文化名城、云南省省会昆明，是云南政治、经济、文化、科技、教育、商贸、旅游、信息、金融中心和交通、通讯枢纽，是中国内地和西南地区通向东南亚、南亚各国的一级口岸城市。昆明市地处云贵高原中部，现辖五区、一市、八县，总面积21018平方公里，总人口502万。

得天独厚的地理环境，使昆明这座位于滇池之滨的高原城市，成为世界上少有的“天气常如二三月，花枝不断四时春”以“春城”之美名享誉世界的观光旅游、休闲度假、探险猎奇和商务会议胜地。 悠远的历史、灿烂的文化和优越的气候条件给昆明留下了许多珍贵的文物古迹和风景名胜，使她成为一座“城在景中、景在城中”的园林城市。在这里有被称为“城市翡翠”，因烟柳翠荷而得名的翠湖公园；有上悬“海内第一长联”的大观楼所在地——大观公园；有以重达250吨的全铜建筑——金殿为主殿的金殿公园；有清浊二潭以石桥为界，泾渭分明互不混淆，旁植唐梅、宋柏、元杉、明茶和百亩梅花的黑龙潭公园；有珍藏着“东方雕塑艺术明珠”——五百罗汉泥塑而著称的筇竹寺；有峰峦起伏、林木苍翠，华亭寺、太华寺、三清阁和聂耳墓掩映其间的西山森林公园；有以“人与自然和谐发展”为主题建园于滇池北岸的夏之春海滨公园；有以“东南亚之窗”命名的玉龙湾旅游发展中心；有以“天下第一汤”——碧玉温泉为中心的安宁温泉省级旅游度假区和在碧波荡漾的阳宗海海滨开辟的省级旅游度假区……在昆明市多达40余处的景区景点中，最令世人称道的是：以“天下第一奇观”闻名中外的国家级重点风景名胜区石林；以“雄、险、奇、秀”为特色，集各类溶洞景观为一体的国家级重点风景区九乡溶洞群；以烟波浩淼的五百里滇池为依托的滇池国家旅游度假区。

随着昆明旅游业的发展，昆明辖区内更多正待开发的旅游资源(诸如轿子雪山；东川红土地、泥石流自然景观；石林长湖；禄劝仙宫洞；寻甸凤龙湾、钟灵山、北大营草场、“西南第一洞”——河口溶洞、金沙江漂流和金沙江与小江交汇处沙浴等)将陆续被建成新的景区景点，以其各具魅力的独特丰姿，迎接与日俱增的中外游客。

昆明人自古就有爱花、惜花、养花、赠花的习俗，在这座城市里，不论您在公园里、大路旁、小巷内、宅院中，一年四季都能看到各种盛开的鲜花。迄今，昆明地区栽种的花卉已达460多种，山茶、玉兰、杜鹃和报春为昆明四大名花，山茶为昆明市市花。近年来，昆明人利用良好的自然资源和环境条件，大力发展花卉栽培业，每天能将大批五彩缤纷的各种鲜花销往内地、沿海和国外。随着昆明花卉外销量的不断增大，昆明“花都”的美名也将斐声海外。

生活在昆明这片美丽神奇的土地上的众多少数民族，在漫长的历史发展进程中，形成了风格迥异的民族文化。各民族独特的建筑、服饰、礼仪、节庆、民俗等，构成一幅幅色彩斑斓、绚丽多姿的民族风情画卷。对云南民族风情情有独钟的朋友来到昆明后，可直奔滇池之滨的“云南民族文化风情之窗”——云南民族村，在那里您不仅可与纯朴好客的少数民族兄弟姐妹交朋友，还可以欣赏到竹楼的风韵，品尝到甘醇的米酒和可口的风味小吃。您如果去得正是时候，还可以赶上他们正在举办的民族节庆——彝族的火把节、傣族的泼水节、白族的三月街、纳西族的三朵节……看到他们在芒锣、象脚鼓、过山号、葫芦笙、大三弦等民族乐器伴奏下表演的彝族阿细跳月、傣族孔雀舞、白族霸王鞭、傈傈族爬刀竿、景颇族目脑纵歌……

昆明的旅游产品丰富多彩，除有倍受中外嘉宾青睐的云子(围棋)、云南重彩画、彩陶、扎染制品外，以云南特有的斑铜、大锡、大理石、石林石、兽骨、竹根、柚木、孔雀翎、蝴蝶等为原料精制而成的各种旅游工艺品，也是令无数旅游者为之动心的珍品。至于昆明的风味食品——过桥米线、气锅鸡、卤饵炔和从千余种野生菌类中遴选出来的山珍名品——松茸、竹荪、猴头菇、鸡枞、干巴菌等，更是令人一朝品尝，终生回味。

不久的将来，昆明必将成为一座举世闻名的国际旅游城市。 欢迎您!尊贵的嘉宾，亲爱的朋友，开放的花都——昆明已向您张开双臂，春天永驻的边城——昆明将为您带来无尽的惊喜与欢乐，给您留下永生难忘的美好的记忆。

Kunming city is the provincial capital of Yunnan Province, which has an area of 15.6 thousand square kilometers and a population of 3.6 million.

Kunming is situated at the high plateau of the eastern part of Yunnan Province. To the south is the biggest Dian Lake of Yunnan Province. It belongs to the subtropical plateau monsoon climatic zone; the annual average temperature is 14.7? And the yearly precipitation, 1024 mm. It is rich in phosphorus, salt mine and quartz and other such mineral resources as metabolite, iron, bauxite, copper, coal, etc; it is also rich in ground water and geothermal energy resources.

In the field of industries, priority is given to the development of machinery, metallurgy, textile and building materials, among which the industries of smelting nonferrous metals and tobacco processing form one of the main production basis of their kinds in China. The productions of machine tool, optical instruments and meters, electrical machinery, cigarette, phosphorus, phosphate fertilizer, the melting of lead, copper and zinc have captured an important share in the domestic market.

In agriculture, paddy rice, oil, flue-cured tobacco, sugar cane, fruits, sericulture and live pigs are produced in abundance. Fresh water fishery is cultivated in the Dian Lake.

Kunming City has a good transport service in traffic and has been linked with more than 30 cities, domestic and abroad, by air.

Kunming City is China's famous historic cultural city. Because it is evergreen everywhere like spring all the year round with flowers blooming everywhere, the city is known as "City of Spring" or "City of Flowers". It is indeed a well-known site for sightseeing and a summer resort. The Dian Lake and the Stone Forest are the two States.

It is a Major place of historic interest and scenic beauty. There are also such beautiful sites as "Black Dragon Pond" and "Tranquility Hot Spring". You will also have the opportunity to savor such traditional local specialties as the Yunnan Ham, Cured Chichen, and Long across the Bridge Rice Noodle, Fragrant Tea Sending Forth Delicate Fragrance far and Near, Steam Pot Chicken and the Whole Chicken Banquet, etc.