? Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, is the political, economic and cultural center and also the transport and communication hub of the province. Kunming has no bitter cold in winter and heat in summer with blossoms opening all the year round. Hence it has enjoyed the reputation of the 'Spring City'. With a history more than 2,400 years, it owns its importance to the fact that is was the gateway to the well-known South Silk Road that facilitated trade with Tibet, Sichuan, Myanmar and India.

? Kunming has beautiful natural scenery, brilliant historic sites, colorful ethnic customs, making it the top ten tourist hotspot cities in China, and the first to enter the Chinese excellent tourism city ranks. In the future, Kunming will rely on climate and resource advantages, construct the city a multi-level and multi-type of sightseeing, leisure, vacation product system with leisure resorts and spas, lakeside therapy, plateau health, making itself to become an international tourist destination.

? Tourism in the urban economic development in the industry, position, and gradually increase the economic role of the tourism industry to boost the urban economy, social employment, driving force, as well as the promotion of the role of culture and the environment becomes increasingly obvious. Tourism is a pillar of China's economic development industries.

? Kunming has more than 200 governmental protection of cultural relics, such as the Stone Forest, Western Hill and Dragon Gate, Dian Lake, Anning Hot Spring, Jiuxiang Scenic Spot, Jiaozi Snow Mountain, etc...Also, Kunming has more than 100 key scenic spots, such as the 99 Horticulture Expo Garden and Village of Ethnics Culture and so on. There are more than 10 national tourist line regarding Kunming as a center, expand to the whole province, connecting the southeast Asia, forming a tourism system collecting the tourism, sightseeing, holiday and entertainment. Kunming tourism seems a growing trend.