Kunming

Kunming is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwestern China. Located in the middle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Kunming has an estimated population of 5,740,000 including 3,055,000 in the urban area and is located at the northern edge of the large Lake Dian, surrounded by temples and lake-and-limestone hill landscapes.

Kunming consists of an old, previously walled city, a modern commercial district, residential and university areas. On the outskirts is a famed bronze temple, dating from the Ming dynasty.