The cherry flowers in full bloom at Yuantong Mt Park of Kunming photos from www.chinakunming.travel

The route of the running is set to go though symbolic landmarks and streets in the city of Kunming including the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archways which were first built in the Ming Dynasty in the downtown. They are the traditional landmarks of Kunming offering visitors an unforgettable memory of Kunming.

The latest development in Kunming offers buyers/residents access to a "waterfall park" created by two large lakes on two levels, one of which presumably owes its existence to the soil excavated from the site.

Given the ethnic mix in Kunming’s population it is inevitable that there will be a large variety of hotpot restaurants in this City offering a diverse and seasonal selection of ingredients for hotpot meals particularly in the winter. Hotpot of course is a meal centered on a steaming pot of broth or stock (vegetable, poultry or beef or sheep) on the table in which a variety of raw ingredients which include both vegetables, mushrooms, finely sliced meat and poultry which are cooked in the broth or stock by the diners themselves, which in turn provides diner with the unique Hotpot Experience and taste especially during the winter season. Read more

Birding in Kunming, Yunnan Province

This place is just in Kunming photo taken by Adam Yang

By Adam Yang who lives in Kunming City of Yunnan Province in SW China and works as an English travel writer. The article is also posted at the website www.chinakunming.travelAmong the dozens of museums in the city of Kunming (China), these seven museums are what deserve to visit as part of Kunming experience as they display the quintessence of the history and culture. Yunnan Provincial MuseumThe former one in the downtown has been already closed and the new one was opened in near Guandu Old Town on 18 May 2015. It is a magnificent building which is specifically designed to house and display, in a unique setting, the province’s rare and ancient cultural artefacts. The museum is much more than the usual random collection of objects and for this reason is a significant addition to the Kunming’s reputation as the principal venue for cultural exchange between Yunnan and the rest of the world. The 10-hectare museum consists of six basic exhibitions and four theme exhibitions including porcelains, ancient paintings and contemporary artworks among which are many rare and priceless items on display for the first time. Yunnan Nationalities MuseumDedicated to the ethnic culture of Yunnan province, the museum is the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, housing and exhibiting a comprehensive collection of Yunnan ethnic communities’ historic and cultural artifacts. Kunming City MuseumThe museum covering an area of 20,000 square meters is a local comprehensive museum. One of the major reasons for constructing the museum is the Buddhist Sutra Stone which was sculpted during the Dali Kingdom (938-1253) period in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Other theme exhibition halls include the Flying Tigers Memorial Hall and Bronze Culture Hall and so on. Kunming Natural History Museum of ZoologyYunnan is referred to as "The Kingdom of Animals", and in its capital city Kunming, why not have a look in the Zoology Museum which curates the largest exhibition of its kind in Southwest China?Yunnan Railway MuseumTo some extent, the museum is dedicated to the Yunnan-Vietnam (Kunming-Hanoi) Railway which was constructed in the early 20th century.The History Museum of Yunnan Military SchoolThe museum is namely the former site of Yunnan Military School which is one of the earliest military schools in China established during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to train modern officers and is of significant historic interest.The Stone Forest Karst Geological MuseumThe museum is based on 7 galleries, which reflect the evolution of Karst geological landforms, development history of the Earth and so on. It is typically suitable for visitors to the Stone Forest.

The UNESCO site the Stone Forest, http://bit.ly/1IomVbV

Yunnan Picks: Hani ethnic "Street Banquet"(25-26 October, 2014). This is an old tradition for the Hanis to celebrate harvest and welcome the Ten-month New Year of their own. The Hani minority in the south of Yunnan have traditionally farmed on the terraced paddies for a long time.And I’ve created a wonderful page Colorful Yunnan on Facebook www.facebook.com/seeyunnanHani Street Banquet