Yang laoshi is still teaching at the zoo on Yuantong shan... I don't know how to get in touch with him, but I believe he teaches class sometime around 9am on weekday mornings
Hi Jimmy,
I've only been to Jinghong once, but while there I did get hooked up with a good rafting guide via Sara at Forest Cafe (www.forest-cafe.org/). Forest Cafe also offers guided jungle tours - I've never taken one, but Sara seems to have a good grasp of what foreign travelers are looking for, she may be worth contacting. Hope that helps.
Chris
I always enjoyed quiz night... maybe instead of fortnightly it could be revived as a monthly event - first Wed of each month or something along those lines perhaps. I think a lot of people would attend regularly if it started up again.
I think there are a few places out of town, you may want to try Juhua Cun, GoKunming ran a short piece about it last year: www.gokunming.com/en/blog/item.php?blog_id=394
Sounds like they have all kinds of houseplants as well as herbs - the story's author evidently scored some rosemary.
Street food in Kunming tends to focus on Kunming/Yunnan-style snacks: cold noodles, stinky tofu and barbecue are all worth trying
I remember that outside of Yunnan University's west gate there was a row of food vendors selling all kinds of snacks, somewhere in there was a vendor of "Thai-style" pancakes that were pretty good, I think the banana and strawberry pancakes sold well. As far as I can tell that area has been more or less shut down, but I'm not positive as I haven't lived there for a while now.
Another area that used to have crazy street food - but I'm not sure if it still does - is the street heading north from Yieryi Da Jie just west of the Yunnan Minority Institute. This major student area seems to have also been getting gradually shut down by its friendly neigborhood chengguan too, but there should still be plenty of stalls selling quick eats near the top of the hill. Good luck.
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Happy ninth birthday Sal, you've made Kunming a better place.
Four stars for a great restaurant with friendly staff.
I give Tusheng Shiguan a fifth star for its goal of promoting environmentally sound food production.
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.
Tom and Jiajia have been baking up a storm lately. Thanks to them I have delicious sourdough bread to toast on the space heater in the office.
The Bircher muesli is probably the healthiest and most delicious breakfast around.
Pound for pound, one of the best little Western restaurants in China. 佳佳万岁！
Just had gnocchi in mushroom sauce and a glass of wine for dinner on the balcony in mid-January. Awesome.
Mongolian band Hanggai to play Friday night
Posted byGreat show... impressive vocal performances by all four members of the band.
Go west, young band: Jennifer Gentle
Posted byThe Jennifer Gentle show at Yunnan Art Institute was quite an experience. The auditorium was filled to capacity and there were also more than 100 people outside the auditorium waiting to get in.
Luckily those of us on the outside could at least hear the show well. After the set was done, most students left immediately, obviously unfamiliar with the concept of an encore performance.
Once the band came out again, there was enough room for all the patient folk outside to find a seat. What followed was more than just a tight band rocking out hard, it was a few hundred youth driven into a screaming, writhing rock beast that wanted more, more, more. Great fun, much respect to CinaOggi and PSI for organizing this awesome event.
Sub Pop artists Jennifer Gentle to play Kunming
Posted byHi Elizabeth, I just confirmed with Matteo that it's the second building on the left as you enter the main gate (正门) of the Yunnan Art Institute. It's off of Kunrui Lu, the road that leads northward to Optimus Prime. I'd say the easiest way to get there is to tell a cab driver to take you to 云南艺术学院正门. See you there!
Go west, young band: Jennifer Gentle
Posted byI'm not very familiar with Jennifer Gentle's music, but I was quite impressed by their three-song acoustic performance at the Halfway House open mic night yesterday. Most of the audience seemed to dig it. Should be interesting to catch them tomorrow when they're plugged in...
Hike Xishan with Jin Feibao
Posted byHi Maggie,
There is plenty of camping/hiking gear here. Jin Feibao's brother actually owns one of the better outdoor supply stores in town, on the sw corner of Renmin Lu and Huancheng Xi Lu. There are loads of other stores throughout town too.
Chris