Backroads China
Days 1/3-USA/Hong Kong/Kunming

China Expedition members depart USA for Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Airways. Arrive Hong Kong. Morning at leisure before an early afternoon flight across southern China to Kunming in Yunnan Province. Situated on a 6,000 foot plateau near the edge of the tropics, Kunming enjoys delightful spring-like weather and is known across China as the "Spring City". Traditional architecture and abundant trees and shrubs give the neighborhood a feeling of pre-revolutionary China, while other sections of Kunming have been modernized dramatically. Brief introduction to the city including the central park with lakes, fountains, grottos, and tree-lined paths. Welcome dinner. Kunming Hotel (2 nights).