Yunnan Ethnic Grand View Garden (云南民族大观园) seamlessly combines ethnic cultural displays, historical exploration, leisure activities, and entertainment, offering visitors a comprehensive experience of Yunnan’s ethnic customs and leisure pursuits. It stands as a premier tourist destination for experiencing the diverse cultures and leisurely atmospheres of Yunnan, making it a top choice for weekend getaways.
Visitors can stroll alongside peacocks amidst the seasonal flower seas, immersing themselves in the natural beauty of the surroundings. They can also visit the first U-shaped emerald art gallery in China, the Yunnan Emerald Art Museum, to admire exquisite emerald works and experience a journey through time and space.
Moreover, guests can explore the Yunnan Tea Ceremony Cultural Park, the first in China to combine biomimetic technology with natural scenery, and learn about the millennia-old stories of the Tea Horse Road. Here, visitors can witness the most authentic and pristine Yunnan ethnic minority intangible cultural heritage skills, experiencing the vibrant diversity of Yunnan’s ethnic cultures through the guidance of masters.
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Basic Information
| Estimated Length of Tour | 2 – 3 hours |
| Ticket Price | 50 RMB |
| Opening Hours | 8.30 – 20.30 |
| Telephone Number | 0086-0871-67426809 |
Location and Transportation
Yunnan Ethnic Grand View Garden is located approximately 12 kilometers from Shian Road in Chenggong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China. To get there, you can take bus 270 and get off at Yunnan Ethnic Grand View Garden Stop (云南民族大观园站).
Highlights of Yunnan Ethnic Grand View Garden
Yunnan Tea Ceremony Cultural Park
The Yunnan Tea Ceremony Cultural Park stands as China’s first Pu’er tea-themed museum constructed using virtual reality landscape technology. It comprises four sections: World Tea Source, Four Seasons on the Ancient Road, World Tea Culture, and Centennial Celebration Qingfengxiang, each offering a unique perspective on tea culture. Through the combination of artistic scenes and multimedia effects, visitors can journey through the history and culture of the ancient Tea Horse Road, the fragrant Forbidden City, and centuries-old tea plantations. Moreover, visitors can actively participate in tea selection and processing, experiencing the toil and history of generations of tea farmers, all within the dynamic narrative of time and space.
Yunnan Emerald Art Museum
The Yunnan Emerald Art Museum is China’s first art exhibition hall themed around jadeite. Visitors can explore the evolution of Chinese jade culture and witness the glorious past of the Myanmar Hpakant Mine recreated using modern light and shadow technology. Within the 360° massive U-shaped screen, visitors can immerse themselves in the jade-loving story of Lajia, a young Dai man, and join Yang Liping in witnessing the development of Yunnan’s colorful jadeite industry.
Peacock Garden
The Peacock Garden blends the ambiance of Xishuangbanna with the charm of the southern region, creating an ecological garden that encompasses natural landscapes, garden features, and peacock breeding. With over 1,000 peacocks including blue, green, and white peacocks, as well as peacock doves, this park stands as Kunming’s largest, most beautiful, and most enjoyable peacock ecological park. The garden also features over 6,000 species of Yunnan’s native trees, more than 10,000 tall trees, and over 120,000 shrubs, along with over one million potted flowers, creating a comprehensive subtropical plant spectrum. Throughout the year, the garden bursts into bloom with vibrant flowers, serving as a natural oxygen bar bestowed by Mother Nature.