Chinese city parks are busiest before 9 a.
- Good for:
- Early risers, jet-lagged travelers, photographers
m. At Green Lake in Kunming, you join a tai chi teacher for an hour of slow forms, then wander past sword practice, amateur choirs, erhu players and retirees doing laps of the lake. Finish the way locals do, with a bowl of small-pot rice noodles in one of the lanes nearby.
Etiquette and what to know
Wear loose clothes and flat shoes; tai chi is gentle and suits any age. From about November to March, black-headed gulls winter on Green Lake and feeding them is part of the morning.


