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Old and new KunmingThe beautiful city Kunming is the capital of the southern district Yunnan. It has an estimated population of about 6 million people, including over 3 million in the urban area.
Kunming is located at the northern edge of the large Lake Dian. Because of its year-round temperate weather, Kunming is often called the “City of Eternal Spring”
In the 13th century, Marco Polo is thought to have traveled to this area and written about his fascination.
A beautiful attraction in the vicinity of Kunming is Lake Dian, or Kunming Lake. It is a freshwater fault lake at 1,886.5 m above sea level. The lake covers 298 km². It is 39 km long from north to south, and the average depth is 4.4 m.
It is also named as “Sparkling Pearl Embedded in a Highland,” and it was the model for the Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace in Beijing.
Kunming is located at the northern edge of the large Lake Dian. Because of its year-round temperate weather, Kunming is often called the “City of Eternal Spring”
In the 13th century, Marco Polo is thought to have traveled to this area and written about his fascination.
A beautiful attraction in the vicinity of Kunming is Lake Dian, or Kunming Lake. It is a freshwater fault lake at 1,886.5 m above sea level. The lake covers 298 km². It is 39 km long from north to south, and the average depth is 4.4 m.
It is also named as “Sparkling Pearl Embedded in a Highland,” and it was the model for the Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace in Beijing.
