Bird and Flower Market of Kunming

Kunming is a city famous for its pleasant climate and also known as the city of spring. There are many bird and flower markets in this city, but the Jingxing Street Bird and Flower Market is the largest and most attractive to tourists. The Bird and Flower Market, located on Yongdao Street in the city center, is undoubtedly the best business card that can show the charm in Kunming. The market stands out for its dazzling variety of flowers, birds, fish, insects, antiques, jewelry and crafts, mixed with crisp bird songs, local food such as Yunnan rice noodles, barbecue with the classic flavor of the city and other tasty Kunming dishes.

History of Bird and Flower Market of Kunming

The history of Kunming Ancient Street dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), while the street is famous for being the only block in Kunming that preserves a large number of ancient architectures built in the Qing Dynasty (1616-1912) and the Republic of China (1912-1949).

In the early 1980s, it gradually began to form into a scenic jewelry, flower and bird market that integrated leisure, decoration and shopping, but as business grew, it began to attract more and more tourists. This is how the place ended up becoming a prominent commercial center with more than 300 stalls and a wide variety of items and products as diverse as flowers, birds, fish, insects, pieces of calligraphy and painting, fishing equipment and jewelry among many others.

Highlights of Bird and Flower Market of Kunming

Since Jingxing Bird and Flower Market opened more than 30 years ago, it has become a mature visiting place with a huge number of flowers. Many types of orchids, various camellias, daffodils, azaleas, roses, begonias, etc. They decorate this market until it becomes a very bright and colorful paradise with a refreshing fragrance. In addition, different species of birds can be seen on the street, such as parrots, capuchin blackbirds, thrushes and other types that have never been seen before, which provides a particularly pleasant sound to the ears during a visit to Kunming.

Plus, you'll get to see lots of adorable fish, crabs, turtles, etc. of red, white, yellow, orange, black and others having fun in the water. And apart from that, you can still continue your treasure hunt at Kunming Bird and Flower Market as there are a large number of jade stones, rubies, sapphires, wood carving works, marble stone crafts, bottles of snuff, hookahs, jade ornaments, calligraphy and paintings, national and foreign coins from ancient times to the present, etc., which are too many to see all their charm but which will give your trip a surprise.