Hotels Kunming

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  Haishi Hotel

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  Inntels (Baita Road Branch)

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  Inntels (Chuanjin Road Branch)

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  Kunming IC Holiday Shuncheng Serviced Apartments

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  Inntels (Yingxin Branch)

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  Brilliant Resort & Spa

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  Yunhua Hotel

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  Kunming IC Holiday SOHO Junyuan Serviced Apartm...

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  Triumphal Golden Horse Hotel

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  Economic Trade Hotel

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Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan province, was the gateway to the famous Silk Road that brought such wealth and prosperity to the land. It traded with Suchuan, India, Tibet and Myanmar making it famous. Known as the City of the Eternal Spring with its busy airport and range of hotels Kunming is the hub of the most popular tourist region of Southwest China.

The city may be the gateway to other parts of China, but it is a tourist attraction in itself with beautiful architecture and interlacing roads. It is a culturally diverse place with many minorities living in its domain. This means that tourists can enjoy an array of different festivals and events throughout the year specific to the Yi, Dai, Hani, Miao and Bai people.

With well over 100 four star as well as budget hotels Kunming is a destination that will suit any pocket. Many have superb facilities to help guests unwind including spa and beauty treatments as well as swimming pools. Food can be enjoyed in hotel restaurants, locally famous restaurants and a variety of smaller venues as well as being enjoyed as street food. Local specialties are Across Bridge Rice Noodles and Xuanwei Ham. Also popular are Steam Potted Chicken and those enjoying the diverse nightlife can munch on these dishes throughout the night to keep their strength up. For those who seek out souvenirs with a local flavor they will not be disappointed. Tie dying in various colors and patterns are available from the ethnic minorities as well as highly skilled wood carvings.

There are many beautiful buildings to delight visitors to the city. The Huating Temple is a popular destination with its Hall of Mahavira a particular highlight with its traditional roofing and highly colored decoration. Another name the city is known as is The Kingdom of Plants and Animals or Spring City; there being a wealth of natural beauty and attractions for visitors to enjoy. The Kunming Botanical Gardens has a superb collection of herbs, exotic plants, trees and endangered plants. One of the most famous and breathtaking is the famous Stone Forest. Locally it is known as the First Wonder of the World since the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644 AD) and with good reason. Amazing natural stone staircases and stunning formations with stones that have almost human features mean visitors never go away disappointed.

There are many small villages and towns further around the lake from Kunming and these are excellent places to see local customs and pick up some locally made crafts as souvenirs. Batik is a highly skilled method of dying cloth using wax to create patterns and sometimes highly detailed pictures. Daguan Park, meaning the Grand View, is on the shores of the Dianchi Lake. Within the Park are wonderful attractions like the Daguan Pavilion. The landscape is as lovely as any to be found in China and bonsais, porches, tree formations and rockeries all add up to make a calming and tranquil setting.

Those seeking cultural pursuits will be delighted with the breadth of activities available. Many dance forms exist in Kunming and visitors can see the Peacock Dance, Dongba Dance, Elephant-Foot Drum Dance and Dage Dance. Kunming also has an acclaimed symphony orchestra performing each month. The Yunan Provincial Museum has a collection of rare Dian bronzes more than 2,000 years old. These were excavated from tombs on the shores of Dian Chi. There are also fascinating replicas of imperial gold seals. China is famous for its porcelain and the museum has an interesting collection. The City Museum has the Dali Sutra Pillar as its chief exhibit which is a sculpture dating from the Song Dynasty.

There are many hotels Kunming boasts with truly wonderful scenery and features to give superb views over the town. Rolling hills, lush forest and lakes are all chosen as locations for visitors. Kunming's close proximity to other business regions of China means that business travelers are well catered for with excellent meeting and conference facilities offered, particularly by the larger establishments.

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