KUNMING IS SO UNDERRATED | Yunnan Ethnic Village, Local Market + Eating Chicken's Feet!

If you are looking for a beautiful and culturally rich city to visit in China, look no further than the city of Eternal Spring: Kunming! As the capital of Yunnan Province, this makes a great base to explore the area from. Kunming is home to many top attractions like the Yunnan Ethnic Village, The Old Town and Stone Forest just an hours drive away. Kunming is also known for its diverse dining options and I was lucky to have a lovely local show me around an awesome market. I even tried something I did not think I would ever try, which was chicken's feet! Let me know in the comments if you have ever travelled to Kunming :)

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[LaowaiDaveJCP]

Kunming is my most favourite, a highly underrated city. I lived there for a year and i definitely wanna go back in this lifetime.

[mokobuko]

I like China and always like to look at my most favorite country.

[戢鎮海]

You may need more than one year to visit all those different cities and provinces in China. Each province is so different, sometimes you may think you are in another country.

[constantineding]

I went to Kunming during Chinese new year. Such a beautiful city with the most soothing weather. No sooner than I left Kunming I started to miss the mouth-watering mushroom hotpot and chill vibe.
My wife and I were born in Shanghai and she never consider to move to another city or country because she is so proud of where we come from. After visiting Kunming she told me Kunming might be a good choice for retiring life...

[williamharding]

I just arrived in Kunming today. I'm absolutely loving it already 😊

[alexdoo]

Kunming is the Spring City of China, where you can see so many types of flowers.

[sophaman]

A lot of western media talks bad about china but I can see a lot of Chinese people live a happy life Alina please don't forget to visit Xinjiang province it's beautiful place in China and they are look white people including a lot of Russian people live in that province too. Take care bye from milton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[tommysong]

I took my daughter to Kunming when she is in grade 8 a few years back. We tour same farm market you visit. She like the taste of food there very much. Definitely worth visit. We bought some BBQ duck. The price was almost like 20% of the price in Regina, Saskatchewan

[anyaroz]

Americans and Canadians can be very unadventurous about various foods, the textures and flavors. Especially those, who are many generations in and don't know their roots much or don't associate themselves with any cultures outside US. This makes your videos ever so precious, just cause you are "braving" the world and try to be openminded. Kudos to you, Alina. I was born in Russia and lived there for 17 years before I immigrated to US about 34 years ago. In my 17 years there I've been exposed to some weird foods and developed a taste for them, but most importantly, I remain open minded and appreciating of various textures, flavors and smells. But I have to say, there are many foodstuffs that unless one tried them in childhood it's hard to take a true liking to. Going to a foreign market and having a local guide is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this experience.

[YongLi-npwg]

Kunming is known as the city of eternal spring also known as the capital of flowers. The mushroom hot pot is made of a variety of local precious types. Definitely worth a try.

[thevoiceoftaiwan]

I'm from Taiwan Province of China. Through Alina's videos, I saw that people in mainland China live a happy life. However, our Taiwanese media and Western media have been promoting that the Chinese people have no freedom, no clothes to wear, and no food To Eat, so, who is the liar?

[ryanshiflett]

Kunming is ideal for a first time visit to China. Not too hot or too cold, not too big or too small, safe, beautiful, clean, and surrounded by beautiful nature. I’ve been there twice and loved every moment of it. Cheers!

[dorthabailey]

I worked in Kunming in 1989, 1991, 1993 and 2000. I cannot believe how the city has changed. In 1989 the population was around 3, 000. Most of the restaurants were just little places on the street. There were more donkey carts than automobiles and we had to boil our drinking water. Bicycles were the main mode of transportation.

By 2000 things were more modern and I believed the population was around 6, 000. By our standards it was a city that was far from modern and still just local street markets. There were department stores, but nothing like the ones in the USA. However, you don’t go to foreign countries expecting them to be like home. I enjoyed the time that I spent there. The people were wonderful and they wanted you to see everything that China had to offer . I was encouraged to travel which I did and was able to do things that tourists are not usually able to see. But, it definitely was not an easy place to live the first couple of times I was there. After I was there often when I would go out on the streets I would see people that I had known before!
When I was there in 1991 I was there before my husband and when my husband got there we were going to the Green Lake hotel. A group of the minority girls saw him from a distance and started running toward him waving, smiling and yelling. What a wonderful place!

[lowcc]

Chicken feet. Best food to eat as you eat more, you will fall in love with this feet. It is not easy to cook.

[davidellis]

I've been enjoying the incredible experience of China Alina ! Thanks 😊.

[beneditocrispim]

It's amazing how much information Alina has shown us about China. I'm watching all videos in this tour and the quality of images, the songs are incredible. To know about others cultures open your mind. Waiting for the next.

[jamesreese]

I didn't make it to Kunming on my last visit but the old town and the park with all the ethnic displays has definitely put it on my list for future visits. Thank you for sharing!

[hx]

Kunming! The best place in China for mild weather all year around. Perfect mix of modern vibes and traditional legacies with stunning national parks at the center of the city. Very unique.

You even hope the time would pause for a few years so that people can fully enjoy a sample of everything before the historical relics are eventually replaced by modern developments.

Great episode. Love as always❤

[ninjedi]

Pretty epic watching Alina consume chicken's feet for the first time. Btw, they're widely available in Toronto as well, lol. Full of collagen and trace minerals, they're good for you!

[BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel]

Another great, informative video in a relaxed and beautifully filmed style : )