It is reported that the new Worker’s Cultural Palace, which is currently under construction, will officially be opened in May 2012 and it is reported that the new Cultural Palace will house a five-star 3D cinema. Read More>>
With the domestic airline winter and spring season starting (October 31st until March 26th next year) domestic flights originating from Kunming have had their fares dropping in price. Flying from Kunming to Xi'an, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities have ... Read More>>
October 29, 30, 8 pm the world famous Moulin Rouge "Dream: Night in Paris" the French "Blue Angel" chanson girls interactive musical show will be the first staged for its China tour at the magnificent Yunnan Grand Theatre in Kunming . ... Read More>>
The passenger train from Kunming to Lijiang has become the most important means of transportation since it became operational on Jan. 1st 2010. Compared with the tourism cost of highway and civil aviation, the low cost of trains meets the needs of tourists ... Read More>>
Every day, there are a number of rude visitors throw fruit peels and plastic bags at the animals at the Kunming Zoo and officials want to put a stop to this once and for all. They've thus drawn up a draft ordinance that says those caught intimidating and ... Read More>>
The highly publicized construction for Kunming metro Line 3 has broken ground this month. Kunming Metro Company has officially announced a report about the first phase of constructions. It is reported that metro Line 3 is a transit line traversing east to ... Read More>>
From August 27th to 31st, exhibit halls 1 and 2 at Kunming International Convention & Exhibition Center will be holding a 2010 Kunming Pan-Asian International Folk Craft and Goods Expo. There are 12 categories of folk crafts and goods: art objects and ... Read More>>
Kunming Police have released a bulletin dictating that companies and/or persons that have set up websites based in the city will need to register basic information about their websites with local police departments before September 30th. Those that fail to ... Read More>>
The 2010 Dianchi Pan-Asian Cooperation Culture and Arts Festival, organized by the Yunnan provincial government and Kunming municipal government, will be held in Kunming from July 25th to 31st. There will be four parts to the festival: Pan-Asian ... Read More>>
On the morning of July 1st, a Boeing737 traveled departed from Kunming and landed in Mianyang Nanjiao Airport – the start of the new flight service between Miangyang and Kunming. The Kunming Airlines flight runs once each way daily. The new flights ... Read More>>
Jake Gyllenhaal, who previously starred as the brooding cowboy harboring a forbidden love in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, returns this year as a prince from faraway lands in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The film has started showing at cinemas ... Read More>>
On May 28th, Kunming received a plaque from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development recognizing it as a “Garden City” in China. This means that Kunming will have one more asset to help boost its competitiveness when bidding for the ... Read More>>
The 11th China (Kunming) International Culture & Tourism Festival (Kunming Carnival) will be held from May 1st to May 3rd. The carnival is jointly organized by the China National Tourism Administration, the provincial government of Yunnan, and the ... Read More>>
With just days before the Shanghai Expo opening, Kunming Railway Administration has announced that trains starting from Kunming (K80, K182, and K740) will begin selling train tickets 10 days ahead of the designated travel date for the duration of the Expo ... Read More>>
Construction of the high-speed railway from Changsha to Kunming kicked off on Mar. 26th. It is part of the railway from Shanghai to Kunming, which covers a total distance of about 1167km with a design speed of 250km/h. Total running time of the train will ... Read More>>
New bulletin from the China Eastern Airlines (Lhasa branch) published on March 16th has announced that passengers travelling in groups of 2 to 5 from Lhasa to Kunming can avail of a 50% discount on their flight tickets. For more information, passengers can ... Read More>>
The Yunnan branch of China Eastern Airlines (http://www2.ce-air.com/) is starting Kunming-Dubai international flights beginning February 22nd. There are three flights each week, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Flight numbers are MU755/6 and MU2021/2. ... Read More>>
45 reproductions of Dunhuang murals by artist Zhang Daqian owned by Sichuan Provincial Museum are being exhibited at the Yunnan Museum. These reproductions are of murals that had been done in the different periods in ancient China (Northern Wei Dynasty ... Read More>>
.fj_tab td{padding:3px;} In January, Kunming Airlines launched weekly Qingdao-Taizhou-Kunming flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Kunming Taizhou Taizhou Qingdao Flight No. Departure Time Arrival Time Departure Time Arrival Time KY8025 ... Read More>>
Being the representative flower of Kunming, a camellia festival will be held throughout February in the Golden Temple Scenic Area and other major spots including Daguan Park, Cuihu Park and the Botanical Garden. Painting and photography competitions will be ... Read More>>
The site http://en.kunming.cn/ was launched to introduce the development and great changes of Kunming more quickly to readers all over the world. The columns include Sister Cities, Quick Votes and Kunming Dialects. News, history and folk customs of Kunming ... Read More>>
The train ticket presales period in Kunming will be shortened from 10 days to five days during the Spring Festival transportation period starting Jan. 30th. It is estimated that the passenger flow will peak on February 6th and the passengers are mostly ... Read More>>
Irish Riverdance will be staged at Yunnan Grand Theatre from Jan. 26th to 28th. The passion and strength of the dance is set to stun Kunming audiences. The dance started its tour in China’s major cities in Shenzhen in December 2009. Online ticketing: ... Read More>>
The First China (Kunming) Second Hand Auto Expo will be held at Kunming Shibo Hongqiao Automobile City from Jan. 1st to 3rd, 2010. Luxury vehicles including second hand Rolls-Royces and converted Hummers will be on view as will displays of converted motors. ... Read More>>