Wenlin Street & Wenhua Lane
文林街与文化巷
A creative neighborhood beside Yunnan University, dense with old coffee houses, bookshops and small restaurants, once a gathering place for writers during the Southwest Associated University era.
Wenlin Street and Wenhua Lane lie northwest of Green Lake, between Yunnan University and Yunnan Normal University. During the War of Resistance against Japan, faculty and students of Southwest Associated University often met here, and Wang Zengqi and others wrote about the area many times. Today the streets are full of old coffee houses, independent bookstores, Western restaurants and snack shops, popular with students and backpackers for its relaxed atmosphere. It is a few minutes' walk from Green Lake Park, and it links with Yunnan University, the Army Officers Academy and the former Southwest Associated University sites to form one walking route.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Yunnan Military Academy
- Yunnan University (Donglu Campus)
- Green Lake Park (Cuihu)
- Former Site of National Southwestern Associated University
- Yuantong Hill (Kunming Zoo)
- Yuantong Temple
- Kunming Old Street (Wenming Street)
- Jingxing Flower and Bird Market