Baohai Park, 121 Baohai Road, Guandu District (Northeast of the Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Bus routes 122 and k52), 08:00-19:00. The park covers an area of 250 mu (16.67 hectares) and is one of Kunming's largest modern parks. It features camphor, azaleas and other native plants. 

Black Dragon Pool Park, 1 Lan'an Road, Panlong District (take bus no. 249 from the Longtou Street Station on Metro Line 2), 08:00-18:00. Black Dragon Pool Park is a rare large garden, is the Kunming plum resort, known as the" Longquan exploration plum". The" Tang Mei" legend from Nanzhao transplant, with the tranquility of Caoxi Temple" Yuan Mei" is considered to be Yunnan's most precious Gu Mei. The park features rare trees, not only because of their scarcity in the area but also for their astounding age and size. Entry is pricey at ¥20 per person per day.

Dianchi Lake (also known as Kunming Lake or Kunming Pond or Dian Pond). Plateau lake with improving scenery. Historically a pearl on the Yungui Plateau, the ecosystem was severely damaged in the 1960s by the conversion of wetlands into farmland. Great efforts are made starting from the 1990s to reverse this damage. Today the northern tip of the lake is gated by a series of causeways. Trawlers are working around the clock to purify the water. The best places to see the lake are along 26 Guanjing Road and 27 Haigeng Park near the Yunnan Nationalities Village (listed above). Here you can see tourists holding up snacks to feed flyby seagulls, opposite the lake here is the Western Mountain. The lake proper is 40 by 8 km and is 1,886 m above sea level. It is the largest lake in Kunming. Traditional fishing boats still sail on the lake. 

Green Lake Park (near Yunnan University in the northwestern part of town; bus routes 100, 101, 124, 133, 235, and z5 stop at the park's east and south gates), 07:00-23:00. A pleasant, smallish expanse of park and lake that serves as a mellow hang-out. Musicians sometimes practice along the paths. Plenty of goldfish and lotus plants can be seen. In the mornings it is a popular place for people to perform their morning exercises. During December and January, many seagulls arrive in the region, and in the mornings many people feed the birds or photograph them as they swoop past to catch the thrown food. There are several restaurants and tea shops near the lake and the northern edge is close to Wenlin Street where there are many restaurants. Free. 

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