Driving from Dali to Kunming took around 5 and a half hours, and after all of the traveling we have done on this trip, the drive didn’t really phase me too much. We immediately went to West Hill and Dragon Gate, where we took another chairlift up top of West Mountain. This overlooked the entire city of Kunming and its adjacent lake for a stunning view. We took a path around the outside of the mountain where we found Dragon Gate as well. There were also multiple temples scattered around the outside of the mountain. All of the temples I have seen so far have stunned me with their placements; I never would’ve thought I would see a Chinese temple on the side of a mountain. This shows how amazing history is in that these types of things could be made in ancient times without any technology.
Once we drove into the city, we visited a tea garden, where we got a lesson on the history of tea and its various uses. Since China is the birthplace of tea, it was fascinating to see many different kinds of tea and its many different uses. The woman giving us the demonstration actually majored in tea studies at a Chinese university. One of my favorite teas tasted like the literal flavor of rose. There were various uses for the teas she was showing us, including clearing toxins from the bodies, clearing up lungs, and more. We are all used to tea brands in America like Lipton and Tazo, so it was very interesting to see tea in the practical sense that it was invented in. 
The city reminded me a lot of what I thought NYC would look like. The plaza right by our hotel had a lot of big, flashing billboards that really illuminated the streets at night. I thought it was pretty cool how urban culture can stay similar across different countries.