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Friday through Sunday: Thai Festival on Nanping Jie Thai Festival 2008 is being held daily this weekend on the Nanping Jie pedestrian street downtown. The event features Thai crafts and foods, including a booth catered by Moonlight Corner Thai Cuisine Friday and Saturday: Second Kunming Loft Creative Fair at TC/G Nordica Today and tomorrow TC/G Nordica in the Loft compound on Xiba Lu will be hosting the second Kunming Loft Creative Fair. Artists, designers and purveyors of different kinds of handicrafts will be displaying and selling their wares from 11:30 am to 10 pm today and tomorrow. Admission is free. Friday: Bananas party at Uprock Shanghai-based Bananas Sound System is throwing its first-ever Kunming party at Uprock tonight, featuring DJs Mr Stokes, Santo Chino and DSK plus MC Cool Disco Tenzin. The music starts at 10 pm and admission is free. Friday: English movie and discussion at Chicago Coffee Chicago Coffee will host its weekly English movie and discussion at 7pm. Admission is free with any purchase – call 5389288 for movie details. Friday: DJs Jezz and Christian at The Hump Bar The Hump Bar will be hosting an evening of music by DJs Jezz and Christian beginning at 10 pm. Admission is free. Saturday: Tantrum, Shonny and Echoo at Uprock Uprock will be hosting local DJs Shonny and Echoo plus UK import Tantrum on Saturday night beginning at 10 pm. Admission is free. Tags: Bananas Sound System, Chicago Coffee, DJ Christian, DJ DSK, DJ Jezz, Echoo, Kunming Loft Creative Fair, Moonlight Corner, Mr Stokes, Santo Chino, Shonny, Tantrum, TC/G Nordica, Thai Festival, Uprock This weekend around Kunming there is will be a good mix of events and activities from the opening of the city's newest club to folk and blues concerts, from Swedish art to free golf for women on International Women's Day. Here's a preview of some of the things to do around town this weekend: Friday: Exhibition opening at TC/G Nordica TC/G Nordica will host an opening for Swedish painter Per Johansson beginning at 8 pm. Johansson's exhibition, "Dance of Light" will be on display at Nordica's upstairs gallery from tonight until March 26. Nordica is located within the Loft (创库) art compound at 101 Xiba Lu, near the Baiyao Chang bus stop. Admission is free. Friday: Chinese neo-folk at Yuansheng Studio Chinese neo-folk singer Liu2 (刘2) will bring his guitar and quirky lyrics to Yuansheng Studio also inside the Loft art compound. The performance in Yuansheng's theater begins at 8:30 – tickets are 30 yuan or 15 yuan for students carrying their student ID card. Friday: Uprock Grand Opening Tonight is the grand opening of Kunming's newest – and perhaps most ambitious – club, Uprock. From 10 pm on, the new split-level club will feature the sonic stylings of DJ DSK in the downstairs lounge plus Mr Stokes, recently transplanted from Shanghai, playing upstairs to what may be Kunming's biggest dance floor. Both DJs will be cutting vinyl only. Tsingtaos and gin tonics will be on special for 10 yuan. Admission is free, and the first 50 guests to enter will receive a free Uprock mix CD. Saturday: Women's Day at Moonlight Corner Saturday is International Women's Day, and Moonlight Corner Thai Cuisine, itself owned by three Thai women, has a day of activities and specials for the ladies of Kunming. All women will be entitled to practice their golf swing at Expo Golf Center (located in the same building) from 1-4 pm, with special golf games and prizes. In the evening there will be a party with new set menus and games. Saturday: Women's Day at the Silver Spoon Cafe The Silver Spoon Cafe will also be celebrating Women's Day with 10% off all food and drinks for women. At 6 pm the Silver Spoon will also host a free concert by singer/songwriter Nathan Stokland. Reservations are encouraged for groups. Saturday: Blues band at Yuansheng Studio Saturday night Yuansheng Studio will host another night of music, this time featuring local blues band Fang (坊). Admission for the 8:30 pm show is 20 yuan. Saturday: Uprock All Stars Uprock's opening weekend continues with a nine-DJ party to showcase Kunming's top DJs. DJs Kris, Shonny, Echoo, Jezz, Jiang Nan and Mr Stokes will be playing upstairs with the dance floor while DJs Christian, Menace and DSK will be playing to the downstairs lounge. The free party starts at 10 pm, with Tsingtaos and gin tonics on special for 10 yuan. Admission is free, and the first 50 guests to enter will receive a free Uprock mix CD. Tags: DJ Christian, DJ DSK, DJ Kris, DJ Menace, Echoo, Fang, Jezz, Jiang Nan, Liu2, Moonlight Corner, Mr Stokes, Shonny, Silver Spoon Cafe, TC/G Nordica, Uprock, Women's Day, Yuansheng Studio Chinese New Year is over and the Spring City has finally been hit by a major cold front – the perfect excuse to find someone to snuggle with tomorrow on Valentine's Day. Here are some of the highlights of Valentine's events around town: The Silver Spoon Café will be offering a three-day Valentine's special from Thursday through Saturday nights, 5-9 pm. The set meals come complete with drinks, starters, main courses such as herb crusted pork tenderloin, or stuffed chicken breasts – plus a choice of one of six different chocolate desserts. The candlelit dinners are 90 yuan/person or 105 yuan if you prefer a cocktail with your meal. Reservations are encouraged: 5738448. Moonlight Corner Thai Cuisine - which tied with The Silver Spoon for best international restaurant in last year's Best of Kunming Awards - will be offering its own lovers' special on Thursday night. The set meal will feature a specially selected menu of Thai dishes and drinks for a set price of 498 yuan/couple. For menu details or reservations, call Moonlight Corner at 5013125. Best Bar winner The Hump Bar will be throwing a Valentine's party on Friday night beginning at 9 pm. According to the organizers, the party is the launch of a series of twice-monthly parties around Kunming – Friday's entertainment will feature DJ Jezz and Menace. Drinkwise, the bar will be offering three bottles' worth of free tequila shots as well as bar manager Fried's special Valentine's punch. GoKunming wishes its readers a happy and warm Valentine's Day. Tags: Moonlight Corner, The Hump Bar, The Silver Spoon Café, Valentine's Day The results are in and the winners have been decided in GoKunming's first-ever Best of Kunming reader survey. This year there were some close races, with two ties in the international restaurant and live music categories. There were also four winners with two awards each: Moonlight Corner, The Silver Spoon Café, Salvador's Coffee House and TC/G Nordica. Without further ado, here are the winners, as selected by GoKunming readers: Food: Best Chinese Restaurant Heavenly Manna Food: Best International Restaurant Moonlight Corner & The Silver Spoon Café (tie) Food: Best Fine Dining Moonlight Corner Food: Best New Restaurant The Silver Spoon Café Drink: Best Café Salvador's Coffee House Drink: Best Teahouse Yihuchun Cha Lou Drink: Best Bar The Hump Bar Drink: Best Cocktails Salvador's Coffee House Drink: Best Beer Selection Fisherman's Bar Drink: Best Wine Selection Pizza da Rocco Entertainment/Arts: Best Gallery TC/G Nordica Entertainment/Arts: Best Live Music Venue Laowo Bar & TC/G Nordica (tie) Entertainment/Arts: Best Dancing Venue Speakeasy Bar Thank you to all our readers who voted and congratulations to the winners. Winners will receive framed certificates commemorating their selection as the best of Kunming in early January. Tags: Best of Kunming, Fisherman's Bar, Heavenly Manna, Laowo Bar, Moonlight Corner, Pizza da Rocco, Salvador's Coffee House, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica, The Hump Bar, The Silver Spoon Café, Yihuchun Cha Lou This weekend there will plenty to do in Kunming to stave off the cold weather - a Thai masquerade party, Latin carnival night, Scandinavian jazz and the coronation of England or South Africa as Rugby World Cup champion are a few of the events going on around town in the next 48 hours: Masquerade party and Thai buffet at Moonlight Corner Several new restaurants featuring authentic cuisines from beyond the Middle Kingdom have opened in the last year, a trend that has made dining options in Kunming much more diverse than before. One of the more notable but-lesser known newcomers to the Kunming dining scene is Moonlight Corner, a Thai restaurant featuring Thai management, Thai chefs and fresh imported Thai ingredients. Its location on a hill in the Expo Gardens boasts one of the best views of the Kunming skyline to be found anywhere in the city. Tonight Moonlight Corner will celebrate its first birthday with a masquerade party (they'll provide the masks) and Thai buffet plus games, music and a costume contest. The buffet begins at six and costs 168 yuan, rsvp at 5013125. Latin Carnival Night at The Hump Bar The Hump Bar at Jinma Biji Fang will host a Latin Carnival party Saturday night featuring live Brazilian music and plenty of dancing - one of the better ways to fend off the cold this weekend. Free salsa, meringue and samba lessons will be offered beginning at 9 pm and caipirinha and piña colada drink specials will be on offer all night. Admission to the party in the Hump Bar - located on the first floor beneath the Hump Guesthouse - is free. Live Jazz with GENE at TCG Nordica An alternative to Kunming's steady diet of punk, metal and post rock, Scandinavian gallery TCG Nordica will host the jazz group GENE on Saturday night for an 8 pm concert for 30 yuan. Rugby World Cup championship match at Chapter One This weekend the Rugby World Cup wraps up, with the France-Argentina consolation match to be shown live at Chapter One Saturday at 3 am (note to the temporally challenged: that's late-night tonight). The championship match between England and South Africa will be shown Sunday at 3 am. As with the last two weekends, BeerLao will be on special for 10 yuan/bottle from the start of each match until the first points scored. Tags: Chapter One, jazz, Moonlight Corner, Rugby World Cup, TC/G Nordica, The Hump Bar
Despite the last gasps of the rainy season putting a damper on the weather, there are still plenty of reasons to get out of the house this weekend. A blind rock musician on tour, Thai and Scandanavian barbecue, an exhibition opening and televised Rugby World Cup semifinals are just some of what will be going on this around Kunming. Here's a rundown: Zhou Yunpeng at Halfway House Folk rock guitarist Zhou Yunpeng (周云蓬) plays the Halfway House tonight in support of "Chinese Kids" (中国孩子), his new album on Beijing-based indie label Modern Sky. Zhou is one of the more interesting stories in Chinese rock at the moment. By the age of nine he was fully blind, at the age of 15 he began playing guitar, later he began writing poetry and songs and is now on one of China's top homegrown labels. Zhou Yunpeng plays the Halfway House at 9pm tonight, admission is 20 yuan. Weekend barbecues at Moonlight Corner and TCG Nordica Thai restaurant Moonlight Corner is launching its weekend Thai barbecue menu tonight. The restaurant - located in the World Horticultural Expo Gardens in northeast Kunming - will be offering Thai barbecue specialties including herbal grilled fish and grilled squid every Friday through Sunday night from 5 to 9 pm. Scandinavian gallery TCG Nordica will also be holding regular weekend barbecues at its location in The Loft (aka Chuangku - 创库). The barbecues will feature several kinds of meats and vegetables and begin at 6 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. "Seeds of Hope" exhibition opening This Saturday, TCG Nordica will host the opening of "Seeds of Hope", its exhibition of works by artists Eta Hedman and AnnaKarin Svensson. The opening begins at 8pm Saturday night, refreshments and snacks will be provided. World Cup Rugby Semifinals at Chapter One Chapter One continues to provide late-night showings of the Rugby World Cup, this weekend showing semifinal matches with England playing France on Sunday morning (Saturday night if you're staying up late) at 3 am and South Africa versus Argentina at 3am Monday morning. Saturday night at 9:30 pm it will show the England-Estonia football (soccer) match. During the matches Beerlao will be on special for 10 yuan until the first points scored. Image: Sina.com Tags: arts and entertainment, Chapter One, Halfway House, live music, Moonlight Corner, Rugby World Cup, TC/G Nordica, Zhou Yunpeng
Kunming's recent run of warm sunny days has awoken the city from several weeks of staying inside. Gone are the puffy and drab accoutrements of winter, which have been shed in favor of more form-fitting and revealing attire. Strangers are smiling at one another in passing and everyone seems to be looking better than they were a couple of weeks ago. This year Valentine's Day comes but a few days before the weeklong Chinese New Year holiday, Whether you have a date and haven't figured out what to do for Valentine's Day, you're still weighing your options or you're planning on going out solo, there are plenty of off-the-beaten-path options for a romantic Valentine's Day in the Spring City. Here are just a few recommendations. Rooftop tea: If the skies are clear, Yi Hu Chun's rooftop tea garden is one of the better places in Kunming to soak in some sun. Located on the southeastern corner of Cuihu Park, Yi Hu Chun has a wide selection of reasonably priced Chinese teas that complement the super-chill rooftop. A good place to while away an afternoon together. Fine dining in the Expo Gardens: Moonlight Corner is currently one of Kunming's better-kept secrets. Tucked away in the Expo Gardens in northeast Kunming, this is as authentic as Thai dining gets in China. Ingredients are flown in from Thailand every week for preparation by the restaurant's four Thai chefs. Moonlight Corner's elegant seating, attentive staff and one of the best views of the city make the dining experience complete. A stroll in the park: An afterdinner walk through Cuihu Park is always a good way to walk off a meal and find a hidden spot for some quiet time, or to take in some traditional music and dancing. Cuihu closes relatively early, guards will ask you to leave at 11:00. Hot springs!: Kunming has several good options for hot springs, all of which offer a healthful and sensual experience perfectly suited to Lovers' Day. Located near the western end of Dianchi Lu, Dianchi Spring Spa is an increasingly popular hot springs destination, with hot springs and a small meal running a reasonable 86 yuan. Jinfang Forest Hot Springs, another popular hot springs venue is located about 90 minutes outside of Kunming in the city of Anning. Perhaps the most decadent hot springs destination around Kunming is Yangzonghai Brilliant Spa (see image above), nestled on Yangzonghai Lake about one hour south of Kunming. Even with a discount, soaking in hot springs is 280 yuan. The lakeside hot springs area is decorated with volcanic rock and a fusion of Yunnan, Southeast Asian and Japanese elements. For those with cash to spend, there are VIP rooms -featuring in-room hot springs - available for as much as 2,500 per night. Shake that thing: Shelter Bar should be one of the better destinations for singles tomorrow night, the underground bar on Yuantong Dong Lu will be hosting a Latin dance party featuring Chengdu-based DJ Joe. Music starts at 10 and there is no cover charge. Get help from a Buddha: Unable to find a date? Feeling unwanted? The Yuantong apparition of Guanyin, the Buddha of compassion, accepts you just the way you are. Guanyin can be found at Yuantong Temple on 30 Yuantong Lu, a short walk east of Cuihu Park. Regardless of where you go and what you do, GoKunming wishes you a happy Valentine's Day. Tags: hot springs, Moonlight Corner, Valentine's Day, Yihuchun Cha Lou |
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