Location: Kunming
Top Things to do in Kunming
Top Restaurants in Kunming
- 1. QingNiao Western Restaurant (CuiHu Dian)
- 2. French Cafe (Wenlin Shop)
- 3. Salvador's Coffee House
- 4. Dian Yue Tie Road Theme Restaurant —— HuoCheNanZhan 1910
- 5. The Wicker Basket Bakery Restaurant
- 6. HongDou Yuan (WenLin Jie)
- 7. O'Reilly's Irish Pub
- 8. JianXinYuan (BaoShanJie)
- 9. Lost Garden Restaurant
- 10. As you like.
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The 10 Best Museums in Kunming, Yunnan
Kunming is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province in southwest China. Known as Yunnan-Fu until the 1920s, today it is a prefecture-level city and the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. Kunming is also called the Spring city due to its weather. The headquarters of many of Yunnan's large businesses are in Kunming. It was important during World War II as a Chinese military center, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road. Located in the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, Kunming is located at an altitude of 1,900 metres (6,234 feet) above sea level and at a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer. Kunming has as of 2014 a population of 6,626,000 with an urban population of 4,575,000, and is located at the northern edge of the large Lake Dian, surrounded by temples and lake-and-limestone hill landscapes.
Restaurants in Kunming
1. Yunnan Nationalities Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By patricialowismagnani - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Thanks to former comments on Trip advisor, we visited this museum and did not regret it ! we spent a very worthwhile and informative afternoon and found a lot of comments in English.
2. Yunnan Railway Museum
3. Yunnan Military Academy Museum
4. Kunming City Museum
5. Bamboo Temple (Qiongzhu Si)
6. Yunnan Provincial Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By beardysam - London, United Kingdom
Firstly, this museum used to be in Wuyi Road in Wuhua District and there are still some old photos on Tripadvisor so be careful or you will end up at a (perfectly acceptable) modern art gallery. The new museum is located at No.6393, Guangfu Road, Guandu District. It’s large copper coloured front faces an equally large theatre hall separated by a large plaza. This is actually one of the best museums I have seen in China so far. Instead of exhaustive collections of jade from dynasties past and fibreglass communist dioramas, equal weight is put on each stage of Yunnan’s storied history. The history is told plainly through the items and artefacts on display, with only a little bit of fibreglass here and there. Prehistoric fossils fill the first floor and plenty of child-friendly displays of dinosaurs abound. Early hominids progress into Bronze Age artefacts including some stunning depictions of wild beasts, livestock, and their various interactions. Once Yunnan man learnt how to kill beasts, they then turned on each other and the warring states period is mostly spiky things to make you wince. The floor above is a tour of the various cultural threads to Yunnan, including minority groups, the various flavours of Buddhism and The Kingdom of Dali. Only then do we reach the dynasties and mandatory revolutionary exhibit. These are all surprisingly balanced and go over Yunnan’s specific role in each stage of Chinese history. Finally, there was nearly no English whatsoever besides the named item plaques so maybe an audio guide would be better than nothing. It is child friendly otherwise. The entrance is free. Depending on your tolerance for museums you can spend a few hours here or the better half of a day.
7. Kunming Animal Museum
8. Military School
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 71 reviews
Reviewed By 419sasap - Belgrade, Serbia
It's very important part of Chinese history. Must see military school with lots authentic historic pieces. Many original photographs will take true history of great war. And how this military school contributed during this period of struggle.
9. Yunnan Geological Museum
10. Contemporary Gallery Kunming
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
Contemporary Gallery Kunming is a non-profit art institution dedicated to fostering professionalism and public knowledge in the artistic ecosystem of Yunnan Province.
