Kunming

[koon-ming]

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.

Kunming

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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.

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

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Such operations are now appearing in major cities across China, including Shenzhen, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Kunming.

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Guaiqiong Li is an assistant research fellow in African studies at Yunnan University in Kunming, China.

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Leading a large delegation of officials and business figures, Min Aung Hlaing arrived on Tuesday in Kunming, a city in the province of Yunnan, which shares a long border with Myanmar.

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