“Fair weather lingers like late spring, blossoms thrive through every season.”

This idyllic scene, penned by the Ming Dynasty poet Yang Shengan in Ballads of Dianchi, is not a dream, it is daily life in Kunming.

During the Spring Festival, Kunming is already surrounded by spring while several northern cities are still wrapped in snow. Tulips are in full bloom at Laoyuhe Wetland Park. At Dounan Colorful Flower Park, a 16.8-meter-tall peacock sculpture take your breath away at first sight. At Sunset Mountain & Sea Farm, golden rapeseed flowers and the setting sunset form a stunning spring landscape. Everywhere you go, you fall deeply for the eternal spring of Kunming.

Tulip Extravaganza: Green Lake and Laoyuhe Wetland

Every Spring Festival, appreciating tulips at Green Lake Park and Laoyuhe Wetland Park has become a beloved tradition for locals. At Green Lake, you can enjoy blooming flowers and playful seagulls, explore nearby museums and taste authentic Yunnan dishes at famous restaurants like Fuzhaolou. At Laoyuhe Wetland, you can wander among tulips while embracing the stunning ecology of Dianchi Lake, then sip coffee and watch the sunset in Haiyan Village, What a pure relaxation!

Romance of the Lakeside Spring City: Dounan Colorful Flower Park

On February 5, a spectacular 3D peacock display made with 200,000 flowers “spread its tail” to welcome visitors at Dounan Colorful Flower Park, quickly becoming a top photo spot. Along with the giant peacock centerpiece, the park features a tulip garden, a hundred-flower garden, and more, offering an immersive flower-viewing experience. With mist spray along the peacock’s tail and colorful LED night lighting, the landscape shines beautifully by day and night-perfect for Spring Festival visits.

Spring Brightens up the Mood: Xishan Magnolia Garden

Located in Xishan Scenic Area, Magnolia Garden is China’s largest dedicated magnolia garden. Pink and white magnolias are in full bloom, brightening your mood under blue skies and white clouds. You can also enjoy blooming plum blossoms and camellias across Xishan, making every view full of spring charm.

Plum Blossoms at Their Best: Heilongtan Park

Heilongtan Park is Southwest China’s largest landscape plum garden, open to visitors for free, home to many rare plum species unique to Yunnan. The 30th Plum Blossom Festival is underway (until February 28, 2026), with poetic scenery of “red plums against snow”. Calligraphy and photography exhibitions, cultural fairs, and a Time Post Office add rich cultural fun to your visit.

Gorgeous Camellias: Wonderful Places to Visit

"Everyone says the peony is exquisite, yet I find camellias even more charming." This line from Guo Moruo’s Kunming Impressions expresses his deep love for Kunming’s camellias. There are many wonderful places to admire camellias in Kunming: Jindian Scenic Area hosts the 38th Camellia Festival until March, with nearly 400,000 camellia plants, including classic varieties like the “Eighteen Scholars” and “Thirteen Protectors” from Jin Yong’s novels. The camellia exhibition at the East Garden of Kunming Botanical Garden also lasts until March, with colorful Spring Festival garden events on the afternoons of February 14 and March 3. In addition, visitors can also enjoy camellias at Yunnan Fengze Botanical Garden and the City Garden Exhibition Center.

Corn Poppies Brings You into Monet Garden: Xishan Famous Flower Valley

At Famous Flower Valley by Sanjia Village Reservoir, blooming corny poppies form a dazzling sea of color, they creates a living Monet painting you can step into.

Golden Sea of Rapeseed Flowers: Sunset Mountain & Sea Farm

Every Spring Festival is the perfect time to enjoy rapeseed flowers at Sunset Mountain & Sea Farm. Wandering through the vast golden fields, your heart will light up just like the bright blooms.

Take Spring Home: Dounan Flower Market

No trip to Kunming is complete without Dounan Flower Market! More than 1,600 flower varieties are sold daily. Roses, lilies, carnations, peonies and more that are fresh and colorful. Pick your favorites with a lowest prize and have them delivered directly to your home.

28 Floral Sculptures: Spring City in Full Bloom

This Spring Festival, Kunming has created 28 giant 3D floral sculptures and over 30 flower streets. Combined with the city’s year-round greenery, spring greets anywhere. Don’t miss the spectacular “View Mountains, Waters and Spring City” sculpture in Nanping Street-9.9 meters tall and covering 2,000 square meters.

In Kunming,

Spring Festival is more than family dinners and firecrackers.

It is a poetic life of dancing with flowers and celebrating with seagulls.

Come to be in Kunming for the Spring Festival!

Watch seagulls, admire flowers, taste Yunnan cuisine.

Let the festive joy bloom in the sea of flowers,

may the spring breeze carry your blessings afar.