On May 4th, the white mask wearing, Hip-Hop inspired dancers from the Metamorphoz Crew will team up with Kunming’s very own dance team Dangsters, for a once-off performance. Metamorphoz will perform their work “Street Ballet”, which will ... Read More>>
In Kunming, whenever a taxi fare goes over 10 km, the 50% per km "return fee" will now be automatically added to the total fee displayed on the metre. This should help prevent unscrupulous taxi drivers from overcharging their fares, and if they ... Read More>>
The first round-trip flight from Kunming to Zhuhai took off on March 25th. One round-trip flight will operate each day. The flight from Kunming departs at 23:05 and arrives in Zhuhai at 00:45. The return flight departs from Zhuhai at 19:20 and lands in ... Read More>>
Vialka is a dynamic French-Canadian husband and wife duo who play an experimental style of gypsy folk music, inspired by their nomadic way of life (the band has been on what seems like a permanent world tour since their formation in 2002). Their music ... Read More>>
Get ready for a night of live music from one of Beijing's finest and most promising new wave indie bands to emerge in recent years. Steely Heart was founded in 2000 by members Sai Li and Wang Yue. They've since gone on to perform at some of China's biggest ... Read More>>
Excess Luggage, a unique jazz trio from Norway, will play at Kunming’s TCG Nordica on March 10th. The band combines the organ, piano and drums, creating a truly original and beautiful blend of music. Composed of Steinar Nickelsen (organs), Vigleik ... Read More>>
"The Cell’s Longing", an exhibition by American artist Jonathan Aumen, opened at TCG Nordica on February 25th and will run until March 31st. The 30 oil paintings on display are the result of his six month residency at TCG Nordica, all of ... Read More>>
One of Korea’s biggest punk bands, The Strikers, are playing in Kunming this March as part of their 2012 China tour. Hailing from Seoul, these punksters have been enjoying immense popularity on their native home soil. From their fast paced melodies to ... Read More>>
Goober Gun, an alt-rock-pop band from Southampton, U.K, influenced by the likes of Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, The Wildhearts and Jimmy Eat World, will be playing at 1919 Loft in Kunming on February 23rd as part of their 2012 Asian Tour. This band is no ... Read More>>
If you'd been driving on the new airport highway on February 8th around 15:00, you might have caught a glimpse of one of the brand-new bright white subway trains passing by, which according to one person's estimate, reached a top speed of about 120 km per ... Read More>>
For the eighth straight year, Kunming will hold a large fireworks display on the eve of Chinese New Year (January 22nd). Visitors can watch the show from two key places: from Kunming Stadium (昆明市体育场) and from Chuncheng Park (春城公园), in Chenggong ... Read More>>
A Kunming Spring Festival programme will be aired on Kunming's News Channel on January 21st at 20:05. The programme will showcase Yunnan Province’s art and culture, as well as the natural sites and rapid development of Kunming. The event is hosted by ... Read More>>
The voting results for the "6th Weixiao China's Favourite youth Tourist Destinations" were recently announced in Beijing. At the event, it was announced that Kunming and Lijiang were picked as the second and fifth favourite tourist destinations by ... Read More>>
December flight tickets from Kunming to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Qingdao and other cities are now being offering with as much as an 80% discount (not including airport construction fee and gas surcharge). For example, at Ctrip (http://www.ctrip.com/), ... Read More>>
China Southern Airlines will open another Dalian-Ningbo-Sanya flight route on December 17th, bringing the total daily flights to Sanya up to five. In addition, the Dalian-Zhengzhou-Chengdu flight (No. CZ6567/8), which opened in late November, will be ... Read More>>
"Midnight Tea", a conceptual art event aimed at showcasing the talent of community artists in Kunming and at creating meaningful interaction between strangers, will be held at 1919 Creative Park on November 26th. A new project by international ... Read More>>
Due to a substantial increase in demand for taxi reservations, the Kunming Taxi Management Centre is beginning to develop a new “dial a cab” service. Since the end of 2010, most of the taxis in Kunming have been equipped with a GPS system and ... Read More>>
According to the Kunming Taxi Management Centre, sixteen taxi drivers were punished for refusing to take passengers or for failure to use taximeters on October 20th. Drivers unwilling to take passengers on long rides often refuse to provide service under ... Read More>>
On October 30th, China Eastern Airlines will officially launch a new flight between Changchun-Kunming (with Zhengzhou as the transfer station). The new flight (Boeing 737) will leave Kunming at 13:20 and returns to Kunming at 19:10 daily. Passengers can ... Read More>>
Panlong River, the “mother river” of Kunming, runs through the city from south to north. Because it once received a large amount of sewage and wastewater from the local industrial sites, Panlong River has been under re-development for the past ... Read More>>
On September 1st, the new minimum wage level in Kunming was implemented. In districts under the jurisdiction of Kunming (except Dongchuan District) and Anning City, the minimum wage was raised to 950 RMB per month. For other counties under the jurisdiction ... Read More>>
From September 10-11th, Kunming will be host to the second 500km City Music Festival, bringing together an exciting line-up of Chinese folk, rock and world music. Cui Jian, the “Godfather of Chinese rock music” will headline on one of the days, ... Read More>>
The Spanish flamenco classic dance performance “Salome” will be performed on September 5th at Kunming Theater. “Salome" is the work of film master Carlos Saura who has created such classics as “Camilla”, ... Read More>>
On August 9, Shijiazhuang Airport opened a new route from Kunming to Shijiazhuang and Harbin. Kunming Airlines will fly a Boeing 737 every Tuesday and Thursday. After this route is opened, there will be 16 different airlines operating out of Shijiazhuang ... Read More>>