Kunming Dragon Gate, Yunnan, China

5Muslim traveller 5:00 PM Jan 24, 2019

90yuan/person, 15yuan discount for students and half price for over 60s
We are a group of 5, we took the pink line train to Western Hills station (last stop, 5 yuan each from central Kunming), followed the crowd's direction and walked for a few minutes until we got to a ticket station on the right. The lady explained the recommended route, which is to take the green bus up to the beginning of the chairlift then take the chairlift up to the top of the mountain. We brought our own food but there are a few food vendors at the top of the chairlift and plenty of fruit vendors. There is a lookout about 10-15 min walk up a hill (very steep) from where the chairlift drops you off. The view is great if you can make it up there. We then followed the signs down to the dragon gate. The dragon gate area is on a narrow cliffside and has many shrines along the side. Not long after the gate, an electric car picked us up and took us back to where the green bus starts its route to take us back near the railway station. Each mode of transport (green bus, chairlift, electric car and green bus to return) requires a separate ticket to scan. All tickets were bought together, costing 90 yuan each. There is a 15 yuan discount for students and half price for people over 60. The dragon gate is a good half day trip. We visited the Yunnan nationality museum (free entry, closes at 4.30pm) afterwards, which we took the 94 bus to, from near the ticket station.

5MwithP 5:00 PM Jun 29, 2018

A great half day out, well worth the effort to get there
We enjoyed 3hours at Western Hills and dragon gate and found this was plenty. We caught the Metro line 3 to Western Hills, walked 100m to the ticketing office and purchased a combo ticket for 88RMB each (included shuttle bus, chair lift, entrance to park and Dragon gate). Don't listen to the ladies who pounce on tourists as they come out of the metro - they will try and con you into taking a private tour with them when this is so unnecessary - its an incredibly easy place to self-guide. The fresh air was great (we could actually see we escaped the pollution haze of Kunming city), quiet atmosphere and if you go soon after opening you'll beat the tourist crowds. The Dragons Gate walk on the cliffside is very impressive! The chair lift is open and perhaps not for the faint hearted (but theres other ways to ascend to Dragons Gate) I wouldn't say its a must do but if you've got the time, its a nice place to visit.