Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also a major tourism centre in China. Wikipedia
Population 8,460,088 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
昆明聂耳故居 Museum · 700 m -
Sino-Japanese War Memorial Hall Monument · 910 m
- 云南省茶文化博物馆 Museum · 770 m
- Monument to the National Protection Uprising Memorial · 390 m
- 近日楼 City gate · 770 m
- Golden Horse Archway Attraction · 360 m
- 得胜桥碑记 Memorial · 390 m
- Jade Rooster Archway Attraction · 420 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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China Kunming International Art Festival
April – May
Annual festival with music, dance and art
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kunming); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 33 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Dongfeng Square 710 m
- Tangzixiang 730 m
- Wuyi Road 870 m
- Jiaosanqiao 1.0 km
- Huashan West Road 1.2 km
- Milesi 1.4 km
Train stations: Kunming 2.3 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.