There is a small train ticket office on Kunshi Lu (昆师路) - Kunshi Lu doesn't have any street signs, it is the first road on your right as you walk downhill on Jianshe Lu from its intersection with Wenlin Jie. After turning onto Kunshi Lu, walk about 75-100 meters until you find an alley on the left (south) side of the road. about 15 meters into the alley you should find a train ticket office on the left (east) side of the alley. Usually there aren't many people in line there, if there is a line at all. Good luck!
I just discovered that the Fisherman's Bar in Kunming Zoulang (hidden to the west of New Southwest Shopping Mall at Renmin Zhong Lu/Qingnian Lu) has shisha - orange, apple, grape, mint, mango, banana, etc. Large portions are 50 kuai and smaller ones are 38 kuai. Bring your own tunes....
There are several computer markets throughout Kunming, most notably on the periphery of Yunnan University. External hard drives are plentiful and tend to be quite reasonably priced.
We always put any exhibitions/exhibition openings we hear about on our calendar... the main problem is there aren't so many. TC/G Nordica and Yunart tend to be the main galleries for exhibitions, but we're happy to mention exhibitions at other venues.
Actually Bernie, I would say this is a legitimate post for a forum...
There is a rapidly growing Spanish-speaking population in Kunming including people from Spain, Colombia, Mexico, the US, Canada and elsewhere. I don't know if there are many people looking to practice their Spanish, but maybe you can find someone via our classifieds section. Also, the Hump Bar occasionally hosts Latin-themed parties -- there is plenty of Spanish spoken at these events. I hope that helps. - Chris
Congratulations to Michelle He and Zhong Yue, who were the first two readers to correctly answer that Ashima (阿诗玛) was the Yunnanese heroine who legend says became one of the pillars at Stone Forest.
Thanks to Canaan Day Spa for providing the hand treatments and to all the women who responded. Look out for more giveaways on GoKunming in the future!
We have just been notified by the Kunming Tigers that the match has been moved from Kunming Stadium to Tuodong Stadium at 99 Dongfeng Dong Lu. The match will still start at 2:15pm. Spectators should go to the stadium's second floor and enter through gate 14.
@voltaire: You're right, Shibao Mountain is deserving of a mention in any Shaxi travel piece. We mentioned Shibao Mountain in our earlier Shaxi travel feature:
@JLG: If coffee plantations do significantly reduce the amount of tea grown in Pu'er, it is likely to only lead to higher tea prices followed by increased tea planting and another tea bubble.
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.
Giveaway: Hand treatments at Canaan Day Spa
发布者Congratulations to Michelle He and Zhong Yue, who were the first two readers to correctly answer that Ashima (阿诗玛) was the Yunnanese heroine who legend says became one of the pillars at Stone Forest.
Thanks to Canaan Day Spa for providing the hand treatments and to all the women who responded. Look out for more giveaways on GoKunming in the future!
Rugby: Kunming Tigers vs Chengdu Pandas
发布者We have just been notified by the Kunming Tigers that the match has been moved from Kunming Stadium to Tuodong Stadium at 99 Dongfeng Dong Lu. The match will still start at 2:15pm. Spectators should go to the stadium's second floor and enter through gate 14.
Interview: Jiang Li
发布者Thanks beckyld. As you may already know, GoKunming interviewed Clare Ye Sheng from PSI's Kunming office in 2008:
www.gokunming.com/[...]
Keep up the good work!
Snapshot: Shaxi
发布者@voltaire: You're right, Shibao Mountain is deserving of a mention in any Shaxi travel piece. We mentioned Shibao Mountain in our earlier Shaxi travel feature:
www.gokunming.com/en/blog/item/1937/getting_away_shaxi
I'd have included photos of the grottoes in that post, but as you know, taking photos there is not allowed.
As the "Snapshot" in the title of this post suggests, this piece is more of a short photo essay than it is a comprehensive travel feature.
Starbucks' thirst for Yunnan coffee growing
发布者@JLG: If coffee plantations do significantly reduce the amount of tea grown in Pu'er, it is likely to only lead to higher tea prices followed by increased tea planting and another tea bubble.