About Us

Guesthouse

• Jo Tinhat

  Joanna, from England, is a writer and yoga teacher based at the Dali Hump. She's worked as an events organiser in Yunnan and as a fire performer across China and Asia for the last six years. Jo teaches poi and fire twirling at the guesthouse.

• Brian
  

  Brian escaped from Ireland and has lived in Asia for the last eight years. He now manages the Dali Hump Guesthouse and organises all our parties and exhibitions, as well as events throughout China. Brian also works as a tour manager and professional writer.

• Matti
  

Half Canadian, half Finnish, Matti has lived in China since the early nineties. He was part of the team that created the Kunming Hump ten years ago, and recently left the fast paced east coast to return to laid back Yunnan and join the Dali Hump team. Matti is also a sand sculptor and loves kite jumping.

• Tony

  A talented Chinese-American musician, Tony has played for six years with The Degree Band. Born and raised in California, Tony came to China 12 years ago and has lived and worked here as a musician and performance manager ever since. You can find him at the Dali Hump Bar where he plays world music, rock and roll, and everything else.
  

• Alyssa

  Alyssa is an artist and fire dancer from Minnesota who has lived in China for three years. She managed several bars and nightclubs in Kunming before moving to Dali, and now runs our bar with Tony. Alyssa speaks excellent Chinese and painted some of the murals you'll see in our rooms.
  

• Chun Li

  Chun Li is originally from Jiang Su province. She's been based in Dali for five years and knows all there is to know about the Dali area. She worked as an English teacher, tranlator and tour guide, before joining the Dali Hump. She now manages our reception, and organises our tickets and tours.

• Tang Kai

  From Kunming, Tang Kai is a chef, restaurant manager, art university graduate and painter as well as our resident expert on Yunnan tea.
  

Website

• Yereth Jansen 野孩子
  

  Yereth Jansen has built the Dali Hump website. He is a Dutch freelance photographer and web developer, presently based in Kunming. Focusing on art, portraits and fashion, his pictures tell a story each on their own. Hence; writing with light. Pictures should speak for themselves, whether it's about pure beauty, the silent message beneath, or both...
  www.yereth.nl

• Mark Corry

  Mark does all our web and promotion design. He's a professional graphic designer and musician from Ireland who now manages the Kunming Hump Bar. Mark plays with the Tribal Moons and the Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project.