Look for the tennis courts by the parking lot on the south side of the hotel, the gym is just behind the tennis courts. Everytime I go there I meet nice kids in their early 20s that ask if I'm interested in boxing, so I'm guessing that it should be easy to set up lessons or sparring sessions if you want.
It might be worth re-posting this in the forum section of our Sichuan sister site, GoChengdoo (www.gochengdoo.com)... your GoKunming login info is also valid on GoChengdoo, so no need to re-register.
Local media also has links to FB and even Twitter, check out the links at the top of en.kunming.cn/
Sites can get blocked, but like Wikipedia, the NYT, BBC, etc, they can also be unblocked. The fact that nominally state-run media has FB and Twitter accounts suggests a disconnect that may one day be rectified.
French Cafe and Slice of Heaven are both good places to check. I have had some ridiculously rich and rummy chocolate cake at Sandra's. I believe As You Like does lemon cake and carrot cake. Pretty sure The Box, Salvador's, Mazagran and even the Camel Bar's new restaurant should also be able to sort you out.
I'm not sure how far in advance you need to order with any of these places... it might be worth looking into sooner rather than later.
Gotta love Caijing's English website's headline for this story: "A Pubic Nepotism"... can't figure out if it was a mistranslation of the Chinese story's title or if they knew exactly what they were saying.
The mistake was mine... it appears I could have used another cup of coffee when I wrote this. Correction has been made, thanks to all for setting the record straight.
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
My favorite Tengchong-style restaurant in Kunming. Their ersi and erkuai are trucked over from Tengchong and are the real deal — Kunming ersi and erkuai do not compare.
The restaurant itself is a bit jumbled, but there are a couple of tables outside in the courtyard that are nice to sit at when the weather's pleasant.
Don't believe them when they say they don't have lufu.
Li Wei: From rural Yunnan to the center of nationwide scandal
发布者Gotta love Caijing's English website's headline for this story: "A Pubic Nepotism"... can't figure out if it was a mistranslation of the Chinese story's title or if they knew exactly what they were saying.
english.caijing.com.cn/2011-02-14/110640687.html
Interview: Sahra Malik
发布者The mistake was mine... it appears I could have used another cup of coffee when I wrote this. Correction has been made, thanks to all for setting the record straight.
Book Review: Joseph F. Rock and His Shangri-La
发布者According to Goodman's book they did cross paths, and Rock was not very fond of Goullart.
Getting Away: Golden Temple
发布者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
Getting Away: Golden Temple
发布者This is true, thank you Able, corrections have been made.