Cuihu Park ~ The 'Green Gem' of Kunming

Cuihu Park covers an area of 22.1 hectares, with a water area of about 15 hectares. The park consists of scenic spots such as Shuiyue Pavilion, Haixin Pavilion, Jiulong Pool, Guanyu Tower, Lianhua Zen Temple, Southwest Island, and Bamboo Forest Island. Before the Yuan Dynasty, the water level of Dianchi Lake was high, and Cuihu was still a small lake bay outside the city. Due to the abundance of rice fields, vegetable gardens, and lotus ponds, it was called 'Caihaizi'. Because there were nine springs in the northeast that converged into a pool, it was also known as 'Jiulong Pool'. Since the Ming Dynasty, successive Yunnan administrative officials have built pavilions and towers here. By the early Republic of China, it was transformed into a park, with willow trees planted throughout and many lotus flowers in the lake, earning it the beautiful name 'Cuihu'.