Archives
Cafe
- We are now a Penguin Roost bookshop! - February 2, 2013
- Scott Ezell poetry reading at the Black Dragon Cafe - October 7, 2011
- New menu.... - June 14, 2011
- Danish jazz sensation to perform in Dali - March 8, 2011
- Books borrowed and sold, December 2010 - January 16, 2011
- Black Dragon Christmas - January 9, 2011
- Books borrowed and sold, August – November 2010 - December 8, 2010
- Paojiu Night - September 12, 2010
- Books borrowed and sold, May – July 2010 - August 5, 2010
- Books borrowed and sold, February - April 2010 - May 17, 2010
- Grand Opening - February 6, 2010
- Black Dragon Cafe - Feb 6th Grand Opening - February 1, 2010
Chinese Idioms
- The first person to eat a crab - January 21, 2010
- To grab the Buddha’s foot in an emergency - January 15, 2010
- Anxiety - October 3, 2009
- Eating closed-door soup - January 21, 2007
- Atom bombs and discounts: Shop signs in Bird and Flower Market - August 23, 2006
Culture
- Anti-corruption mural - March 2, 2007
- The Collector - December 7, 2006
- Pregnancy Taboos - November 22, 2006
- A Kunming wedding - October 30, 2006
- Tshethar - releasing animals for good karma - August 13, 2006
- [Shaxi] Hng! Hah! - August 9, 2006
Environment
- Jasper Becker environmental article - November 25, 2006
- Tree hugging Humvees - August 27, 2006
Festival
- The Winter Solstice - December 21, 2008
- Fireworks and calligraphy - February 15, 2007
- Happy New Year - January 1, 2007
- Wholesale Christmas - December 6, 2006
- Monihei "Rub You Black" Wa Festival - September 4, 2006
Film & Stage
- Sinne plays Dali - April 29, 2011
- YUNFEST 21-27 March - March 19, 2011
- "Dynamic Yunnan to Become Chinese River Dance" - August 25, 2006
Fine Art
- Different types of Chinese brushes - September 12, 2009
- Pumpkin phoenix - January 1, 2007
- Paintings of White Yi by Dai Jie - November 30, 2006
- Peacock paintings by Sun Jiandong - August 11, 2006
Food & Drink
- The Herb Garden - January 18, 2013
- Duan's Kitchen - best local food in Dali - December 29, 2012
- Where to buy Western cooking ingredients in Dali... - March 19, 2012
- Smirnoff girls at the Bad Monkey - May 23, 2011
- Paojiu Night - September 12, 2010
- Peanuts for alcoholics - February 8, 2007
- Kitchen gadgets - January 30, 2007
- Hey hey! Restaurant proprietor! Give me pickled vegetables! - January 26, 2007
- Pumpkin phoenix - January 1, 2007
- Xin Ru Yue Vegetarian Restaurant - December 9, 2006
- BBQ on the way to Qujing - November 27, 2006
- Offering customers marijuana seeds is strictly forbidden - September 7, 2006
- Hormone beer and Coffee Cola - August 29, 2006
- Scorpions on a stick - August 22, 2006
- Crunchy crabs - August 15, 2006
- Lazy Lizard - August 10, 2006
Games
- How to play Sichuan-style mahjong - December 18, 2008
History
- Stone Dragon Temple - February 6, 2007
- 1974 School report - January 31, 2007
- Yuhuang Pavilion - January 18, 2007
- Eating gifts from Fidel Castro - January 7, 2007
- Aluminium alley - September 6, 2006
- Ancient town discovered in Fuxian Lake - August 17, 2006
- Nursing Flying Tigers - August 16, 2006
Living in Yunnan
- Anyone living in Dali want to adopt a puppy? - March 12, 2013
- English teaching in Dali... - February 26, 2013
- Book-a-Saurus Children's Library & Reading Club - September 16, 2012
- How to open a Taobao account - July 2, 2011
- How to open an Alipay account (Chinese version of PayPal) - October 3, 2010
- How to open an ICBC online bank account - June 15, 2010
- What the Yunnanese are not - January 25, 2007
- Buying a house in Yunnan - January 19, 2007
- Dali dentist - November 6, 2006
- News sent to your mobile phone - August 12, 2006
Plants
- Groundcherry - February 27, 2007
Science & Technology
- Largest telescope in China built in Lijiang - February 1, 2007
Wildlife
- Kunming Bird and Flower Market - September 16, 2012
- More bugs - August 6, 2010
- Black carabus beetle - August 6, 2010
- Catching tadpoles - June 9, 2010
- Eating gifts from Fidel Castro - January 7, 2007
- 230-year-old turtle shuffles off mortal coil, only four of species left - December 28, 2006
- Lazy Lizard - August 10, 2006
Yunnan dialect
- Beard gone to seed - March 5, 2007
- Yunnanese idiom: Circling fly - January 9, 2007
- Green Flame Upside the Head! - December 12, 2006
- YiLiWaLa and ZanBaLaShi - Noisy and grimy - November 2, 2006
Yunnan landscape
- Photos of Chengjiang county, Kunming - September 16, 2012
- Xizhou photos by Kate Griffin - May 25, 2010
- Snow in Dali - February 2, 2007
- Dali clouds - November 20, 2006
- Greenpeace photo exhibition - August 14, 2006
- [Shaxi] Hng! Hah! - August 9, 2006
Yunnan people
- Beards of distinction - September 10, 2006
- Swimming with umbrellas - September 3, 2006
- More Shaxi photos... - September 1, 2006
Yunnan tourism
- Whale Town hotel - December 27, 2012
- Semi-Devil toilet sign - May 30, 2011
- Seaside Yard Inn [Shuanglang guesthouse] - January 9, 2011
- Travel info: Road construction in Tiger Leaping Gorge - May 25, 2010
- Fuxian Lake - August 20, 2006








