@DantheMan: I agree with Natsymir, Huating Temple's arhats are as bold and expressive than those at Bamboo Temple, if not more so. Not sure how they compare in originality, as Huating's were apparently inspired by Bamboo's. One area in which Huating undoubtedly one-ups Bamboo: It has rubing.
Not sure if Natsymir means Kunming's four main urban districts or Kunming municipality when saying all the temples in Kunming, but Panlong Temple (盘龙寺) on the south end of Dianchi near Jinning is one of the largest and best-known temple compounds in the Dianchi Basin. I'm not an expert on it, but it seems to be one of the more important temples for Kunmingers - it is packed with locals who usually drive there from the city. Definitely worth including in your temple hunt, in my opinion.
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Thanks LaoBenDan, another good excuse to head to Dali soon!
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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.
Cui Jian to headline 500KM music festival
Posted byThe festival's organizers have provided us with an official schedule:
Saturday, September 10:
5:30-6:00 — Shepherd (牧羊人)
6:10-6:40 — Ink Wind (墨风)
6:50-7:20 — Yellow Barcode (黄色条码)
7:30-8:00 — The Great Apes (类人猿)
8:10-8:40 — Mayuan Poets (麻园诗人)
8:50-9:20 — Sigangli (司岗里)
9:30-10:30 — Tan Weiwei (谭维维)
10:30-11:30 — Xie Tianxiao and Cold-blooded Animals
Sunday, September 11
5:30-6:00 — Li Siwei (李四伟)
6:10-6:40 — Chengdu Tree (成都树子)
6:50-7:20 — Kaixuan (凯旋)
7:30-8:00 — Summer Solstice (夏至日)
8:10-8:40 — polymath
8:50-9:20 — Kouxian (扣弦)
9:30-10:30 — Shanren Band (山人乐队)
10:30-11:30 — Cui Jian (崔健)
Retrial announcement follows public outcry
Posted byRetrial over, death sentence reinstated:
en.kunming.cn/index/content/2011-08/23/content_2637454.htm
Cycling from Kunming to Dali Old Town
Posted by@tahoe: The celebration looked a little like photo number two of this post:
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Singapore preparing for high-altitude challenge
Posted by@roberto: China will certainly spend the days leading up to the match training here, most likely at the Hongta facility, more info here: www.gokunming.com/[...]
As for tickets to the match, they are notoriously difficult to obtain here. If you have any friends playing in Kunming's local football league, I would ask them first. That's how we got our tickets to the Socceroos match in 2008. There's always a chance that there will be a clear and straightforward way to purchase tickets, but it would be a first.
Kunming's Red alley: Jiexiao Xiang
Posted by@HFCAMPO: Thanks for pointing out that I had failed to link to the museum. The oversight was mine. Link has been added.
@Geezer: It's actually off of 华山东路