Chinabites

Fantastic, Hidden Homestyle Restaurant in Kunming

posted: Oct. 30, 2009

While exploring my neighborhood on the east side of Green Lake in Kunming, I’m always on the lookout for promising restaurants to list on Chinabites. Several months ago, while walking home along the Yuantong Jie, the street that fronts Yuantong Temple and runs along the southern face of the ...

Short Term 3G Plans for Travelers from China Unicom

posted: Oct. 24, 2009

More good news for travelers coming to China with iPhones who would like to sign up for short term phone service with a 3G data plan! As of October 2009, China Unicom has begun offering more liberal plans which do not lock you into a year’s contract. There are ...

China Unicom 3G Service Breakdown

posted: Oct. 22, 2009

3G Lands in China Ahead of the iPhone

China Unicom has set October 30th as the much-anticipated launch date for the iPhone in China. Less well publicized, however, is the fact that folks with unlocked iPhones have been up and running on China Unicom’s brand-spanking-new national 3G network for ...

Two Wonderful Dai Dishes

posted: Oct. 12, 2009

I had dinner this evening in northern Kunming at a Dai Ethnic restaurant called Dai People’s Restaurant.

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This was one of those “point-and-shoot” restaurants with no actual menu, just a tall refrigerator in the dining room which contained raw food materials which you could point to and order, and ...