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Yuantong Temple

With a history of more than 1200 years, Yuantong Temple (Yuantong Si) is one of Kunming’s most active Buddhist temples. Many people gather here to participate in Buddhist ceremonies on the 1st and 15th of each lunar month, as it is one of the most important Buddhist sites in the Kunming are...

With a history of more than 1200 years, Yuantong Temple (Yuantong Si) is one of Kunming’s most active Buddhist temples. Many people gather here to participate in Buddhist ceremonies on the 1st and 15th of each lunar month, as it is one of the most important Buddhist sites in the Kunming area. At least part of the historical importance of the temple stems from briefly housing a tooth of the Buddha in 1956.

Yuantong Temple displays typical Chinese Buddhist architecture, but contrary to most Chinese Buddhist temples the halls are visited in order on a downward slope.

There are vegetarian restaurants both on the premises and across the street.

How to get there:  Yuantong Temple is located on Yuantong Jie near the Kunming Zoo.  Bus 101 can take you to the temple from the train station.  Otherwise, take a taxi for around 10 RMB.

Find it on the map

Take bus 4 or 59 to get there.

Splendid China and China Folk Culture Village

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Splendid China and China Folk Culture Village are two theme parks combined into one. They attempt to do for China what Window on the World does for the rest of the planet. Splendid China represents China’s architectural wonders. In China Folk Culture Village, happy, shiny Chinese ethnic minorities give demonstrations of their craftwork and dance performances to gaping tourists. The park’s replicas of famous places follow a “most” theme. For example, Zhaozhou Bridge is represented as the “most ancient stone arch bridge” A replica of the park itself, under the title “most overrated tourist attraction”, wouldn’t go amiss.
 

Exit D, at Hua Qiao Cheng metro station, on Line 1, is at the entrance of this theme park. Bus nos. 113, 222, and 223 stop here.
 
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 It is 3070M above sea level. 20KM drive from ShuHe Village. The road condition is bad. It takes about 50 minutes to get there from ShuHe village. You should consider...

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 It is 3070M above sea level. 20KM drive from ShuHe Village. The road condition is bad. It takes about 50 minutes to get there from ShuHe village. You should consider to use 4 wheel drive vehicle to get there(RMB400). Some visitors hire a horse from ShuHe village and take another route through forest to get there. A horse ride will take about 4 hours (single trip) and cost about RMB150 (round trip).