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The beauty of Dianchi Lake astonishes the world, and its ecological wonders are waiting for you to explore!

📍Address of scenic spot: Dianchi Lake, No. 1318, Dianchi Road, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province 🎟️Ticket information: Open all day all year round 👍️Recommended attractions: [One] Xishan Scenic Area (Figure 4): The "neighbor" of Dianchi Lake, with dense forests and a fresh and refined environment. You can see the entire Dianchi Lake from Xishan Mountain, and you can also watch the beautiful sunrise in the early morning. It is a good place for mountaineering and viewing. Opening hours: 8:30--17:30 (Ticket price: 50 [Purse]) [Two] Dianchi Seven-hole Floating Bridge (Figure 3): It is next to Dianchi Lake and is a great location to view the Sleeping Beauty of Xishan. Its design is inspired by the "Yunjin Night Market", one of the eight scenic spots in Kunming, and restores the lively scene of "Looking from the Yunjin Bridge, thousands of lights" 😍 Opening hours: All day (free) [Three] Daguan Park (Figure 5): It is located in the north of Dianchi Lake. It is a beautiful park with lush vegetation and exquisite elegance. It was built in the reign of Emperor Kangxi. The Daguan Tower overlooks the West Mountain and Dianchi Lake. It is very famous in history. Many literati and poets have written inscriptions for the Daguan Tower. Among them, the 180-character Daguan Tower long couplet is well-known. Opening hours: 7:00--19:00 (free) [Four] Haigeng Dam (Figure 2): It is located on the east side of Dianchi Lake. From here you can enjoy the view of Dianchi Lake. It is also a great place to watch and feed seagulls. [RedHeart] [Five] Haigeng Park (Figure 7): It is a park in its prime and is also the main viewing spot for Dianchi Lake. There are many trees along the lake, with orange and yellow trails, various colorful statues, and a fresh and beautiful environment. Opening hours: All day (free) [Six] Haihong Wetland (Figure 6): It is an extension of Dianchi Lake, with large tracts of Metasequoia forests growing there. Every autumn and winter, the Metasequoia forests will slowly turn yellow and then red. The red Metasequoia forests, combined with the morning sunlight and clear lake water, are also super beautiful for taking photos📸😍 Opening hours: 9:00--17:00 (free) [Seven] Xinghai Peninsula Wetland Park (Figure 8): It is connected to Haihong Wetland, with pleasant scenery, flowers blooming and grass green all year round, and is a good place for most people to relax and sightsee. [DoubleHearts] Opening hours: All day (free) [Eight] Baofeng Peninsula Wetland Park (Figure 9): The east side is mainly forests, and the west side is natural ecology, with lush vegetation and a wide view. You can fish, catch tadpoles and fly kites. It is a good place for leisure and entertainment. [HeartBeat] Opening hours: 9:00--17:00 (free) [Nine] Haidong Wetland Park (Figure 10): It is located north of Dianchi Lake and south of Kunming Lake Ring East Road. It is also an ecological park👐 Opening hours: All day (free) 🔟Wangguan Wetland Park (Figure 11): It is a small and exquisite wetland park beside Dianchi Lake with pleasant scenery. While ensuring the purification function of the wetland, it cleverly uses plants to create a diverse landscape, showing the scene of flowers flying all year round🤩 Opening hours: 7:00--19:00 (free) 💗Other tips: [One] Dounan Wetland Park (Figure 12): It is an open park with pleasant scenery and a good choice for leisure and entertainment experience❣️ Opening hours: 9:00--18:00 (free) [Two] Colorful Yunnan Ancient Dian Resort (Figure 13): It is backed by Liangwang Mountain and faces Dianchi Lake. It is a resort that focuses on displaying the culture of Yunnan’s ethnic minorities and the history and culture of ancient Dian. It includes "Colorful Yunnan Happy World [SkyWheel] Ancient Dian Hot Spring Villa ♨ Ancient Dian Dora Cute Pet Park 🌈" and so on Opening hours: Colorful Yunnan Happy World [SkyWheel] 10:00--20:30 (210 [Purse]) Ancient Dian Hot Spring Villa ♨10:00--21:00 (185[Purse]) Ancient Dian Dora Pet Paradise 🌈10:00--18:00 (58[Purse]) [Three] Haiyan Village (Figure 14): It comes from the ancient saying "the river is clear and the sea is peaceful". Standing in the fishing lane and looking out, you can see the beautiful scenery of Dianchi Lake, the lake and the mountains. It is one of the best places to watch the sunset🌅 Opening hours: All day (free) If you have any questions, please leave a comment [!] I will answer them one by one 😘
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