Decathlon

Kunming


This French-owned megastore chain has a wide selection of camping and outdoors equipment, including clothing in larger sizes than are generally available in China. Take Metro Line 1 to Rixin Road station, then catch Bus A8 and ride six stops.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kunming attractions

1. Yunnan Nationalities Museum

2.87 MILES

On the northeast corner of Diān Chí, the Yunnan Nationalities Museum is reputedly the largest minorities museum in China. The ground-floor exhibition of…

2. Yunnan Provincial Museum

3.33 MILES

Originally built in 1951, this museum's relocation in 2015 gave it a thoroughly modern 60,000 square metres of exhibition space. Displays span the…

3. West Pagoda

3.44 MILES

This Tang pagoda can't be climbed, but it is a good spot for people-watching, with all manner of tea-drinking and mahjong games going on in the adjacent…

4. East Pagoda

3.44 MILES

The East Pagoda is a Tang structure that was, according to Chinese sources, destroyed by an earthquake (western ones say it was destroyed by the Muslim…

5. Kunming Museum

3.84 MILES

While the centrepiece of the museum is the Dharani Pillar, a 6.7m carved stone pillar from the Kingdom of Dali, exhibitions range through a strong focus…

6. Zhenqing Temple

3.85 MILES

Dwarfed by the surrounding tower blocks, this quaint Taoist temple is an island of calm in the midst of the city. The compound has expanded significantly…

7. Nancheng Mosque

4.02 MILES

Originally built more than 400 years ago, this mosque was ripped down in 1997 in order to build a larger version, which is now one of the five largest in…

8. Confucian Temple

4.34 MILES

Originally built in 1276 and completely rebuilt to current form in 1690, after decades of neglect Kunming's Confucian Temple has undergone extensive…