I went to open mic night last night to see what was going on and was pleasantly surprised. Acoustic indie rock, a South Silk Road freestyle session with Kris Ariel drumming, Xinjiang folk music by Zhu Xiaolong and then a funky band with an MC, also freestyling. Host Marc Hollingsworth did an excellent job of enlisting performers and keeping the music going. A great first night.

Chris,
I'm moving to Kunming in about a month to study Mandarin. I'm gearing up for my trip and want to know: How easy is it to find decent camping/hiking gear there? Specifically, sleeping bags that roll up nice and compact, campers' weekend packs.

haokan

this is my first time knowing there is such a good english site for my city~~thank you so much whoever did this ...

i really want to appreciate the blossoms of cherry,but i have no time,i have to work.this is the common life of a kunming resident

Hey, where is Yunnan Art Institute's Performance Hall? The one on JianShe Lu?

not bad!this is the first time i hear a rap singing in kunming accent.

if the recent outing at the Dragonfly in Dali was anything to go by, this will be worth catching... if the sound system behaves this time ;)

Maybe city officials expect us to head for the greenery when we hear the call of nature.

Almost... Feb 4.

Feb 3?

Thanks Jeff. Mistake corrected.

That's Yunda's Yang PU campus, not Yang Fu.

Never been to Kumming but am now anxious to book a room. I certqinly hope the nurses can service me properly

that is the funniest story i've ever seen on GoKunming. I had to check the links to sohu and chinadaily to convince myself it wasn't a spoof.

Who's going to give the last poster the bad news about the Camel?