• Lijiang Huayang Language and Culture School
• WildChina
• Dune Cafe
• Empire Foreign Language School
• Chicago Coffee
• Kunming Yu-Cong Enterprise Management Company
• China Highlights
• Keats School
• IC Holiday Serviced Apartments
• Ganesh Bar & Restaurant
• Bakery 88
• Sandra's
• Tenwest Mandarin School
• Chapter One
• The Box
• JKH Design
• Huiying Dental Clinic
• Heqi Serviced Office Provider
• Salvador's Coffee House

Latest Comments

• • August 27, 2010
  • Getting Away: Golden Temple
    

    the official name of the bell in Chinese was 乾隆吉祥钟, I doubt it has much to do with any emperors and is probably less than ten years... creative name though

• • August 27, 2010
  • Getting Away: Golden Temple
    

    This is true, thank you Able, corrections have been made.

• • August 12, 2010
  • Review: Lonely Planet Yunnan
    

    There are plenty of places off of the typical Kunming/Dali/Lijiang/Tiger Leaping Gorge/Shangri-La/Xishuangbanna circuit, including Dongchuan, Weishan, Puzhehei, Laojun Shan, Yuanmou, Shaxi, Jianchuan, Liuku and more.

    In addition to a profile/interview of Ma Li of Wheatfields, the book also interviews Jeff Fuchs, who we interviewed recently: http://www.gokunming.com/[...]

• • July 20, 2010
  • Interview: Xiong Chaozhong
    

    @mamasaidknockuout: When I went to do this interview, I spent a few minutes waiting for Xiong in the gym and was asked in English by one of the guys there if I wanted to box... it seems like you can just rock up there if you want.

    If you want to get in touch with Tiger/Zovi, there is a contact email at the bottom of this post: http://www.gokunming.com/[...]

• • July 11, 2010
  • Interview: Xiong Chaozhong
    

    Xiong ended up winning by decision in a fairly close fight.

    Xiong is listed as Zhaozhong elsewhere, I asked him whether he pronounced the 朝 in his name Chao or Zhao and he said Chao, saying he'd seen his name romanized as Zhaozhong before and that it was not correct.

Latest Forum Posts

• • August 26, 2010
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Roswell Power Centre
    

    It's southwest of the intersection of Qingnian Lu and Huancheng Nan Lu, where the old Luosiwan wholesale market was located, but also including a vast stretch of land stretching southward.

• • July 28, 2010
    
  • Forums > Travel Yunnan > Looking for a romantic spot in Dali
    

    Hi Ed,

    If you're thinking about spending time in the old town and don't mind spending a little more than average guesthouse rates, you may want to consider the Bird's Nest Villa, a free-standing Bai courtyard home. More info here: http://www.birdbardali.com/en/villa/

    Chris

• • July 20, 2010
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > expat population in Kunming
    

    At the risk of offending people by addressing the original topic of this forum thread, I was told last year when registering at my local paichusuo that there are around 14,000 foreigners in Kunming, including people from HK and Taiwan, with Vietnamese being the largest foreign population.

    The number seemed a bit big at the time, but now I feel like it might not be too far off.

    As for the whole religion cage match going on in this thread, not only is it wildly off-topic, it's not really going anywhere. This forum section exists so that people can share useful information, if you want to get into a flame war, there are plenty of other websites for that.

• • July 9, 2010
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > What baked goods are you craving?
    

    Challah, cinnamon rolls, anything suitable for making sandwiches...

• • July 5, 2010
    
  • Forums > Food & Drink > Tempeh?
    

    I'd be pretty surprised if it is available in Kunming, but if anyone can tell me where to buy tempeh I'll be in your debt forever.

    Thanks!
    Chris

Latest Reviews

• • chris
    July 28, 2010
  • Kunming > As You Like
    有佳面包店

    Finally, good vegetarian food in a nice setting with no fake meat or Buddhist chanting! Great bread, salads, pizza and even homemade chocolate... 加油！

• • chris
    July 21, 2010
  • Kunming > Sandra's

    Since moving up north I must say that Sandra's has been one of the best new additions to my life in Kunming.

    Beer selection is good, wine selection is great (been guzzling the Tamaya wines lately), the salads may be the best mix of greens in town right now and the vegetarian lasagna is amazing - especially when Sandra has asparagus.

    Big thanks to Sandra, Pierre and Xiao Hua for bringing affordable gourmet Western food to north Kunming!

• • chris
    July 8, 2010
  • Kunming > Bamboo Temple
    筇竹寺

    A pleasant temple with amazing arhats, ancient stupas and a good vegetarian restaurant.

    This is also a good place to get in shape for biking the hills surrounding Kunming... if you can make it up to Bamboo Temple, you're definitely ready for what lies beyond.

• • chris
    June 24, 2010
  • Kunming > Vintage Café
    茴转时光

    Lately I've found Vintage to be much faster than it used to be and the food and drinks have all been quite good... plenty of unique options on the menu too.

• • chris
    June 24, 2010
  • Kunming > Dune Cafe
    沙丘咖啡馆

    Nice cozy place to have a coffee and read a book... I enjoy the jazz in the afternoons.

    Also, the beer selection has improved dramatically recently. One month ago it was only Harbin, Budweiser and Tsingtao, now there is Duvel, Chimay, BeerLao, Warsteiner, Weihenstephan (Weissbier and Dunkel), plus several others.