Being around 250 kilometers away from Kunming(昆明), the County of Yuanmou(元谋县) covers a total area of 2,021.69 square kilometers, with a total population of 215,795 in 2010, is located on the northern Central Yunnan Plateau, and borders on Wuding(武定) to the east, Lufeng(禄丰) to the south, Dayao(大姚) to the west, Huili of Sichuan(四川会理) to the north, Mouding(牟定) to the southwest, Yongren(永仁) to the northwest. It is also the first place of discovering "Yuanmou Man" in China, with a nickname of "The Hometown of Eastern People." Its administrative headquarter is located at Yuanma Town(元马镇).
Yuanmou is a major vegetable production base in Yunnan, of whose product not only sales well domestically in 157 major and medium cities, but also in South Korea, Japan, Russia, the United States of America, the European Union, as well as Southeast Asian countries, for more than 30 thousand tons of onion, kidney bean, burdock, chive and such annually.
How to Get to Yuanmou County from Kunming
1. By Long-Distance Coach
Everyday, there will be about 14 coaches departing from Kunming North-West Coach Terminal(昆明西北部汽车客运站), and the schedule is listed as follows:
| Time of Departure |
Duration |
Ticket Price |
| 08:00 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 08:40 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 09:20 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 10:00 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 10:40 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 11:20 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 12:00 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 12:50 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 13:40 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 14:30 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 15:40 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 16:30 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 17:30 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
| 18:30 |
2 hr 14 mins |
CNY 70 |
Address of Kunming North-West Coach Terminal:
Intersection of Chenjiaying Road and Xiaotun Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province
2. By Regular-Speed Train
Everyday, there will be about 4 trains departing from Kunming Railway Station(昆明火车站)to Yuanmou County(元谋县), and the schedule is listed as follows:
| Train No. |
Time of Departure |
Duration |
Ticket Price |
| 6162 |
06:45 |
4 hr 43 mins |
Hard Seat-CNY 30.5 |
| K114 |
08:25 |
3 hr 55 mins |
Hard Seat-CNY 40.5 Hard Sleeper-CNY 86.5 Soft Sleeper-CNY 129.5 |
| K146 |
17:39 |
3 hr 28 mins |
Hard Seat-CNY 40.5 Hard Sleeper-CNY 86.5 Soft Sleeper-CNY 129.5 |
| K986 |
18:54 |
3 hr 13 mins |
Hard Seat-CNY 40.5 Hard Sleeper-CNY 86.5 Soft Sleeper-CNY 129.5 |
Address of Kunming Railway Station:
No.1 Beijing Road, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province