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.
Congratulations to Francesco LaMacchia, who knew that Red Light Revolution's Chinese name was a riff on Hongloumeng (红楼梦), aka Dream of the Red Chamber, A Dream of Red Mansions or The Story of the Stone.
Regarding the 'offensive' portion of the soundtrack, it may make more sense or even be amusing to some if viewed in its original context, which happens to be the video for the song 'Windowlicker' by Aphex Twin:
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.
Cycling along Yunnan's old narrow gauge line
发布者@bosnianXCII: You can throw your bike on a bus to Hekou from the south bus station, or riding there is an option.
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Ticket Giveaway: Red Light Revolution
发布者Congratulations to Francesco LaMacchia, who knew that Red Light Revolution's Chinese name was a riff on Hongloumeng (红楼梦), aka Dream of the Red Chamber, A Dream of Red Mansions or The Story of the Stone.
Best of Kunming 2011 reader nominations
发布者Thank you to all the readers who sent in additional nominations - the nominating period is now closed. Voting will begin on December 5.
Interview: Xiang Rong
发布者There's a map point for A Ling Crafts here:
www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item/ali_31600/a_ling_crafts
Xiang Rong, Tingting and the others at Heart to Heart are some of the more inspiring and community-minded people I've met in Kunming. 连心加油！
Video: The Dangsters
发布者Regarding the 'offensive' portion of the soundtrack, it may make more sense or even be amusing to some if viewed in its original context, which happens to be the video for the song 'Windowlicker' by Aphex Twin:
www.tudou.com/programs/view/Y80eYzrxNMU/
I find it reassuring to see young people in Kunming actually following their dreams instead of doing what society is telling them to do. 加油！