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Forums > Food & Drink > where to buy good red wine

News-flash!
One of the wineries (and their wines) we import was awarded "Central Coast Winery of the Year" by the New York International Wine Competition.

They also snagged an additional 5 silver and 2 gold at other wine competitions for their wines.

Gotta give it to the NY'ers don't ya! They don't make much wine there but they sure love it!

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Musicians/Finding Gear in Kunming

Hello jopasny and fountain,

Regarding musical instruments, there are some shops in downtown and scattered around the city.
You can also try the Luosiwan International Trade city's wholesale market (South Kunming). I know for a fact there are a number of stores in there who have a range of musical (string) instruments. As they get stuff straight from manufacturers and wholesale distributors they could be cheaper there.
Also do most shops often have catalogs with which they use to order things in for you if you want something they don't have in stock.

About playing in a bar, I hear ya. Still, maybe we can set up something at our place. (we just opened and are located directly opposite Luosiwan Trade City). We have a very stylish environment (American Wine Bar) with space and seating. We are considering creating a regular night / venue, or more than one, with various music styles as an option (acoustic, classic, jazz, Rythm & Blues, Western, modern covers whatever can be managed). Of course this won't pay your bills, for that you need a job, but every little helps and Kunming isn't expensive (except gas and avocados).

We can always set up a meet & greet. There are a number of foreigners (mostly English teachers) living in this area too.

Good luck on your move!
-Silvio

PS: you can always PM me with any questions you have and I'll try to get them answered.

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The moment something is registered as UNESCO, the place is leached. UNESCO and government both take part of the pot. Never expected to pay $16 to see a ruin that wasn't even maintained with unsafe pathways (not Lijang). UNESCO, just like UNICEF are UN progams, so just do the math. 49.9% for one, 49.9% for the other, 0.1% for the safety-ribbon, and 0.1% for the water-based paint.

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This article needs a serious correction. Wanda is owned by the Chinese government, run semi-privately and invested in by shareholders, investment groups and also the government.
Wang Jianlin is rich and he is the chairman. He is not the owner and it's not "his empire".

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Hear hear. It's indeed a nice thing for food and food supplements.
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Expensive, but probably one of the best places in this whole province to find genuine top brands (Prada, Gucci, etc.) for outlet prices.
Their jewelry sections in the basement is also very large but I would never touch any jewelry in China.

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Unbeatable priced. Seriously!
Prices start from 25 yuan p/p when you have a member card (deposit money on it).
The theaters are very good and they also show movies in 3D.

They always have the latest movies. Actually, they show most foreign movies in their native language which is awesome as I don't understand much Chinese yet.
Chinese movies are frequently shown with English subtitles.

Just make always sure and ask before attending a show what the language and subtitles are, but I guess that's a given in China :)

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Personally this is one of my favorite halal restaurants in Kunming. ^_^

Known well among the upper class of Kunming, it is very classy and is very good for quality business lunches and dinners. Having been here many times, this restaurant truly never lets you down. It's a little more pricey (-or a lot more pricey than your average noodle and rice restaurant), but the staff is very well trained and the food is exquisite and above all safe (they don't serve pork). (this is an absolute pre- when having business dinners as you don't want your guests to become sick).

My favorite dishes:
Steamed whole fish (predator type) in light soy-sauce.
Ground beef and ground peanuts over baked eggplant.
The seafood ice platter (salmon, scallop and snail) is very delicate and good for making a quality impression.

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This is one of South Kunming's largest farmers markets. Originally named "seafood market" for its focus on fish, shellfish and other seafood, it now contains a large vegetable, fruit, meat, bakery and dried food selection.

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New Asia Athletics Park (Guandu District) is one of the most well thought-out developments of the city. As part of the de-urbanization plan, it accommodates the new government and trade districts of the city.
It is also one of the most child-friendly districts of Kunming.

Located next to the Guandu Ancient Town, New Asia Athletics Park boasts a hospital, dozens of playgrounds in car-free zones and parks, a quality hotel, a stadium with various sport facilities including badminton, ping-pong, basketball and football (there are more facilities).

In addition it has one of Kunming's top Halal restaurants with truly exquisite food and many other options for fine dining, a very good value cinema (who offers a card system allowing you to get tickets for about half price). They always have the latest movies (also available in English or with English subtitles).

It is next to the new Metro line (which already runs here), with easy access to the flower market and Chenggong University town. Carrefour Supermarket, Luosiwan International Trade City and the lake.

There is also a direct freeway to Kunming airport making it a very convenient location.

Planned for opening in 2014 / 2015 there is also the New Kunming Theater and a new Kunming / Yunnan museum.