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Kunming

Kunming

City of eternal spring—paradise of mushrooms and rice noodles.

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Province

Yunnan

Region

Southwest

Cuisine

Regional

Population

8.46 million

Upcoming Events

exhibition

10th China-South Asia Expo

June 2026 · Kunming Dianchi Intl Convention Center

Major international trade and cultural expo at Kunming Dianchi International Convention Center. Southeast Asian and South Asian countries showcase products and culture.

What to Do

Southeast and South Asian country pavilions, trade exhibitions, cultural performances, tourism showcases. Major event for the Spring City.

$10-25/day (expo tickets affordable, meals $5-10) Business travelers, culture tourists, families

Combine With

Green Lake Park (Cuihu), Dianchi Lake cycling, Yunnan Ethnic Village, Stone Forest day trip, Zhuanxin Farmers Market for Yunnan street food.

festival

Kunming International Wild Mushroom Festival and Torch Festival

July-Aug 2026 · Expo Garden and Yi villages south of Kunming

Summer double-header: 200+ mushroom varieties at the Expo Garden with chef cook-offs, plus Yi Torch Festival with bonfires in village hills.

What to Do

200+ wild mushroom varieties, chef competitions, pop-up mushroom markets. Yi Torch Festival: pine torches blaze at dusk, circle dances, grilled goat through the night.

$10-20/day (mushroom market free, meals $5-10) Food lovers, nature enthusiasts, cultural travelers, photographers

Combine With

Green Lake night food crawls, Western Hills tea plantations, Yuantong Temple, wild mushroom hot pot restaurants, Dianchi Lake sunset views.

All Snacks

Guoqiao Mixian

Guoqiao Mixian

Signature

$2-4

Piping hot chicken broth + thinly sliced meat and vegetables, a ritual experience

Staple Soup
$2-4
Qiguoji

Qiguoji

Signature

$6-10

Jianshui purple pottery steam pot chicken, pure original flavor

Signature Steamed
$6-10

Wild Mushroom Hotpot

$11-21

Rainy season exclusive, a celebration of 30 kinds of wild mushrooms

Signature Mushroom
$11-21

Kao Erkuai

$1-1

Rice cakes grilled over charcoal, spread with sauce and wrapped around a fried dough stick

Snack Roasted
$1-1

Posubao

$1-1

Thousand-layer flaky steamed buns with ham and sugar filling

Noodles Steamed
$1-1

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Kunming is represented by #87A96B. Every city has its own color memory.

Watch & Taste

Food tours & street food videos from Kunming

Kunming Street Food — Yunnan's Kingdom of Mushrooms & Rice Noodles

Explore Kunming

Landmarks & attractions

Stone Forest

Stone Forest — Visit Kunming's spectacular Stone Forest

Kunming: One City, One Color

Kunming enjoys spring-like weather year-round — spring city green is its base tone, while the purple of jacaranda blossoms is an unexpected surprise. Yunnan is the kingdom of wild mushrooms, and Kunming is its capital. When the rainy season arrives, the whole city fills with the fragrance of mushrooms.

Iconic Street Eats

Crossing-the-Bridge Noodles

Originated in Mengzi, perfected in Kunming. A bowl of scalding chicken broth arrives at the table, a layer of oil sealing in the heat. In go the quail eggs, raw meat slices, vegetables, and rice noodles in sequence — watching the raw meat turn white instantly in the broth is the ritual of crossing-the-bridge noodles.

Steam Pot Chicken

A Jianshui purple clay steam pot with a central steam pipe. Steam rises through the pipe and condenses inside the pot into broth. The chicken is cooked without a single drop of added water — all the broth comes from condensed steam. The soup is clear as water, yet intensely rich.

NameAddressSignature Dish
JianxinyuanBaoshan StreetCrossing-the-Bridge Noodles
FuzhaolouMultiple locationsSteam Pot Chicken
YikeyinDongfeng West RoadClassic Kunming Dishes

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