Participated Cities：Kunming

Kunming is the capital city of Yunnan Province,China, located in the middle of the Yunnan Guizhou Plateau. It is one of the China's historical and cultural city and top- tourist city. With the annual average temperature of 14.8 degrees Celsius, all year round as spring and flowers in full bloom, Kunmig enjoy the fame of "Spring City". The city is about 1895 meters above sea level, with an area of 22000 square kilometers.The population is 7.26 million. Border upon Laos, Burma, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, Kunming acts as China's gateway city to Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Kunming is beautiful and charming. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with Dianchi Lake in the south, which is the sixth largest freshwater lake. There is a lot beautiful and charming scenery on both sides of the lake. Because of the low latitude plateau position,and especially the Dianchi Lake in the regulation of the temperature and humidity, Kunming has climate of eternal spring.The air here is always fresh, the sky is high,the clouds are pale,the sun is shining brightly,the flowers bloom regularly.

Kunming is rich in tourism resources including favorable location, superior climate, long history and brilliant culture. There are many famous scenic spots in Kunming, such as stone forest (the world nature heritage),Yunnan ethnic villages, jiuxiang cave(the karst cave museum),the World Horti-Expo Garden(the site of the 1999 Kunming International Horticulture Exposition),the spring city golf course(the best golf course in Asia),the Daguan Park, the Golden Temple and the park of Western Hills. The abundant tourism resources make kunming be the most famous destination of sightseeing, business exhibitions and holidays.