Kunming Trip Overview
Our tour takes place in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province and a historical and cultural city. People around China also call her “Spring City” because her climate is like spring all year round. We will visit the World Dinosaur Valley, where you can find more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils and much more… Later we will go to the Jingxing Bird and flower market, an interesting place full of life where you can see the Old Kunming’s way of life.
Highlights:
• World Dinosaur Valley: In the biggest and most complete dinosaur valley of its kind in China, you can see more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils, excavated on site.
• Jingxing Flower and Bird Market: See the real Old Kunming while visiting this interesting place full of life.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 day
Starts: Kunming, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kunming, Yunnan, China
Our tour takes place in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province and a historical and cultural city. People around China also call her “Spring City” because her climate is like spring all year round. We will visit the World Dinosaur Valley, where you can find more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils and much more… Later we will go to the Jingxing Bird and flower market, an interesting place full of life where you can see the Old Kunming’s way of life.
Highlights:
• World Dinosaur Valley: In the biggest and most complete dinosaur valley of its kind in China, you can see more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils, excavated on site.
• Jingxing Flower and Bird Market: See the real Old Kunming while visiting this interesting place full of life.
In the morning, your driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel (within the second ring road of Kunming) then drive you to the World Dinosaur Valley (1.5 hour drive). Feel like you enter a safe Jurassic Park, as you visit the biggest, most complete and oldest dinosaur valley in China. Since 1938, about 150 complete dinosaur skeletons were unearthed in Lufeng County, and now more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils are on display, dating from the Jurassic period. You can also see the excavation sites and modern dinosaur replicas.
After lunch we will drive back to Kunming and visit the Jing Xing Bird and Flower Market, which reflects the Old Kunming way of life, with a lot of people selling flowers, birds, fish, insects bamboo bongs and pipes. Sometime you can even see old people “Liu Niao” which means they take their bird cages out for a walk in the park.
