Hi
Im a Swedish guy who moved to Kunming couple of weeks ago for work. Will be here for a minimum of one year. Im curious if anyone could give me some start out tips of town. Like..
Like a start up package of information.
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Shopping street.
- Must go
- Must know.
- Where can I play Tennis? or Squash?
- How about gold courses and clubs?
You know, that kind of stuff.
If you send me a PM here I will gladly give my email and number.
Thank you.
Read gokunming.
I do. But I mostly see advertisement or really old theads.
So figure, if someone would be able to compile a small list in 5min.
But thank you for your valuable information
I do. But I mostly see advertisement or really old threads.
So figure, if someone would be able to compile a small list in 5min.
But thank you for your valuable information
Just buy a book of tickets and go to visit every place in this article. Of course you have to do it in one day I guess.
And yes, do read GoKunming. Though maybe wait for Best of 2013, as The Club isn't this years best dance club anymore. Everything else more or less still right.
There's nothing to do here dude. Ride out your year and enjoy your food poisoning bouts.
Tennis, and I think racquetball at Hongta Stadium, Hongta DongLu, Dianchi area. There is lots of golf in Kunming, but in China golf is a rich mans sport generally. You can rent clubs at most places, and pay by the round, not sure on prices but I was once quoted 2000 for an hour.
There are tennis courts (a brand new shiny one at Haigen) and another at Wu Hua, ice skating, badminton courts, squash courts, swimming pools, gyms with tons of specialized classes, there's at least one yoga studio, tons of new shopping malls with both Chinese and western brands, there is a local ultimate frisbee team, a local football team, a local rugby team, one of the best golf courses in Asia, tons of bars, tons of cafes, tons of restaurants with tons of variety from Tibetan food to Dai, there are endless cycling and running routes in the mountains surrounding this city, numerous schools that teach mandarin, art studios, poetry nights, open mic nights and live bands, movie nights, a generally great expat community, the list goes on.
MUST: check out all the truly amazing places outside of Kunming in this most diverse province: Dali, Lijiang, the gorge, Shangri la and further north into spectacular mountains, Xishaungbanna, Tengchong, Honghe, Mile, the rice terraces at Yuanyang, and not forgetting Laos and Vietnam which a both a bus ride or short flight away.
Try as much of the diverse food on offer here as you can.
Learn the language.
Keep an open mind and accept that this isn't your hometown, it isn't your native country and things are done differently. The locals are friendly for the most part, more so if you immerse yourself in their culture and smile while you're doing it.
MUSN'T: Listen to jaded foreigners lacking imagination who tell you that there's nothing to do here.
A good place to start might be to join the benefit this weekend for the the victims of the Philippines Typhoon.
Enjoy your time in Kunming.
Plenty of places to play golf or sports.
New Asia Athletics Park in Guandu (note the "Athletics") has badminton courts, pingpong and other types of fields. They did away with the tennis fields in the adjacent area, but maybe they still have some left under the football stadium. They may also have Squash under the stadium but not sure.
They also own "THE AQUA" resort which is outside Kunming towards the north.
There they have MASSIVE horse stables (space for 350 horses) with horses for riding or riding lessons, boat-rides, olympic size swimmingpool with spa's, fishing ponds, restaurants, bicycles / tandems, a Ramada hotel and a driving range (golf driving) and International standard 18 hole golf course used for actual tournaments.
Good luck!
~Silvio
Shopping streets:
- Old tea-town (north Kunming of the 2nd Ring road)
- Guandu Old town (fun for a day out)
Must go:
- Luosiwan International Trade City (Mega wholesale market) may be interesting.
- Dragon Gate (go up with the cable-lifts at the lake and walk down, at least till the 1st lift)
- Green Lake (duh!)
