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Covering an
area of 15,561sqkm 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 1,895 meters with an annually average
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 Macao, and
major cities in China as well as to the well known
international cities such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai,
Rangoon, Vientiane, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore
and so on. Besides, IDD telephone service is available
as well .
Kunming is rich in both natural and historical
tourist resources. Major tourist attractions include
the site of '99 International Horticultural Exposition,
Yunnan Nationalities Villages, the Stone Forest,
the Jiuxiang Caves, the Xishan (West Mountain
) Forest Park, the Grand View Mansion, the Black
Dragon Pool, the Bamboo Temple, the Jindian (Golden
Hall) Scenic Resort, the Anning Hot Springs, the
Yuantong Temple , the Zhenghe Park, etc.
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