39 Sights in Kunming, China (with Map and Images)

Yuantong Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is located in a protected natural depression and in recent years it has been expanded with funding from Thailand. In the 1950s, it hosted a grand ceremony to greet and send on the sacred teeth of the Buddha and so became important in Southeast Asia.

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Qiongzhu Temple, or Bamboo Temple, is a Buddhist temple situated on Yu'an Mountain to the northwest of Kunming, Yunnan, China. The name of the temple (Qiongzhu) refers to a type of bamboo. The Bamboo Temple was established during the Yuan dynasty as the first temple dedicated to Zen Buddhism in Yunnan. It has since been burned down and reconstructed several times. The present structure mostly dates from the late Qing dynasty.

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Yunnan Military Academy was a military academy based in Yunnan, during the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China. Along with Huangpu Military Academy and Baoding Military Academy, Yunnan Military Academy was one of the “three major strategist cradles in modern China”.

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The former site of the underground party building of the CPC Yunnan is also the former site of the founding of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee of the CPC, located at No. 39, Jiexiao Lane, Qingnian Road Community, Huguo Street, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, is a north facing south, 3 4-ear civil structures, courtyard buildings. In the autumn of 1926, Li Xin, a member of the Communist Party of China, came to Kunming on the instructions of the Guangdong District Party Committee to establish a party organization to carry out work, and in November established the Yunnan Special Branch of the Communist Party of China here, with Wu Cheng as secretary. In February 1927, according to the instructions of the Guangdong District Party Committee, Wang Desan led some Communist Party members and revolutionary youths of the cadre training class to return to Kunming, and on the basis of the Yunnan Special Branch, the Yunnan Provisional Working Committee of the Communist Party of China was expanded, with Wang De as secretary and Li Xin and Wu Cheng as members. The houses on the old site are basically kept as they are, and were once converted into staff dormitories. After 1990, it was partially recovered and managed by cultural relics. It is now free and open to the public from Monday to Friday.

Wikipedia: 中共云南地下党建党旧址 (ZH)

Yide Meteorological Station, also known as Taihuashan Meteorological Station, is located in the Kunming Taihua Mountain National Reference Climate Station on Taihua Mountain, Biji Street, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, is a pioneer of modern meteorology, astronomy and earthquake in Yunnan, natural scientist Chen Bingren (character Yide) was founded in July of the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), originally located at No. 53 Qianju Street, Kunming City. In 1937, it moved to the western suburbs of Taihua Mountain, with an altitude of 2375.2 meters. Facing south, the station is a Western-style building with three floors and nine rooms, with a construction area of 286 square meters. The institute is equipped with dozens of instruments such as mercury barometer, insolation meter, wind vane, rain meter, automatic barometer, thermometer, meteorological instrument, astronomical observer, seismometer, etc., and some observation data from 1911 to 1957, which has important historical and scientific value. The Yunnan Meteorological Museum is located here and is open to the public free of charge every Saturday and every World Meteorological Day. In 1993, it was declared a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit.

Wikipedia: 一得测候所 (ZH)

The National Southwest United University Monument, referred to as the Southwest United University Monument, includes four original monuments and replicas, the first is the official end of the National Southwest United University in 1946, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Nankai is about to return to Tianjin, Beiping when the "National Southwest United University Monument" was erected on the campus site to commemorate Southwest United University, and now the monument stands as a national key cultural relic protection unit on the site of the former United University in Kunming (now in Yunnan Normal University). In 1989, Peking University replicated the Southwest United University monument on campus. In 2007, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Southwest United University, Nankai University and Tsinghua University successively copied the monument of Southwest United University on their respective campuses to commemorate it, which became the campus landscape of their respective schools. So far, there are four monuments to the Southwest United University, located in Kunming, Beijing and Tianjin. In addition, the Third University of Southwest United University has also built other forms of General Assembly monuments.

Wikipedia: 国立西南联合大学纪念碑 (ZH)

Kunming Nie Er's Former Residence is located at No. 73 and 74, Yongdao Street, Jingxing Street Community, Huguo Street, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China (formerly part of Panlong District), which is the birthplace of musician Nie Er in Kunming. The former residence was built in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884) in the Qing Dynasty, and is a heavy eaves shop house. In the 30th year of Guangxu (1905), Nie Er's parents came to Kun from Yuxi, rented it here and opened a small medical center called "Chengchuntang". On February 14, 1912, Nie Er was born here. The Nie family lived here until 1920, when they moved out of Yongdao Street. In 1943, the Yunnan provincial government widened and renovated Yongdao Street. The houses on both sides of Yongdao Street were demolished and moved back 4~5 meters to rebuild. The reconstructed Yongdao Street is flanked by two-story civil buildings living above the shops below. In 2003, the Yunnan provincial government declared it a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. The existing Nie Er Former Residence building was completely renovated in 2010.

Wikipedia: 昆明聂耳故居 (ZH)

Yunnan First Astronomical Point, also known as Yunnan University Astronomical Point, is located in the campus of Yunnan University in Kunming, Yunnan Province, behind the bell tower and next to the Wenjin Building, which is the positioning mark of early geodesy in China. The astronomical survey was conducted from the 49 to the fifty-seventh year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1710-1718). The initial test data was: 25 degrees high in the Arctic, Kunming County, Yunnan Province, and 38 degrees west in the capital. In 1937, the Education Department of Yunnan Province, Yunnan University, Kunming Province, and the data was 25°3 '21.19 "N 102°41' 58.88" E, which was the only exact point of the original measurement of longitude and latitude in China except the Beijing viewing station.

Wikipedia: 云南第一天文点 (ZH)

Tuzhu Temple is located in Guandu ancient town in the southeast suburb of Kunming city, Yunnan Province, facing the statutory Temple in the north. Built in the Nanzhao period, the existing building was rebuilt in the 17th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1891). The total area is more than 5,000 square meters. The whole temple into the "eight gossip" shape, sitting west to east. The main hall stands on the bluestone platform, single eaves on the top of the mountain, the front corridor and after the mansion, through the bucket type seven groove girder structure. Under the front eaves of the main hall, there are nine steps and four warping brackets.

Wikipedia: 官渡土主庙 (ZH)

The tomb of Nie er is located between Taihua Temple and Sanqing Pavilion in Xishan Forest Park, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China. It is the cemetery of Nie er, a famous Chinese musician. In 1935, after nie drowned in Fuuzawa in Japan, his ashes were taken back to Kunming for burial. They were rebuilt in 1954, moved to its current site in 1980 and completed in 1985. The tomb faces Dianchi Lake and takes the shape of a violin. The tombstone is inscribed by Guo Moruo. There is a white marble statue of Nie er in front of the tomb. In 1988, Nie er's tomb was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Wikipedia: 聂耳墓 (ZH)

Miaozhan Temple Diamond Tower is located in front of Miaozhan Temple in Guandu Ancient town in the southeast suburb of Kunming city, Yunnan Province. It is also called Miaozhan Temple Stone Pagoda because the whole pagoda is made of sand and stone. The tower is square, surrounded by a coupon door, so it is also called the tower through the heart. In 1956, the cultural relic was recognized as the first batch of provincial cultural relic protection units by the People's Commission of Yunnan Province. In 1996, it was included in the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by The State Council.

Wikipedia: 妙湛寺金刚塔 (ZH)

Guandu Ancient Town Kuixing Pavilion is a late Qing dynasty building located at the east end of Xiuying Village, Guandu Ancient Town, Kunming, which was built in 1911. Commonly known as "Lower Attic". It is said that this place was originally a mass grave, and the pavilion was built to ward off evil spirits. It was reduced to a barn and rice mill in the 1940s, but it almost collapsed in a tornado in 1976. It was renovated at the beginning of the 21st century. Later, it was listed in the sixth batch of Kunming cultural relics protection units.

Wikipedia: 官渡古镇魁星阁 (ZH)

statutory Temple is located in Guandu ancient town in the southeast suburb of Kunming city, Yunnan Province, adjacent to tuzhu Temple in the south. It was first built in the middle period of Nanzhao (around 756), and most of the existing buildings were rebuilt in the twenty-first year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1895). Sitting west to east, covering an area of about 2,500 square meters. The hall is five rooms wide, three rooms deep, 17.2 meters long, l5.7 meters wide, single eaves rest on the top of the hill, nine steps on dougong.

Wikipedia: 法定寺 (昆明) (ZH)

Caoxi Temple, located in the Green Mountain in the southwest of Wenquan Street, Anning City, Yunnan Province, was built in the Dali period. The overall layout is in the quadrangle courtyard style. The main hall Baohua Pavilion, double eaves rest the top of the mountain, the roof is very steep, wing corners have obvious warping, with the Song Dynasty architectural style. Other buildings were added through successive generations.

Wikipedia: 曹溪寺 (安宁) (ZH)

Huize Institute, also known as Huize Building, is located in the Donglu Campus of Yunnan University, No.2, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China. It was built in 1923-1924 and designed by engineer Zhang Banghan. It is one of the first teaching buildings of Donglu University and the landmark building of today's Yunnan University. It is now a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Wikipedia: 会泽院 (ZH)

Anning Confucian Temple, also known as Lianran Confucian Temple, is located at No.122, Lianran Street, Anning City, Yunnan Province. It was first built in the sixth year of Yuan Dade (1302). In 1987, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Yunnan Province. In 2006, it was announced by The State Council as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Wikipedia: 安宁文庙 (ZH)

The Memorial Hall of the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War, once known as the People's Victory Hall, is located in Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, located in the center of Kunming City, with Guanghua Street in the south, Renmin Middle Road in the north, Yunrui East Road and Yunrui West Road on both sides, facing south, covering an area of 28.12 mu.

Wikipedia: 抗战胜利纪念堂 (ZH)

The Majia Courtyard of Wenming Street, also known as Jinlan Tea Garden, is located at No. 4, Qianwang Street, Jingxing Street Community, Huguo Street, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, which was originally the residence of Ma Yi, the first mayor of Kunming, and is the most complete preserved Bai residential classic building in Kunming City.

Wikipedia: 文明街马家大院 (ZH)

The Great Towers of Dade Temple are located at No.43, Huashan Road, Qingnian Road Community, Huguo Street, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, in the dormitory of Animal Husbandry Bureau of Yunnan Province, China. The original temple has been destroyed, and only the twin towers remain. Now for the provincial cultural relics protection units.

Wikipedia: 大德寺双塔 (ZH)

Yunnan Astronomical Observatory an institution of Chinese Academy of Sciences sits on the Phoenix Hill in the east suburbs of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is the only research observatory in the southwest of China. It is a state institution for astronomy research and public science education. There are 8 research groups and 2 observing stations in YAO.

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The Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology (昆明动物博物馆) is located on the campus of Kunming Institute of Zoology, Jiaochang East Road, Kunming, Yunnan, China. The museum is an important project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Knowledge Innovation Program, and a joint project of the academy and Yunnan Provincial Government.

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The former residence of the general of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, also known as Ziyuan, is a villa in a mountain villa at No. 1, Gaoji Village, Gaoji Village, Biji Community, Biji Street, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, and is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit in Yunnan.

Wikipedia: 中国远征军将官住所旧址（紫园） (ZH)

Guandu Ancient Town is located in the southeast suburbs of Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, located on the north bank of Dianchi Lake and the lower reaches of the Baoxiang River, about 10 kilometers away from the downtown area, is a national characteristic landscape tourism town, national 4A tourist scenic spot.

Wikipedia: 官渡古镇 (ZH)

Kunming City Museum is a history museum in Kunming City, Yunnan, China. Smaller than the Yunnan Provincial Museum, Its most notable exhibit is about the history of the city. Other features include a dinosaur exhibit and a rotating exhibition space that holds anything from history to art exhibitions.

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The former site of the first factory of central Electrical Equipment Factory is located in the former Kunming Cable Factory, No.615, Chunyu Road, Majie Street, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. It belongs to the national key cultural relic protection unit.

Wikipedia: 中央电工器材厂一厂旧址 (ZH)

The former site of Fuchun Hengshang, also known as Tengyue General Military House, is located at No.16, Qianwang Street, Jingxing Street Community, Wuhua District, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China. It was built in 1924 with the original door is No.8 Small Silver Cabinet Lane.

Wikipedia: 福春恒商号旧址 (ZH)

Zhou Zhongyue's former residence is located at No.18, Huashan Street, Cui Hubei Road, Kunming City, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, in the dormitory area of Yunnan Province Cultural Center. It is the residence of Zhou Zhongyue, a famous politician and scholar in modern Yunnan Province.

Wikipedia: 周钟岳旧居 (ZH)

Protecting Bridge is located at the intersection of Huguo Road and Dongfeng East Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China. It is a commemorative building to commemorate the war of national Protection and is now a cultural relic protection unit in Yunnan Province.

Wikipedia: 护国桥 (ZH)

Zhu De's former residence is located at No. 4 Honghua Lane and No. 3 Xiaomeiyuan Lane, Wuhua Mountain North Crystal Palace, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. In 1921~1922, Zhu De, then the director of the Yunnan Provincial Capital Police Department, lived here.

Wikipedia: 朱德旧居 (昆明) (ZH)

Jinma Temple is located at the foot of Jinma Mountain in Jinma Community (Jinma Temple Village), Jinma Street, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China. It is one of the earliest temples in Kunming and is now a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

Wikipedia: 金马寺 (ZH)

Shiping Guild Hall, located at No.24, Zhonghe Lane, south of Cuihu Lake, Huashan Street, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, is the most complete guild hall building in Kunming area, and belongs to the provincial cultural relic protection unit.

Wikipedia: 石屏会馆 (ZH)

The former site of Wujiaba Airport is located in the courtyard of No. 98, Guanshang South Road, Guanshang Street, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, which is the terminal building of the former Wujiaba Airport in the Republic of China.

Wikipedia: 巫家坝机场旧址民国时期候机楼 (ZH)

Shilin Confucian Temple, also known as Lunan Prefecture Confucian Temple, is a temple of literature in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming, Yunnan Province, located in the No. 1 Middle School of Shilin Yi Autonomous County, the capital of Shilin County.

Wikipedia: 石林文庙 (ZH)

The Stone Forest or Shilin is a notable set of limestone formations about 500 km2 located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, near Shilin approximately 90 km (56 mi) from the provincial capital Kunming.

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Kunming Yuan Jiagu Former Residence, located at No. 5, Cuihu North Road, Huashan Street, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, was built in 1920 and is the only self-built residence of Yuan Jiagu in the history of Yunnan.

Wikipedia: 昆明袁嘉谷旧居 (ZH)

Yunnan Provincial Museum is located in Kunming, on Guangfu Road. It houses an exhibition centered on Yunnan's ethnic minorities, as well as a collection of artifacts from tomb excavations at Jinning on the southern rim of Lake Dian.

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The former site of Kunming International Radio Branch is a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, including Tuanshan Letter Platform in Wuhua District and Hongmiao Platform in Xishan District.

Wikipedia: 昆明国际无线电支台旧址 (ZH)

Lu Han Mansion is located at No.4 Cui Hunan Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, opposite the east gate of Cuihu Park. It is the residence of Lu Han, the former chairman of Yunnan Province.

Wikipedia: 卢汉公馆 (ZH)

The former site of the YMCA is located at No. 4, Dingxin Street, Xiangyun Street Community, Huguo Street, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, which is the location of the former Yunnan YMCA.

Wikipedia: 基督教青年会旧址 (ZH)