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China City Listings is filled with listings for restaurants, hotels, shops, lawyers, swimming pools, veterinarians, etc. throughout China. Data in the GoKunming listings is now 'piped in' from China City Listings. If you wish to add a listing for Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Lhasa or several other cities, you can do so here via GoKunming if you are a registered user. Alternatively, you can register at China City Listings and submit here. One of the site's more unique and useful functions is the China Travel Bag, which allows you to select the places you want to visit - with Chinese and English addresses - and then export them as a PDF that you can print out for easy use on the road.
Tags: China City Listings, China Sports Today, Maggie Rauch
It's Friday! Well, it's the last working day of the week, as tomorrow is the Qing Ming Festival public holiday.
Since 1999, China has gathered its public holidays together into so-called 'Golden Weeks' - these took place at Chinese New Year, Labour Day in May, and National Day in October. The golden week holidays were established in order to boost consumer spending, as large numbers of people would take holiday at these times. As the affluence of China has grown over the past decade, the original reason for establishing the golden weeks has become less important, and the downsides have become apparent - congested transport, full hotels, crowded tourist sites etc. No doubt taking these concerns into account, the central government late last year announced the cancellation of the usual May golden week, and its replacement with several single-day holidays, the first of which takes place tomorrow - Qing Ming Festival (清明节). The Chinese New Year and National Day holidays remain in place. Qing Ming Festival falls on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox - one of the two days in the year that the night is equal in length to the day, which falls on March 21st. Qing Ming is often known as Tomb Sweeping Day, as it is traditional for Chinese people to honour their ancestors on this day, by sweeping their graves and making offerings of food and pouring libations. Tags: Chinese New Year, golden week, National Day, Qingming Festival
Saturday: Photo Exhibition Opening at Yunart
Yunart Gallery, housed within the Gingko Elite building, will unveil its latest photographic exhibition Saturday evening at 8pm. Saturday: Easter Performance by The Light A music, dance and drama evening at TC/G Nordica, starting 8pm, entry 10 yuan. Sunday: Easter Outdoor Sunshine Brunch at Green Lake Hotel Green Lake Hotel will be hosting an outdoor brunch out on the terrace from 8:30 am until 3 pm. There'll be international dishes prepared by the hotel's French chef and a barbecue. There's also an Easter egg hunt for the children, with prizes up for grabs. Price is 168 yuan (+15%) per person (no charge for kids under 1.2m, 15% service charge waived if you book 24 hours in advance.) Reservations: 5158888x0. Tags: Easter, Green Lake Hotel, The Gingko Elite, Yunart Gallery
For readers interested in matters less down-to-Earth, the recent clear skies Kunming has been experiencing have likely been a boon. This evening holds in store an extra treat for the astronomically inclined - a planet and a first magnitude star accompanying the moon across the sky.
Kunming media is reporting that the phenomenon will be easily observable after 7 pm. The moon will rise in the southeast, in between Regulus and Saturn. At around 11 pm, the moon will share the same line of longitude with Saturn, the moon descending, Saturn rising. Owing to the moon's uninterrupted movement, observers will be able to see Saturn and Regulus accompanying the moon all night. Regulus, of the constellation Leo, is a first magnitude star and is only 77 light years away from our solar system. It is significantly visually brighter than the sun, but its distance accounts for why we see it as only a pinprick of light. Saturn (土星 tŭxīng, or 'earth star') is a ringed planet in our solar system. Despite not emitting light of its own, its proximity to the sun ensures that it is clearly visible in the night sky. Related story: Kunming observatory in contact with China's first lunar probe Tags: astronomy, Leo, Regulus, Saturn
In the women's race, all three podium positions went to Chinese runners. Zhang Yingying finished first with a time of two hours, 22 minutes and 38 seconds, breaking the meet record and improving on her personal best. Bai Xue took the silver in 2:23:27 while Wei Yanan finished third in 2:25:10. Chinese endurance athletes have traditionally performed better at home than overseas (the notable exception being female runner Zhou Chunxiu, who won the 2007 London Marathon), which raises the possibility of China grabbing some metalwork come the Olympics. Image: Beijing 2008 Tags: Bai Xue, Chelimo Elias Kemboi, Deng Haiyang, Kenei Kiprotich, London Marathon, Olympics, sports, Wei Yanan, Xiamen International Marathon, Zhang Yingying, Zhou Chunxiu
Votes have been coming in thick and fast for the Best of Kunming Awards 2007, with some categories seeing closely fought battles for the top slot.
Voting will close on Friday 21st December, so please make sure that you've made your selections by then. Just login and then click here. There's no need to vote in every category - just abstain in a section if you're not familiar with the nominations. Related item: Have your say: Best of Kunming Awards 2007 Tags: Best of Kunming
Today marks the start of voting for GoKunming's Best of Kunming Awards for 2007. This gives readers the opportunity to reward their favourite places by voting in a simple online questionnaire.
Categories/candidates are as follows: Food: Best Chinese Restaurant 1910 La Gare du Sud, Hong Dou Yuan, Manna, Shiping Huiguan Food: Best International Restaurant Indian Kitchen, Moonlight Corner, Pizza da Rocco, Salvador's Coffee House, The Silver Spoon Café Food: Best Fine Dining España Restaurant, Gingko Elite, Moonlight Corner Food: Best New Restaurant Cacaja, Indian Kitchen, Like Bali, The Silver Spoon Café, Vintage Café Drink: Best Café French Café, Prague Café, Q's, Salvador's Coffee House, The Silver Spoon Café, Vintage Café Drink: Best Teahouse Cuihu 1923, Kunming First House, Yi Hu Chun, Yipin Ge Drink: Best Bar Halfway House, Hiker's Bar, Mask, Speakeasy, The Box, The Hump Bar, Unfinished Drink: Best Cocktails Gingko Elite, Halfway House, Salvador's Coffee House, Unfinished Drink: Best Beer Selection Fisherman's Bar, Halfway House, The Hump Bar, Wei's Drink: Best Wine Selection Gingko Elite, Golden Bay West Restaurant, Pizza da Rocco Entertainment/Arts: Best Gallery TCG Nordica, The Well Gallery, Yunart Entertainment/Arts: Best Live Music Venue Halfway House, Lao Wo Bar, Shelter Bar, Speakeasy, TCG Nordica, Yuansheng Studio Entertainment/Arts: Best Dancing Venue Club Nice, Speakeasy, The Catwalk Club Voting will continue until December 21. Winners will be announced December 24 and will receive certificates commemorating their selection by GoKunming readers. To cast your votes, please login to GoKunming, and click here. If you are not yet a registered user of GoKunming, please register here. Tags: Best of Kunming
Kunming, at around 1900m above sea-level, is high enough to add an extra test, but isn't high enough to increase the likelihood of altitude-related illnesses. The city's weather remains fairly well-behaved all year round, with November and December delivering bouts of sunny weather. Then there's the air quality - for a Chinese city of its size, the air quality is surprisingly good, and is among the best for Chinese urban areas. If you're interested in training full-time, Kunming's low cost of living makes the city a great option. So, if you're feeling it, but need a goal to get going, here's some events in the region that might provide the impetus you need: Xiamen Marathon, 5 January 2008 In 2008, this race is being held rather earlier than in previous years, so this is may be one for any readers already in training. In GoKunming's experience, Xiamen is the best marathon in the country - great crowd turn out, fairly interesting course (including a section on elevated road over the sea) and a host city that offers something a little different. Comprises full marathon, half marathon, 10km and 5km races. Hong Kong Marathon, 2nd February 2008 Full marathon, half marathon and 10km races, organised well, and with massive turnout, but run over an uninspiring course. Green Power Hike, 1 March 2008 Trail hike along the 50km Hong Kong Island Trail. Most participants walk, but there's always plenty of runners too. Ironman China, 20 April 2008 This is the biggie - an 'iron-distance' triathlon (that's consecutive 4km swim, 180km bike and 42km run) held in Haikou, Hainan province. For those with more down-to-earth goals, there's a half-ironman too. There has been trouble with getting this event off the ground for the past two years - fingers crossed they get the go-ahead this time around. Great Wall Marathon, 17 May 2008 This race in partly run along a section of the Great Wall in Hebei province. The official website is down right now, but might be worth checking up on if you're looking for something 'different'. Bintan Triathlon, 24 & 25 May 2008 A bit further afield, this triathlon (Olympic and Sprint distances) is held on Bintan Island, a short ferry ride from Singapore.
Tags: Bintan Triathlon, Great Wall Marathon, Green Power Hike, hiking, Hong Kong Marathon, Ironman China, running, sports, sports training, triathlon, Xiamen Marathon 1 2 3 |
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