You can buy tickets five days ahead of time here if you don't want to trek down to the train station: www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item/hua_32439/
You can buy tickets five days ahead of time here if you don't want to trek down to the train station: www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item/hua_32439/
Heard they're reopening this Friday, but possibly at a different location. I'll post a followup when I have more solid details from management.
I'm pretty sure there is a Thai bank that has all of their ATMs enabled for Union Pay... forget which one, though.
I stopped by and peeked through the window at the "American Market" this morning. The selection looked pretty limited: boxed mac 'n' cheese, chocolate sauce, canned soup and some cereal. But if you're looking for that sort of thing it might do...
2GB is two gigabytes...the subscription is on a monthly basis with no rollover of unused data from month to month (somebody can correct me if I'm wrong on that one).
You can also pay 20 yuan/month for a smaller amount of data (50 megabytes?) if your needs are not so high.
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One of the more unique hotpot experiences available in Kunming. The higher priced cuts of yak meat, including the yak carpaccio, are excellent.
It's also about as vegetarian friendly as hotpot gets because each person gets an individual pot and there is a (purportedly) vegetarian broth available, as well as a range veggies and good highland barley noodles.
The Yunnan courtyard-style restaurants like Laofangzi, Deyiju, etc are generally up to the task for a solid meal at a somewhat higher-than-average price.
Airuochun is yet another of these options, but perhaps a little ahead of the pack, especially for its tasty pork and pigeon offerings.
Nice place with a friendly owner who really cares about the quality of his food.
Went here for lunch today. Nothing to write home about, but friendly service and a decent price.
Good place to go if you want to try some really strange food including bugs, snake, wild roots, etc. The veggies are also fresh and tasty.
Getting away: Changchong Mountain
Posted bySince I wrote this article I've found a much better route up the mountain: Turn left off Longquan Lu just north of Linyu Lu (霖雨路) and directly after the Shabaying (Longquan Lu) [沙坝营(龙泉路)] bus stop.
You'll skirt around the right side a workshop of some sort and go past a car repair place. When the road forks go right and climb the road to a temple.
Go around the left side of the temple and onto a path. Descend a little and then climb again, taking a right when you come to a T in the road (left leads you to the military base—don't got that way).
Keep following the path upward and then after some flat and a slight downhill you'll go through a quarry and rejoin the main road right before the disgusting fake rock.
New high-speed rail line to link Kunming with Dali
Posted bySaw what I am guessing to be the railway being constructed a month or so ago during a ride from Kunming to Fumin via Anning. Looks pretty legit...very flat and straight with lots of tunnels and bridges.
Interview: Xiong Chaozhong
Posted byWe initially had some difficulty getting information about where to get tickets and the prices. Now, unfortunately, we've finally learned that the event is sold out.
Anybody who was here for the Australia vs. China World Cup qualifying match a few years back can tell you the tickets for major sporting events move in mysterious ways.
Getting away: Changchong Mountain
Posted byYikes, Stork; sorry to hear about that.
Are you sure it's on the north side. I'm familiar with the one on the south side (the side that faces downtown Kunming), but I've poked around quite a bit on the ridge line to the north and never run across any military facilities.
On another note, they appear to be in the process of paving section of the road to the top, maybe even the whole thing eventually. The days of Changchong being a peaceful getaway may be numbered.
Getting away: A morning ride up Baohua Road
Posted by^Marc, I just tried your climb this morning. Awesome!
The valley it goes up is really pretty and there were great views from the top of the parts of Kunming that weren't shrouded in fog.
This might be my new favorite; I can't believe I've done Bamboo Temple so many times without trying the side road.
I still don't reckon it's as difficult of a climb as the Baozhu Si hill, though.
-Dan