Half-Day History Tour in Kunming

This tour takes place in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province and a historical and cultural city. Throughout China she’s also called “Spring City” because her climate is like spring all year round. In this trip we will show you Kunming’s hidden side. We will visit the Yunnan military academy, a famous military school in the last century. Then we will show you some hidden cultural gems along Yunnan University and Green Lake park.

Highlights:
• Hidden cultural sites: Along the Green Lake and Yunnan university, we will show you the history of Kunming trough some hidden cultural sites.
• Yunnan military academy: Visit one of the famous military academies in Yunnan in the last century.

 

In the morning, you will meet your tour guide at the gate of the Yunnan military academy (No. 22, Cuihui Xi Road), which was a famous military school in the last century. Learn about recent Chinese military history and Kunming’s importance as a military center. From there we will walk to the Green Lake, the bustling green center of Kunming city. Stroll through this beautiful park to see the daily life of modern Chinese people, where local middle-aged ladies come to ‘square dance’ and grandpa’s jam together with their traditional Chinese instruments. In summer the whole lake is covered with a carpet of fragrant lotus flowers, in the winter the lake is filled with thousands of seagulls that migrate here from Siberia. We will walk through the Green lake park to Yunnan university right next to the park and see some less known ancient cultural sites of Kunming city. Behind the university there is a charming narrow street named Wenhua Xiang (Culture Alley) with many small coffee shops, special bookstores, bars and all kinds of food from all over the world.