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Kunming-City of Perpetual Spring 春城昆明英文介绍 Kunming, the Capital of Yunnan Province, is situated in the center of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwest China. There are four districts and eight counties under the administration of Kunming, which covers a total area of 15561 square kilometers and has a total population of 3.7 million. Kunming has a long history with a splendid culture and ranked one of the 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China. The center of Kunming is 1891 meters above the sea level and is surrounded by mountains except for the south, where the Lake-Dianchi lies. The annual temperature of Kunming is of no drastic change with the average daily temperature of 15.1 degree Celsius. Because of this, Kunming is well-known as a spring city. There are more than 400 kinds of flowers planted in the city, and the camellia is the city flower. Also, the mild temperature attracts hundreds of thousands of the black-headed gulls every winter. The Stone Forests, one of China’s four natural scenes, is located in Lunan Yi (one type of the minorities in China) Autonomous County in the southwest of Kunming, 90 kilometers away from Kunming. The Stone Forest takes up an area of 350 square kilometers and is the largest and the most complete karst landform existed in the world. This is the place where the Sani (a branch of Yi) live and the hometown of the legend of Ashima (idol of Yi). There are 26 minorities inhabited in Kunming and the folk customs are pretty colorful. Ethnic Festivals, such as Torch Festival, Water-splashing Festival, Double-Third Festival and Munao Festival are so brilliant as to enchant people. The favorable natural climate conditions, unique natural and human landscapes, fascinating ethnic customs and abundant natural resources make Kunming even more miraculous and beautiful. Transport and communication in Kunming are very convenient. Kunming Airport is one of the six big international airports in China with the