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One man's vision to build a sustainable way-point in the mountains of the Nu...
Two years ago, Brice Mathey traveled to northwest Yunnan and saw the mountains of the Three Parallel Rivers Protected Areas for the first time. He was led on hikes over 4,000-meter passes and through...
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Raccoon disappearance becomes internet sensation
One of the most popular stories to come out of Mid-Autumn Festival is not about record-setting travel numbers or cultural festivals. Instead, the story receiving more ink in Yunnan — and being...
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Yunnan government attempts to flush the Dianchi Lake toilet
For years the waters of Dianchi Lake have been fouled by a thick and seemingly intractable algae caused by all manner of pollutants. Several expensive attempts have been made to rectify the situation —...
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Review of the new book "Yunnan: A Chinese Bridgehead to Asia"
We are often told that China is a continental-sized economy, but it is good to be reminded just how unique some of its provinces and autonomous regions are. Yunnan, with lengthy borders with Myanmar,...
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Missing evolutionary link found in Yunnan
It sometimes appears the fossil cornucopia buried beneath Yunnan may be inexhaustible. In a paper published recently by the journal Nature, paleontologists working in the province describe what they...
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Yunnan establishes minority language database
A law aimed at preserving minority culture in Yunnan has led to the creation of a facility developed solely for the recording and transcription of the province's diverse languages. The project,...
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Visiting one of Yunnan's more colorful, and drunken, festivals - the Hani...
When we allow ourselves to be seated, an endless energy fueled by alcohol and meat immediately fills the surroundings. The fellow next to us introduces himself as Lu and asks how many pounds of Chinese...
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Myanmar to Tibet: Hiking the Dulong River gorge
We stretch our stiff legs when we alight the green and white jeep. For the past three days, we've done nothing but sit in ever smaller vehicles — a big, comfy bus from Kunming to Liuku (六库), a smaller...
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China officially invites Burmese opposition party over for tea
China and Myanmar have been experiencing a bit of a rough patch in their relationship over the past few years. Suspension of enormous infrastructure projects and sometimes tense border conflicts have...
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Yunnan could hold model for China's labor camp reforms - GoKunming
China's recently concluded Third Plenum has proffered a series of sweeping revisions to government policy aimed at "comprehensive deepening of reforms". Changes are coming to the three-decade old...
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Two years on the road: Cycling from Paris to Shanghai
For the past twenty-two months, friends Chris Walker and Morgan Hartley have been on their bikes. They have cycled thousands of kilometers together through 23 countries and now their journey is almost...
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Jianchuan, a repository of history on the ancient Tea Horse Road
The earliest mention of Jianchuan (剑川) in Chinese historical records is from the year 680, when it is referred to as a waypoint for traders. From then until 1950 — a span of nearly 1,300 years —...
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Feeding wild elephants to keep them away from farmers in Yunnan
Southern Yunnan is home to China's only remaining wild elephants. Increasingly, the animals are coming into contact with humans, often with severe consequences for rural residents. In an effort to...
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Beijing attempts to rehabilitate 'resource-dependent' cities
Earlier this week China's State Council released a list of what it refers to as 'resource-dependent cities' around the country. It also issued guidelines as to how they should be managed. In all, 262...
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Reason number 5988 why Yunnan is amazing: Shibao Mountain
Yunnan often appears to be a vast repository of historically significant artifacts that not only span enormous amounts of time, but also encompasses myriad people, cultures and traditions. Some of the...
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China moon shot aided by tiny Yunnan observatory
On the evening of December 14, 9:12pm Beijing time, China became only the third country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon. The following day, an unmanned rover was deployed to explore the lunar...
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Yunnan billionaire missing, presumed dead in France
A Chinese real estate magnate is missing in France and following three days of searching, investigators believe him to be dead. Hao Lin, president of investment firm Brilliant Group, was surveying his...
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Yunnan's Thousand Lion Mountain
On a recent trip to Jianchuan Old Town, we found ourselves looking northwest of the city at what appeared to be a pristine mountain draped in green forest. When we asked locals if the peak was worth a...
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A Yunnan prespective: 2013 Year in Review
The end of the year is a special time in which editors and writers around the world recycle content from the previous twelve months and repackage it as new. We at GoKunming are not above this practice,...
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A traditional Chinese funeral
A traditional Chinese funeral for the street of Kunming, Yunnan. Everyone wore a white or red scarf, tide around the head. People follow the funeral while musicians play some traditional Chinese music....
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