Kunming

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Kunming is a major city on a high plateau in south western China, with broad avenues, residential districts and commercial centres surrounded by lakes and low mountains. Its climate and position have made it an important regional gateway. Forest occupies a different part of the destination from lake shore, giving the wider area a clear physical structure, with mountain terrain providing an additional point of connection.

Markets, parks and local food provide the strongest urban experiences. The city also serves as a base for stone forests, minority regions and mountain landscapes across the wider province. The mild climate also makes parks and outdoor street life comfortable through much of the year. The relationship between forest and markets becomes clearest when the destination is explored over more than one area.