Kunming Old Street (Wenming Street)
昆明老街
An old city quarter around Wenming and Guanghua Streets in the city center, where teahouses, rice-noodle shops, and the Nanqiang Street night market sit among tiled wooden houses.
Kunming Old Street is framed by Wenming Street, Yongdao Street, Guanghua Street, and Jingxing Street. It preserves late-Qing and Republican-era “yi ke yin” houses and wooden shopfronts. Notable sites include the former Dongfang Bookstore and the old Pan Xiangji shop, famous for flower pastries. The area is full of teahouses, cafés, and snack shops. You can eat Guoqiao rice noodles, tofu rice noodles, and grilled rice cakes. The Nanqiang Street night market, open in the evening, is packed with grilled food and Yunnan snacks. Admission is free. The street is next to the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archways and Nanping Street, and you can walk to Green Lake from here.
Opening hours
All day (shops about 10:00–22:00)
Nearby sights
- Jingxing Flower and Bird Market
- Nanqiang Street
- Jinma & Biji Archways / Nanping Street
- Green Lake Park (Cuihu)
- East and West Pagodas
- Yunnan Military Academy
- Yuantong Hill (Kunming Zoo)
- Yuantong Temple