A Dianchi Lake Outing in Kunming

1. Address: Dianchi Haigeng Park Highlights: The boulevard, theme park, little coffee shops and flowers/bird life (the gulls appear in October though). It is also not very hot. Rating: 7/10 2. Address: Dianchi Xishan Cableway Highlights: *featured photos, multiple shrines of cultural figures/myths/legends, spectacular view and incredible architecture. The cableway costs 100/person and to see the Longmen Grottoes I bought the small bus ticket + return for 20 and the entrance is 30. People say it will take an hour and a half to walk to the main shrine (it took 40 minutes - maybe they account for elderly, foot traffic, photo ops and praying). Rating: 9/10 3. Address: Haigeng Dam Highlights: awesome boulevard, plethora of different flowers and excellent view of Xishan Rating: 6/10 (gulls would’ve been perfect)