First Impressions of KUNMING, CHINA: The City of Eternal Spring

In this vlog, I'm in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China! I'm exploring this lesser-known city, and telling you why I think it's one of the best and most underrated tourist destinations in China. In this video, we'll visit downtown Kunming, a few local markets, and Green Lake Park. And we'll take a trip outside the city to the Yunnan Stone Forest!
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[@stevel5806]

Most foreigners never heard of Yunnan, but in China it's one of the most well known provinces for tourism and it's super popular among Chinese tourists.

[@outsidetheconfines]

Maybe they should learn a thing or two

[@BiXiaoyu]

As a Chinese, I have visited almost most of our country. I would like to give you some recommendations. There are many beautiful snow mountains in Yunnan, such as Meili Snow Mountain and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, as well as hiking holy places, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Antarctic Luo, etc., and I think which are more shocking than the city scenery. You are also welcome to go to Xinjiang or Tibet, which has the best scenery in China! welcome everyone to China!

[@outsidetheconfines]

@@BiXiaoyu Tibet not easy a pass is required

[@gliu1431]

@@outsidetheconfinesJoin a local tour agency.

[@doyi.design]

不需要，除了少部分边境地区，那部分地区即使中国人也需要提前办理通行证​@@outsidetheconfines

[@3rdStoneObliterum]

I'm only a couple minutes into this video but this guy did a great job of not doing what 99% of other travel bloggers do and that is making cringe-worthy faces and saying cringe-worthy things and making stupid faces for the camera and acting like an idiot. This guy is really genuine and down-to-earth and those are the kinds of travel videos that are most useful to people

[@doug_barnard]

I appreciate that!!

[@Charitoandtheworld]

Loving the China vids so far Doug!!!!!!

[@Charitoandtheworld]

Thanks for the love Doug. Hopefully we will cross paths soon. I'm starting travel vlogs too. Will need to take one of those tours you do.

[@baobaolove2801]

What a wonderful place is. Make me want to travel there! Thank you!

[@doug_barnard]

glad you liked it!

[@doyi.design]

welcome

[@user-yw5tr2hd9u]

This brother is a real travel guru, I tell you what , my IELTS is 6.5 and I still can't travel in the US without a tour guide, but this brother can spend a week in China only in English😂

[@ageoflove1980]

Cool to see they still have a preserved historic old town!

[@cinnamomumcamphora8943]

wow! Awesome amazing beautiful! Thank for sharing! ❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@tommybarnard9781]

Loved this! Beautiful clean city with great food! Love the editing and drone footage as well. Park and forest were great to see!

[@doug_barnard]

thanks dad!

[@jingyutsang8164]

kunming is known as the “spring city” and “flower city” in China, the weather in kunming is always warm as in spring which is the best condition for flower planting.

[@kenyup7936]

Thanks!

[@doug_barnard]

thank you so much!! i really really appreciate the support!!

[@AnHuiFuYang]

大哥你好有钱啊

[@qiLE-md3rn]

大哥可太有钱了

[@SSmarzuq]

First time watching, enjoyed to see such a seasoned and cool traveller

[@doug_barnard]

thanks a lot!

[@charleneji6759]

Such a beeeautiful park.

[@linelaine5592]

Kunming has always been my favorite city, especially for its attitude towards life and chill vibe.

[@angelbellhermano-gg2dk]

Nice video! Kunming is a very beautiful city, with so much to offer. I love the ambience and the nature. Its very interesting to see such unique, unusual,and stunning landscape like the stone forest. The local foods looks good and China is very modern and high tech using cashless mobile payments alipay and electric vehicles. Great China series and im looking forward for your upcoming videos about this country.

[@_Y.Iix_]

Keep posting the videos, my brother. I support you. Your videos are very beautiful. You are a nice person and have a social personality. I hope to meet you.💟❤

[@user-ve1mq6iw9s]

I spent 4 years in Kunming; it's really nice and less crowded. In Kunming, I strongly recommend visiting the Chenggong Flower Market, Haigeng Dam Park, and Cuihu Park. You can also rent an e-bike to ride around Dianchi Lake; it's a really wonderful experience. In Yunnan province, you can also visit Lijiang, Dali, Shangri-La, and Xishuangbanna. The vibes in these places are completely different, but all of them are charming, lovely, and safe. I want to visit Yunan every year.

[@vikkitang8353]

云南，one of the most beautiful place in China.💖🤗

[@jogana6909]

Kunming is a very beautiful city

[@WaseemsWay]

The Travel Content GOAT!

[@doug_barnard]

my man 🙏🙏🙏

[@autumncarolynnphotography]

I really enjoyed this! Thanks so much!!

[@TheFuronghua]

I really like his Vlogs, they have such positive energy

[@doug_barnard]

thanks a lot!

[@palmpalm5131]

Love your attitude and outlook. Thanks for another great video.

[@deerbeau]

Just subscribed. Love your China videos. Hope to see more.

[@lakesuccess1]

Awesome video. Keep up the good work ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Austin_Davis2]

Keep up the awesome work man!

[@user-zs8yn3mf7e]

Yunnan has many amazing cities, such as Pu 'er, Yuxi, Dali, and so on, there are many ethnic food, I hope you have time to explore one by one, it is best to find a local knowledge of the people as your guide, there are many foreigners in Yunnan at present, they are very integrated and understand the local life. Thank you for liking my hometown! Enjoy your journey! 🥰

[@3rdStoneObliterum]

Please can I ask you a question? I heard there is no KZbin in China so how are you people posting from inside China on these KZbin videos?

[@wlf-lh1tn]

@@3rdStoneObliterum我们会翻墙看外网视频😂😂😂，翻墙的意思就是连VPN，只要连上VPN就可以了，但是其实翻墙在中国是犯法的😂😂😂但是只要你没有做不好的事就没事

[@wlf-lh1tn]

@@3rdStoneObliterum苹果手机只要弄一个外国ID就可以下载KZbin，然后在连VPN就可以使用了😊😊😊

[@3rdStoneObliterum]

@@wlf-lh1tn thanks for your answer but I can't really understand it ...I'm going to have to use Google translate. But I see that you said VPN so I guess you're using a VPN. I forgot about that

[@_Y.Iix_]

Love you, Doug from Iraq 🔥❤

[@angellau3618]

You got to go back and continue to Dali, Lijiang and other cities in Yunnan. 😊

[@_Y.Iix_]

Very good video blog. I hope you will come to the city of Basra in Iraq 🇮🇶❤

[@bravesl6666]

Thanks for introducing my hometown for people all over the world!

[@JunJiaChen]

Awesome stuff Doug, I havent been back to China for over 7 years. KunMing is definitely one of those places as chinese my self would love to go to. and thanks for taking us along for the view.

[@user-kz9rp3pq2z]

Great vlog Doug. Loved the old guy at 5 mins in 😂

[@ericerik882]

WOW Doug you are such a foodie! 😋☺Seeing you try and enjoy these food also makes me so happy

[@user-el1fu3db1v]

Thank you brother! The foreigners learnt more about the cities in China from your videos!❤❤

[@user-gq7bw4ie7i]

thank you,have fun

[@Blasian-Couple]

beautiful work🥰

[@lynnwebb8622]

Hello. Thank you for the great video. Very informative and entertaining. Finding your video is perfect timing for me. I'm an Australian living in Siem Reap Cambodia permanently. I have never been to China. Last week I randomly pick Kunming to visit as it is reasonably close (2 hours by air). So, with the assistance of your video, I even more motivated to visit Kunming and the surround in areas. I will also be sure to check out more of your videos. Cheers. 👍🙏

[@longyou8254]

Thx for sharing

[@QQ-hp8mh]

There are so many beautiful places in China that you can never see them all in your lifetime!

[@user-xz6ft7xf9o]

很多中国人自己都不一定能玩遍全国😂，面积太大了，好吃的，好玩的有很多

[@user-iw2mn5li5r]

Appreciation from Kunming. Welcome back again to explore more.

[@doug_barnard]

thanks a lot!

[@user-vm5gc1yq1w]

It can be seen that you are a very professional traveler, you can always find delicious Chinese food. I have watched many people's travel videos to China. Most people go to China to drink Starbucks, eat KFC or McDonald's, eat bread, or some food in chain convenience stores, and don't even know to try authentic Chinese food. I just want to say that food is also part of traveling. Otherwise, if you just go to China to drink Starbucks and eat bread, what's the point? You did a great job. It seems that you have done your homework. I wish you a happy trip.

[@doug_barnard]

thank you! i loved it !

[@atreelen1224]

Good video with definitely good shooting and smooth editing skill!👍 Very beautiful view, thanks for sharing:) BTW, cities nearby Kunming are attractive too in a different way, like Lijiang, Dali, Xianggelila, Xishuangbanna ect, worthy to explore, which is also quite popular and famous among Chinese tourists all year round.

[@jingxu7737]

I love Yunnan so much 🥲 thanks for sharing

[@lzl4226]

The fictional location in Avatar is based off a place in China.... not this place though, but instead, a place called Zhangjiajie in central China, which, unsurprisingly, is also a popular tourist attraction.

[@user-nw1lg8gf2o]

Welcome to China!Passion from Xiamen,another famous city to traval.

[@CarterWu6517]

Thank you! I'm heading to Kunming the day after tomorrow!

[@Rs8923HJL]

Thank you for all this useful information that I learned through you

[@onuruncihani7641]

Love you doug❤

[@lucastam4840]

An interesting fact is that when the director of the avatar was shooting the film, they decided to come to china the place which is called guangxi province, they went to Guilin city and captured the landscape and views and became the model of the avatar planet landscape in the film, so if you have time to come to china next time, u can go visit Guilin, the view and landscape in Guilin really looks like the avatar planet

[@user-fv6ng8vf7n]

桂林山水甲天下，意思是，桂林山水天下第一

[@daa4072]

I love your videos, you are very energetic and good natured

[@logicmakessense]

welcome to China welcome to Bilibili.there r many Chinese audiences watch ur videos at Bilibili. Hope u have a best journey

[@GoogleOfficialChannel]

welcome to China Doug,hope you traveling well here

[@yibofu-g9p]

Thanks for sharing my hometown Kunming a peaceful city

[@easonlau329]

The vlog is wonderful! The food like noodles at 3:26 called “small pot rice noodles” because it was cooked by a copper small pot and made by rice, it’s the traditional foods in Yunnan. This province also have many beautiful landscapes, Dali and Lijiang at northwest are plateau, it has higher mountains such as Yulong snow mountain and clear lakes, at southern of Yunnan, Xishuangbanna is most like Thailand, the weather is hot and the city is Southeast Asia style.

[@user-bj6hi2ck9b]

Hello Doug, don't forget to visit us in Iraq, we love you and welcome all tourists ❤🇮🇶

[@jameswu5096]

Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Province, which is famous for its view, whether and unique ethnic culture. In kunming you should visit (maybe) the world's largest flower market Dounan, and then take train to Lijiang, Dali and Shangri-la.

[@Gazalairaqi]

I love ittttt❤

[@Qiushishuo]

Nice video

[@WeiDuan-ul7pz]

Welcome to Kunming🎉❤

[@auslei]

I am not sure about the “to slurp” thing. Isn’t that a Japanese thing about how it shows enjoyment? I know growing up in China my parents told me off for slurping. 😅 maybe it differs from region to region. But yah it definitely won’t offend people in China.

[@jino9685]

Loving it that you're enjoying your trip brother! Are you there while on reserve duty?

[@doug_barnard]

i’m not in the military! my hat is for an american football team

[@xiangyufeng8739]

1:48 That building is the only building left from my elementary school after it moved around 15 years ago, and where those food stalls are was our sports field back in time. Brought back a lot of good memories😢

[@saunter_soul]

封面这是我小时候天天骑车玩的广场，就在我家旁边哈哈哈，现在我爸妈还住在那里，总之欢迎来到昆明

[@youmi257]

I went to Kunming last December. There are 26 ethnic minorities in Yunnan, so there are a lot of different cuisines. What was even more surprising was that the weather was very similar to that of Los Angeles. Love the city soooooooooo much ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@bulayu-z8e]

welcome to kunming!

[@lizz7805]

don't forget to check the world famous flower market where you can buy a gorgeous bouquet for $3 or even $2.

[@yaoliang1580]

Sadly the flower n bird market is gone

[@hollybug-76542]

​@yaoliang1580 what happened?

[@yaoliang1580]

@@hollybug-76542 a large section has been cleared to make way for modern development.

[@yaoliang1580]

@@hollybug-76542 a large section has been cleared to make way for modern development

[@cingizmamedov3066]

Nice puppies!🤗😍

[@facebright]

Wow, it seems there were few people in the stone forest, just you and nature. That's rare in China👍

[@user-ds9og8hl7z]

The Yunda Campus near the Green Lake is worth checking out. Very tranquil and pretty.

[@matravelvlog]

I am mohsin we meet today in babylon, you do good work I fellow you

[@vikkitang8353]

🤗👍🏻💐

[@matravelvlog]

Very Good video

[@evanh9301]

Haven't been back for 20 years since last time I visited Yunnan

[@JoyStanford-ps7ef]

I can’t wait to go back. Have been twice now our son was adopted from there.

[@liamporter1137]

Nice.

[@ljp0213]

China is definitely a top choice for travel and I look forward to my next visit to China.

[@CloudTourism]

不错，很喜欢，拍的有感觉

[@nikolee99]

china is clean safe dan developed what else more u expect for?

[@avil8686]

Stone forest 👍👍👍

[@user-sm5xg7og7k]

Welcome to Kunming!~~I come from Kunming~~

[@jenme4796]

I paid $600 for my red poodle 16 years ago in Los Angeles. This was a bargain, other places was charging $3000 dollars

[@drednacf]

Kunming got lot's of interesting night markets, more than 20 night markets, and it's also a huge capital city, and it's more beautiful at night.

[@user-hg9xz8t]

좋은 영상 감사합니다.

[@doug_barnard]

Thanks for watching!

[@subhajit201]

I am from Kolkata, India and it is so much like Kunming. That pet market, we literally have the same in here at Galif street. The pace of life is also kind of similar laid back relaxed. And it is almost the same distance from Delhi as from Kunming.

[@danpeng9128]

welcome to my hometown！

[@LW78321]

I've heard the weather is consistent and lovely in Kunming, not hot or cold

[@MJ18888]

Always wanted to go to Dali which is also in Yunnan!

[@YY-ct2gw]

Kunming is my hometown, Xianroubing is one of my favorite snacks. If you'll be visiting Kunming again in the future, I'd love to take you to try some of the more authentic dishes if I happen to be there.

[@dariomaricic2031]

Doug you can plan Xishuangbanna, Dali/Lijiang and Diqing if you plam to visit Yunnan for the second time

[@Nick-rn6cw]

My hometown

[@wafaawafaa1220]

I invite you to come and discover Morocco too, you will love it !

[@user-gc3cx3nm4c]

love from China

[@Luiri61]

非常棒的视频，欢迎来到我的家乡。

[@SaveSoilSaveSoil]

小学的时候去过

[@hollybug-76542]

You have a beautiful home ❤

[@firefly4784]

The film setting of AVATAR is based on Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, a popular tourist destination especially after the release of that movie

[@lucynaczaja4259]

😊😊😊😊architektura,budowle,historia,jedzenie,widoki

[@user-nb3oe7dp1x]

الغالي Doug

[@MyTubeOne]

This my second time watching this video

[@melancholymelon5316]

Funny you say that about feeling like you're in Avatar. They were inspired by China's Zhangjiajie National Park when making the film

[@lljia-ni7yn]

kunming is called "spring city" for its lovely weather for the whole year😊

[@xusu12]

Welcome to Kunming

[@Iraq_Baghdad]

Love from Iraq ❤🇮🇶