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Two of the other simple ones are 蒜炒 (suan chao), fry with garlic and 青炒 (qing chao), which I believe means 'fry with green peppers'
The other useful thing to know is how to combine ingredients in your order. The basic formula is 'something chao something', so 番茄炒鸡蛋 (fanqie chao jidan) is 'fried tomato and egg'. Try slapping some of your favorite ingredients together like that. Most small family restaurants will oblige, or suggest something better.
The Fat Tire club, based out of the Xiong Brothers' Bike Shop does regular trips, but they're usually day trips.
Northwest Yunnan has some amazing biking, but you won't cover much ground in a week unless you're superman. Maybe you could do the Dali - Jianchuan - Lijiang route, which is pretty nice.
A route that I've done a few times is to head southeast from Kunming, passing through Fuxian Lake, Tonghai, Jianchuan (and/or Shiping), and down the Red River all the way to Honghe (Vietnam border) if you have the time. There are plenty of options for side trips and diversions along the way, and there are some great downhill stretches. This area has some real gems, and is much less traveled by tourists than the Dali-Lijiang-Shangrila corridor.
Yunnan is covered in a network of old state highways, which is what you'll mostly be using on a bike (can't use the new ones). You'll find great stuff in just about any direction, but make sure to take a look at the terrain in google maps, because sometimes what looks like a short trip ends up being a long, winding road up and down a massive mountain. Flat maps can be deceiving.
hslaa is right about the bread, though I'd add 'As You Like' (check gokunming listings) to the list.
As for rice and other grains, I'd recommend a trip to one of the big street markets in town. The one on Xinwen Lu is the city's biggest, and the one behind the old West Bus Station is the second biggest. Both have grain and flour dealers with huge selections, and the markets are really worth seeing anyway. You can usually find much better produce there than at any of the big supermarkets.
If you're bringing in a phone from another country, China Unicom is probably the only carrier that will work for 3G service. Reception is spotty in a lot of the city, and basically nonexistent in much of the countryside.
China Mobile has much better reception and coverage, but its 3G standard only works with 3G phones specifically made for that network. You can slap one of their SIM cards into an international 3G phone, but you will only get 2G/Edge.
I don't know about China Telecom
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Right next to my office, so I eat here pretty often. The place has a nice garden design with lots of outdoor seating for nice days.
A nice menu of Western food with solid brunch choices, fresh fruit juice mixes, and good salads. The burger is also very good.
Excellent Thai food served in a beautiful art deco setting. The bar is also top notch, with great cocktails, whiskys and cigars.
When the weather is good, try to get a table on the rooftop garden, which offers views of the Bird and Flower market.
May be a little pricier than some of the other Thai restaurants in town.
An exciting new gallery space built from an old factory warehouse in the Paoluda Creative Industry Park. Looking forward to seeing what they'll do with it.
A great little place in the middle of a beautiful valley chock full of great climbing spots.
The beds and rooms are very comfortable, though the bathrooms are shared, and of the "eco" variety (a plus as far as I'm concerned).
The owners are very helpful about everything from info on climbing spots to trip planning and getting around the area.
Also, the place is dirt cheap. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Documentary Under the Dome captivates China
发布者Jonathan Papish is currently working on a translation, and uploading the video, piece by piece, on the channel as he goes. Here's part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhIZ50HKIp0
Provincial toilets soon to be less disgusting
发布者@Yuantongsi: That may have just been a local regulation. Beijing's public toilets have been free for a while, but I remember paying for them in Shanghai well into the 2000s.
As for tobacco advertising, take a closer look. You can't have ads for cigarette brands. Hongta and Hongyun get around that by advertising their mother companies, which are branded as finance companies. It's debatable how well that follows the spirit of the law, but it's right down to the letter of it.
Provincial toilets soon to be less disgusting
发布者@Yuantongsi: is there a national law on free public toilets? That's the first I heard of it.
Beijing's toilets got a big revamp and went free in the run-up to the Olympics. I always figured it was a cosmetic thing for all the expected visitors
Around Town: Spring Festival 2015 business schedules
发布者@bluegrass14: second floor of the new bird and flower market development (zhengyifang/qianwangjie)? I know that Rocco sold the place to a local wine dealer a while ago, but haven't followed it since.
Around Town: Spring Festival 2015 business schedules
发布者@Nagam: would you rather they force all their Chinese staff to work through the holiday?