Latest Comments

• • March 23, 2012
  • Forest fire burns near Kunming
    

    Thursday we were wondering why the haze was so bad despite reports that the fire had been extinguished... until we saw this:

    "A forest fire in southwest China's Yunnan Province started again Thursday morning, the local forest fire prevention headquarters said Thursday.

    The fire was rekindled in Wangjiatan forest in Anning, a county-level city on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Kunming. The fire is currently under control, and nearby villages haven't been impacted, Cao Long, chief of the Yunnan forest armed police said."

    http://english.cri.cn/[...]

• • March 15, 2012
  • American fugitive and environmental activist sentenced to prison in Dali
    

    An update on Solondz's situation in the US:

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/[...]

• • March 11, 2012
  • Lijiang to launch international flights this year
    

    Flights between Kunming and Taipei began at the end of 2008:

    http://www.gokunming.com/[...]

• • March 8, 2012
  • Giveaway: Hand treatments at Canaan Day Spa
    

    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!

• • March 2, 2012
  • Rugby: Kunming Tigers vs Chengdu Pandas
    

    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.

Latest Classifieds

• • February 27
    
    Respond
  • GoKunming seeking contributors
    

    Classifieds > Jobs > Jobs Offered

    GoKunming is seeking contributors to write stories about Kunming or Yunnan.

    Applicants should be:

    — able to write clean English copy
    — familiar with Kunming/Yunnan
    — able to generate story ideas
    — previously published elsewhere
    — familiar with GoKunming

    Interested parties are welcome to respond to this ad with a short CV and writing sample.

    Thanks,

    Chris

Latest Forum Posts

• • March 13, 2012
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Sewer oil collecting sighting in Kunming!
    

    the piece Ouyang is referring to: http://www.gokunming.com/[...]

• • February 23, 2012
    
  • Forums > Study > translation help
    

    The GoKunming forum section is not intended to facilitate crowdsourced translation of any language into any language.

    @yoland_yao: Please feel free to post a free ad in our classifieds section if you would like to find proofreading help.

• • January 31, 2012
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Tile Cats/瓦猫
    

    Thanks LaoBenDan, another good excuse to head to Dali soon!

• • January 28, 2012
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Tile Cats/瓦猫
    

    I want to buy tile cats/wa mao/瓦猫, the small ceramic cats that people in Yunnan once put on their roofs to keep evil spirits away.

    I bought a three-headed one once at a small shop on Beimen Jie that has since closed.

    Does anybody know another place in town selling them? Any help is much appreciated.

• • January 12, 2012
    
  • Forums > Food & Drink > Kunming there can learn western food?
    

    You might want to check Paul's Cooking Classroom on Wenhua Xiang:

    http://www.gokunming.com/[...]

Latest Reviews

• • chris
    March 22, 2012
    
  • Kunming > Shelter Bar
    防空洞酒吧

    Went for the first time in yonks last night and played beer pong for the first time. Good fun, and a potentially interesting place for parties.

• • chris
    February 15, 2012
    
  • Kunming > Tusheng Shiguan
    土生食馆

    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.

• • chris
    February 10, 2012
    
  • Kunming > Heshun Huiguan
    和顺会馆

    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.

• • chris
    January 10, 2012
    
  • Kunming > As You Like
    有佳面包店

    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！

• • chris
    January 9, 2012
    
  • Kunming > Lost Garden Guesthouse & Restaurant
    一丘田七号客栈

    Just had gnocchi in mushroom sauce and a glass of wine for dinner on the balcony in mid-January. Awesome.

• The Old Theatre Inn
• Lost Garden Guesthouse & Restaurant
• Chicago Coffee
• Kunming Mei's Mandarin School
• As You Like
• Keats School
• Moondog
• GoKunming
• YMCA Club 1933
• Slice of Heaven
• Kingsway Tented Resorts
• Bakery 88
• Camel Bar
• The Mask
• Kunming College of Eastern Language and Culture
• My Favor Restaurant
• Chapter One
• Wonders Of Yunnan Travel
• O'Reilly's Irish Pub
• Salvador's Coffee House
• Wangtianshu Restaurant & Deli
• Tenwest Mandarin School
• Cacao Mexican Restaurant
• Flying Tigers Restaurant
• Kunming Yu-Cong Enterprise Management Company
• Huiying Dental Clinic