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Interesting day trip outside Kunming seeing the red soil farmland and mountains
Take a car ride a few hours away from Kunming to Dongchuan “red land” with some interesting sites as you go into the countryside. We stopped by several scenic spots to see the red earth and farmlands (lots of corn, but also some canola and other crops) and take photos. The tour guide Tina is very knowledgeable and helped make the trip worthwhile, and the driver uses a new and comfortable minivan that gets us from place to place. We went in early October and it was quite chilly already, so be sure to bring some warm clothes, particularly for when you get to the higher elevation spots. On the plus side, this trip doesn’t require much hiking compared to the other Kunming tours we did, so it was a nice break from all the exercise.
