Western hills is located in the western suburbs of kunming city 15 kilometers, by the huating, mt huashan mountain, Luo Hanshan, etc. It more than 40 kilometers, 1900 meters to 2350 meters above sea level. Legend in ancient times there phoenix, see not, call for green chicken, so also known as the green mountain chicken. And because they shaped like a sleeping Buddha, also called lie in foshan. Xishan dense woods, flowers and plants flourish, beautiful beautiful, scenic, in ancient times has the reputation of "the first state in the yunnan". From a look to the southeast of kunming, xishan just like a beautiful woman lying in dianchi lake on both sides.
Her head, chest, abdomen, legs, hair floats in dianchi lake sparkling waves of shadow, appear outline and graceful, enchanting and moving, so also called sleeping beauty. Folklore, ancient when a princess to bear palace lonely, sneak out of the palace with a small group of married couples. Later, breaking up a happy marriage, the king and to the young man to death. Princess grieving, and wept, tears remit the dianchi lake, she also fall on his back into the western hills. Xishan are bi is a forest park, attractions. Every year in March, kunming people have the custom of "march third, play xishan", when the four sergeants gathered party, sing folk songs, to minor, play the dragon lion dance, the picnic to admire the view, very busy.
Xishan longmen the sunrise, in front of the dianchi lake in five hundred wide, is invigorating, brings endless reverie.
Famous people's musician nie er Ying grave in the garden, too.
In addition to the above scenic spots in the west mountain forest park, the most rare is supposed to be in the forest of fresh air, from a height overlooking kunming dianchi lake and the whole feeling, are different. Also is a great place for spring outing.
West mountain located in the west bank of dianchi lake, also known as green chicken mountain, the yuan dynasty as the first of "eight sights" south yunnan. In the Ming dynasty in the "four famous mountains of yunnan". "Dian Yang six scene" is known as the "green chicken autumn"; "In qing dynasty" eight sights "in kunming dianchi lake night moon" namely dianchi lake xishan night.; And in the contemporary "kunming 16 scene" of "sleeping beauty mountain, longmen fly" sceneries. Overlooking the west mountain peaks, like a giant sleeping Buddha statue, is like a beautiful song legs lie on your back in dianchi lake Banks, like the sea of moss hanging sleeping beauty. Xishan called "lie in foshan", also known as the "sleeping beauty mountain".
Xishan huating temple, temple, sanqing too China pavilion, nie er's tomb, yulan hidden deep in the south of longmen grottoes is embedded with towering cliffs, one thousand mu of small stone forest saved column Luo Hanshan feiyun under top fly, majestic beauty of lakes and mountains, the massive one thousand rich history and culture, the western hills with mysterious charm, attracting Chinese and foreign tourists.
"Jinbi xishan, kunming lake mountain", the symbol of the male, insurance, strange, show, beauty is in the west!
Xishan belongs to subtropical semi-humid monsoon climate, annual average temperature 14.9 ℃, extreme maximum temperature 31.5 ℃, extreme minimum temperature of 7.8 ℃. An average annual rainfall is about 1000.5 mm, the monthly rainfall 208.3 mm, daily maximum rainfall 153.3 mm, rainfall mainly concentrated in May to September. When sunshine 2327.5 hours, annual evaporation capacity of 1856.4 mm. Maximum wind speed 40 m/s, southwest winds. Relative humidity of 76%.
The mountain west conference within the territory of mountains and rivers beautiful, scenic spots, temples, gardens, xishan, chessboard hill, kuanyinshan, lying yunshan, grand view pavilion, white fish mouth famous tourist attractions, such as the size of 17 park, more than 300 households farmhouse, kunming park is one of the most main, within the territory of more than 90 kilometers of the dianchi lake strandline and 12 square kilometers of dianchi lake in the grass sea waters constitutes a bright ecological scenery line.
With beautiful natural scenery bring out the best in each other is known as the kunming city landmark JinMaBiJi fang, China's top ten commodity wholesale market "spiral lions bay, one of the two 8 lanes of the city level landscape avenue road and kunming dianchi lake road, the spring rain city green chicken - the largest open forest square park, etc. A large number of urban cultural landscape.
Xishan scenic spot is located in the western suburbs of kunming have plateau pearl dianchi lake, 15 km away from downtown, from the green chicken, bay, south of ash by brigitte chicken, huating mountain, mt huashan mountain, Victoria peak, Luo Hanshan peaks, from north to south metropolis, elevation 2507.5 meters, the highest peak of the highest Luo Hanshan dianchi lake water about 620 meters higher. Xishan scenic area east faces the dianchi lake, west impressive long slope, covers an area of about 889 hectares.
Xishan district a total of 11 countries, provinces and cities of cultural relics protection units. West mountain foothills too China people's music nie er cemetery, national key cultural relics protection units; Luo Hanshan longmen grottoes, in yunnan province key cultural relics protection units; Huating temple, temple, sanqing too China pavilion and the buddhist temple Taoist temple buildings, cemetery, and a day, etc, are city-level key units to be protected; And a batch of county district BaiXiWen tomb, tomb Yang jie key cultural relics protection units. West mountain national scenic spot.
Xishan scenic spot, there are mountain fitness tourism, religious pilgrimage pay tourism, cultural appreciation, nie er's tomb, nanyang mechanic memorial patriotic education concept of red tourism, dianchi lake view of sunrise, sunset scenery tourism climate, too hua temple in yunnan province famous flowers and green chicken yulan garden flowers ornamental tourism, festival, folk customs tourism activities in the western hills, examine the yuan dynasty thousand step push to the cliff and Liang Wang summer ruins of archaeological tourism, with ornamental longmen bluffs and small stone forest karst geological tourism.
Western hills is located in the western suburbs of kunming city 15 kilometers, by the huating, mt huashan mountain, Luo Hanshan, etc. It more than 40 kilometers, 1900 meters to 2350 meters above sea level. Is a jagged, forest green, white bird schools of thought contend, beautiful scenery of the forest park.
Xishan legend in ancient times there phoenix, see not, call for green chicken, therefore, the tang dynasty is called blue mountain chicken; Since the yuan and Ming, called mt huashan; In the west, people used to call it. Xishan dense woods, flowers and plants flourish, beautiful beautiful, scenic, in ancient times there is "something first in yunnan" of reputation. Overlooking the west mountain peaks, like a lie on your back to the shore of dianchi lake "sleeping beauty", her face, chest, abdomen, legs, and drooping hair into the water, all in the mind, chiseled.
West mountain cliffs above a Shi Fang named "dragon", in the five hundred dianchi lake blue waves FanYing, panoramic view. Along the newly built road can be straight to the top of the mountain of the small stone forest. Small stone forest, though without the lunan stone forest, it's very fun also. The entire xishan scenic spot by the legend behind huating temple, people's musician, chose a national anthem composer nie er's tomb, the lush flowers and trees too hua temple, Taoist sanqing landscape pavilion and longmen stone carvings, a total of five wonderful artical excelling nature landscape.
In addition to the above scenic spots in the west mountain forest park, the most rare is the forest of fresh air, from a height overlooking kunming dianchi lake and the whole feeling. Is also a good place for an outing in spring, every year in March, kunming people have the custom of "march third, play xishan", when the four sergeants together at a party, sing folk songs, minor, play the dragon lion dance, the picnic to admire the view, very busy.
Ancient when a princess could not stand loneliness of palace, sneak out of the palace with a small group of married couples. Later, breaking up a happy marriage, the king and to the young man to death. Princess grieving, and wept, tears into dianchi lake, she also fall on his back into the western hills.
1937年抗日战争爆发后，旅居新加坡、马来西亚等国的3200多名华侨机工响应侨领陈嘉庚的号召，分批回国参加抢修滇缅路，运送国际上支援中国的抗战物资，共有1000余人殉国，为抗战胜利做出了杰出的贡献。为了让子孙后代永远缅怀和牢记爱国华侨的这一段光荣历史，中共云南省委、云南省人民政府集资修建了这个纪念碑。
聂耳墓位于昆明西山森林公园南洋华侨机工抗日纪念碑与三清阁之间的山凹里。原墓于1938年春建在高蛲山腰，1980年5月迁葬于此，1988年1月被国务院公布为第三批全国重点文物保护单位。
昆明西山森林公园聂耳墓呈钢琴形，庄严大方，七个花台表示七声音阶，24级石阶表示聂耳享年24岁，寓意深刻。墓前有用汉白玉雕成的聂耳像一尊，背后护墙上的浮雕表现了当年中国人民在《义勇军进行曲》的鼓舞下团结抗战，前赴后继的光辉岁月。
昆明西山森林公园三清阁位于聂耳墓以南一公里。在陡峭的山崖上，绿树丛中点缀着琼楼玉宇般的一组亭阁，这便是被誉为道家仙界的三清阁。昆明西山森林公园三清阁最初是元代云南统治者梁王的行宫，现存者系后人几经翻修重建的道教宫观，包括灵官殿、老君殿等共九层十一座木构建筑。登临观览，只觉地势高险，视野广阔，景致极为优美。正如“飞云阁”中有一联云：
“半壁起危楼，岭如屏，海如镜，舟如叶，城廓村落如画，况四时风月，朝暮晴阴，试问古今游人，谁领略万千气象;九秋临绝顶，洞有云，崖有泉，松有涛，花鸟林壑有情，忆八载星霜，关河奔走，难得栖迟故里，来啸傲金碧湖山。”
西山位于昆明市西郊15公里，由华亭山、太华山、罗汉山等组成。它峰峦连绵40多公里，海拔1900米至2350米。是一个峰峦起伏、林木苍翠、白鸟争鸣、景色秀丽的森林公园。
西山相传古时有凤凰停歇，见者不识，呼为碧鸡，故唐代称为碧鸡山;元明以来，称太华山;因其在城西，群众习惯称它为西山。西山森林茂密，花草繁盛，清幽秀美，景致极佳，在古代就有"滇中第一佳境"之誉。远眺西山群峰，宛若一位仰卧于滇池之滨的"睡美人"，她的脸、胸、腹、腿，以至下垂入水的头发，都历历在目，轮廓分明。
西山绝壁之上有一石坊叫"龙门"，在此五百里滇池碧波帆影，尽收眼底。沿着新修的栈道可直上山顶的小石林。小石林虽无路南石林气势，亦别有情趣。整个西山风景区由香火旺盛的华亭寺，人民音乐家、国歌作曲者聂耳墓、花木茂盛的太华寺、道教景观三清阁及巧夺天工的龙门石雕共五大景观组成。
除了上述景点，在西山森林公园，最难得的就是森林里清新无比的空气，从高处俯瞰滇池乃至整个昆明的感觉。同时也是春季踏青的好地方，每年阳春三月，昆明人有"三月三，耍西山"的习俗，届时四方士民云集聚会,唱山歌,对小调，耍龙舞狮，野餐赏景，热闹非凡。
民间传说：
远古时一位公主耐不住宫中的寂寞 ,偷偷出了王宫与一小伙结为夫妇。后来，国王拆散了这一美满姻缘，并用计将小伙子害死。公主悲痛欲绝，痛哭不止,泪水化作了滇池，她也仰面倒下化作了西山。
