Back in Kunming, this time the city was on the itinerary and Langer (our tour leader) took us to Yuantong Temple. First tho, some evening pix, including a historically old tree in the courtyard of a hotel (and was this still in Lijiang?)…
A walk around Kunming‘s old town, including more edibles, a groovy dancing dude, more shops (an on-going theme), and a cute kid with a pet bug…
Kunming has an animal (pet) market, which may not be palatable to some, but seemed pretty humane. In addition to the doggies & kitties, birdies & fuzzies, there were some weird frogs, lizards, and a whole bunch of amazing fish…!
In fact, our tour ended in Kunming, and I stayed longer, checking out more of the town, including the city museum. This batch includes some dishes from the farewell dinner, but sadly not the diners – our little group of five travelers. But of course, I couldn’t resist taking a pic of the poster for the German Dental Implant Festival – a great reason for a festival, eh…?
Boom, here’s the Kunming Museum, a surprisingly vast variation of collections…
Really loved this collection of paintings by Wang Hongyun – colorful, meaningful, fun to consider…
More of the Kunming Museum, including an exhibit about the Flying Tigers, formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China between 1941–1942. They were led by Claire Lee Chennault, who had an interesting career and eventually married a Chinese woman, Anna Chennault, born Chan Sheng Mai…
Kunming Museum continued…
Kunming, the Spring City, is known for its Flower Market….
In and around Kunming…
Couldn’t get enough of those fish at the critters market…
OK! I’ll stop.
For now…