Kunming

American  

[koon-ming] / ˈkʊnˈmɪŋ /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a city in and the capital of Yunnan province, in southern China: an important transshipment point on the Burma Road in World War II.

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Kunming British  

/ ˈkʊnˈmɪŋ /

noun

1. a city in SW China, capital of Yunnan province, near Lake Tien: important during World War II as a Chinese military centre, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road; Yunnan University (1934). Pop: 1 748 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In the past few years though, high-speed rail has expanded in all directions from Kunming, Yunnan’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elsewhere in the province, Songtsam Lodge Cizhong, where guests can sip housemade Chardonnay, has reopened after a two-year refurbishment, with a sister hotel coming to Kunming next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

China is Laos' dominant economic partner through infrastructure investments including a railway linking Vientiane and Kunming, in Yunnan province, and a wider economic corridor.

From Barron's

A research team led by Professor Chuanmao Zhang from Peking University and Kunming University of Science and Technology has long been focused on uncovering the biological mechanisms behind aging and progeria.

From Science Daily

Yang received his science degree in 1942 from National Southwest Associated University in Kunming, and later completed a master's degree at Tsinghua University.

From BBC