Guandu Ancient Town
官渡古镇 · Guāndù Gǔzhèn
An old market town on the edge of Kunming near Dianchi Lake, with temples, a 15th-century stupa and lanes full of Yunnan snacks; free to walk around.
No booking needed2–3 hours
Tip
Come hungry: try Guandu baba (flatbread), rice cakes and mushroom snacks. In winter, walk on to the nearby Dianchi wetlands to see the black-headed gulls.
- Opening hours
- Town open all day; temples roughly daytime To be confirmed
- Price
- Town free; some sights inside may charge a small fee To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking needed.
- Getting there
- About 10 km south-east of the centre: taxi/DiDi about 25 minutes, or bus 185 to 官渡古镇 (Guandu Guzhen). To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 云南省昆明市官渡区官渡古镇
Photo: Hermann Luyken · CC0
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