Former Site of National Southwestern Associated University
国立西南联合大学旧址
A wartime site of the Southwest Associated University on the Yunnan Normal University campus. It preserves classrooms, memorials, and the cenotaph of Wen Yiduo, and houses the Southwest Associated University Museum.
From 1938 to 1946, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai University relocated to Kunming and formed the National Southwestern Associated University. Despite harsh conditions, it trained many talents, including C.N. Yang and T.D. Lee. The site is on the 121 Avenue campus of Yunnan Normal University. It preserves a reconstructed classroom with a tin roof, the “National Southwestern Associated University Memorial” with text by Feng Youlan, the graves of the four martyrs of the December 1st Movement, and Wen Yiduo's cenotaph. The Southwest Associated University Museum is free but requires advance booking. It is closed on Mondays and sits about 1 km from Green Lake.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00 (closed Mon)
Nearby sights
- Yunnan University (Donglu Campus)
- Wenlin Street & Wenhua Lane
- Yunnan Military Academy
- Green Lake Park (Cuihu)
- Yuantong Temple
- Yuantong Hill (Kunming Zoo)
- Zhuanxin Farmers' Market
- Kunming Old Street (Wenming Street)