@momokaclub: Sorry to hear about this... I'd suggest not posting important personal information like your phone number or email in GoKunming's classifieds - or anywhere else on the internet. Once this info is public, anyone can harass you if they so wish...
The way GoKunming's classified system works, people who want to respond to your ad can do so without learning your phone number or email address (unless you include it in your ad). They can only learn your email address if you respond to their email.
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.
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: www.birdbardali.com/en/villa/
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.
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
Posted byCongratulations 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
Posted byWe 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
Posted byThanks 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
Posted by@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
Posted by@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.