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• • April 21, 2011
  • New Kunming airport's first phase nearing completion
    

    Getting there from most places in Kunming will be far harder.

• • December 5, 2010
  • Making paper the traditional way in Xishuangbanna
    

    Can I get a blank paper book made of the paper? It might be nice for a diary or journal.

• • December 1, 2010
  • Kunming proposes reforms to chengguan procedures
    

    The street vendors earn an honest living and are a convenience to the majority. But some people don't want them because that's not the way it is in America!

• • December 1, 2010
  • Interview: Orchid Zhang
    

    What is the current address for Mei Mei Cafe?

• • November 26, 2010
  • Battle between rival mines leaves nine dead, 48 injured
    

    Fighting between rival groups of miners was common in the 19th century. The famous Panthay Revolt (1856=1873) began that way.

Latest Forum Posts

• • December 1, 2010
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > How do i get to NORDICA from the North?
    

    Bus #84 from the northern city bus terminal, bei shi qu chi che chang (公交北市区车场), will take you from the north side to the Yun Da area. There are 3-4 stops along yi er yi street that might suit you. It ends at the downtown pedestrian mall.

• • July 23, 2010
    
  • Forums > Travel Yunnan > Yuxi-Kunming Trains?
    

    So any advice on getting to the YUXI bound bus station? The only one I know of is now in Cheng Gong, which is more than an hour away from where I live (Yunnan Ag. U.).

    Tell me about these 50 rmb black cars I can supposedly find on Renming Lu. Do they have signs saying they will go to YUXI?

• • July 23, 2010
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Beware US Consulate Chengdu
    

    Why do you think the place was attacked by a mob a few years ago? You don't think the dips behave better when they are off-duty, do you?

    Chinese students compile statistics of rejections at various consulates and post them to web pages. Last I heard, the Shenyang consulate was the worst, rejecting 80% of applications.

• • July 1, 2010
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Life is OVERRATED
    

    Close your eyes, walk across the street (after dark, preferably). Do this until your life is pressed from you by a bus.

• • July 1, 2010
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming sucks the life out of me...
    

    They eat a lot of rice in Philippines, too. If you don't like China, probably you won't like Philippines.

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