We passed through Kunming three times. We liked it, it was a nice place to stop. The weather was nice and sunny, there was a nice park, a nice indian restaurant, nice old people playing games on the street, a nice university area with nice boutiquey shops... ‘nice’ is never that useful but I’m sure you get the idea. As Chuang Tzu put it: “A fish trap is for catching fish; once you’ve caught the fish you can forget the trap. A rabbit snare is for catching rabbits; once you’ve caught the rabbit you can forget about the snare. Words are for catching ideas; once you’ve caught the idea, you can forget about the words. Where can I find a person who knows how to forget about words so that I can have a few words with him?”

 

In other instances I would have suggested the pictures for an idea of the place but we didn’t take many photos in Kunming. It was only ‘nice’, not eye catching. Skip ahead to Yuanyang for more colourful photos. Or hit the link below if you really do fancy seeing old people playing games on the street or another view of the bizarre communist/capitalist bill poster for a mall that is a heading for this page but could also be a heading for the whole of China.

 

JL