Kunming's Black Dragon Pool in plum season: old trees and Daoist halls, Jan–Feb
Northern suburbs, Panlong District, Kunming
Black Dragon Pool is a hillside park about 10 km north of central Kunming, laid out around Daoist temples and a spring-fed pool whose clear and murky halves meet without mixing. Its plum garden is the city's classic winter outing: the trees usually begin flowering in early January and are worth the trip until about late February. Look out for the park's celebrated old trees, among them a plum said to date from the days of the Nanzhao kingdom, a Song-dynasty cypress and a Ming camellia.
What locals sayReviewers note that it is farther out than the downtown parks, and quieter for it.
- Time
- 1–2 h · Early Jan–late Feb
- In Chinese
- 昆明黑龙潭公园 梅园
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
