don't judge until you try it)), Chinese wraps and of course the flowers cake. As for dinner, the ribs hot pot is fantastic! I shouldn't forget to mention that the buildings are beautiful, and I strongly recommend you check the small alleys as you might be surprised by what you may see.
9. Lijiang Impressions Show
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 710 reviews
Reviewed By jsgotravel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Is a world class performance with awesome postcard back drop of Yulong Snow Mountain also well known as Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Is an hour show with thousands of performers featuring stories of the local minorities. Is a MUST see show when in Lijiang..
10. Mufu Palace
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 455 reviews
Reviewed By jtaylor946 - Guangzhou, China
Make sure to climb to the top of Lion Hill for the best views of Lijiang Old Town! You have to pay 65¥ to enter the palace and an extra ¥50 to climb to the top of Lion Hill but it’s worth it! There are a lot of steps to climb. Go slow and appreciate the view and the beautiful temples.
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