Does anyone know if it is possible to buy birthday cards in Kunming, and if so from where. I have looked but only managed to find wedding invitations, which is not quite the same thing.

There are a few places in Kunming selling embroidered cards such as these: openentry.com/threadsofyunnan/EN/cards.html

They seem to have mainly Christmas cards but also have a few cards with hearts on them that could make nice bday cards. If you're interested you can contact Danyun Consulting: www.chinacitylistings.com/en/item/yun_285/

You can always try Walmart, its a kind of touch and go thing, sometimes they have a great selection in the stationery department, sometimes they have nothing!

I always look and then buy as many as I can when I find them. I even managed christmas cards last year.

I also tried Carrefour but never found any selection other than chinese cards.