Kunming-"Western Hill Dragon Gate” (西山龙门

24 October 2007 - 1st day afternoon
1st Scenic Spot - “Western Hill Dragon Gate” (西山龙门)

The first place we visited in Kunming was the “Western Hill Dragon Gate” (西山龙门). For environmental protection, all the buses have to park outside the park and we have to take the little electric train which can be seated with six to eight persons from the bus stop to the foot of the hill. Along the ways, there are stalls selling souvenirs. We have to climb hundreds of stairs to reach the top tourist spot, the Dragon Gate. It was quite exhausted but luckily in between, there are tourist spots that we can stop and Xiao Hei would tell us story or the history. Many people touched the dragon ball at the Dragon Gate in hoping that their value will increase hundred times.


The Western Hill Dragon Gate is a huge hilly dense forest full of “old ancient trees”. Climbing along the stone staircase, on the right is the hilly stone forest, on the left is the whole view of the “500 miles” lake. The scenery is beautiful, looking down from high and far, the lake and sky are in one colour. The whole view of the “500 mile” lake was under our eyes.