Pre and Post China Tours

Kunming

Covering an area of 15,561 sq.km. with a population of 3.7 million, Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province, is a tourist city renowned for its perennially pleasant weather, intriguing highland scenes and sights, and venerated history. Thus it has been entitled as "one of the historical and cultural cities of China". Since it stands at an altitude of 1895 meters with an average annual temperature of 15.1 Celsius, no wonder it has got a sobriquet "Spring City". Kunming enjoys a convenient transportation and communication too. Its highways connect those of Burma, Laos and Vietnam. It has more than 50 regular international and domestic flights to Hong Kong and Macau, and major cities in China as well as to the well known international cities such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. Yunnan is a cradle of mankind. The Yuanmou Ape Man lived and multiplied in Yunnan as early as 1.7 million years ago. In ancient time, caravans ran through Yunnan along the Southern Silk Road into Burma and India. Today Yunnan boasts the country's most diverse population of colourful minority peoples and such natural wonders as the Stone Forest, Dali etc.