Filming and editing are two separate things.
FWIW I have had a few short (~3-5 minute) videos (already filmed) professionally edited recently for very reasonable rates... executed within a day, and under 800/minute. Very happy with output quality and service.
I can give you the editor I used's contact details if you wish, send me a PM.
Shenzhen is awesome! So much going on. Everyone is from somewhere else so you don't get that 'lao difang ren' mentality with swearing, arguing on the street, spitting, day-long-mahjong, etc. It's a very young city. The sort of place you can literally make anything happen. A true city of opportunity.
No coverage so I thought to share. Yesterday morning on Hongshan Nan Lu near the intersection of Hongshan Dong Lu a man with a mental illness took an axe to the general public. Multiple people were seriously injured. Police turned up but were unable to constrain the attacker, and ultimately shot him.
Apparently the attacker was a Chinese man in his mid 30s.
I read an article recently, recalled some TM threads here and looked them up.
It seems sad that as an international organization supposedly fostering effective and professional communication they are unable to provide a current, geographically delineated list of clubs and events.
Hi Ronald,
You should get in touch with Jim Goodman, he has pictures of a lot of these that he took himself from the 1990s through early 2000s.
As far as older ones go, he has published a number of books on the province some of which almost certainly include older images which he could provide. (Likely including the one near Baoshan.)
I also have a collection of old Yunnan photographs and other imagery and could provide you with a French era (~1900) black and white of one in southeast Yunnan.
Jim's website which has his email: blackeagleflights.blogspot.hk/
Or just email me and I'll put you in touch with him. My email: walter at the domain name of the website pratyeka.org/
I have a few images of covered bridges from ~2001 onward, but also photographs of some old photos. Unfortunately they would take me a long time to dig up and I don't have time right now. I would suggest contacting the various prefectural museums for additional assistance (eg. Dali, Baoshan, Kunming, Jianshui, Mengzi/Honghe). There is also a private museum in Tengchong which would likely be of use.
A copy of the finished book would be appreciated.
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@nailer is being unfairly dismissed: they are certainly fallible. At one point they were well managed and the only game in town, and their outdoor bar had an interesting social vibe. Recently, none of these is the case (was given a bad bill to the tune of ~300% - no managers present and a subsequent complaint resulted in a less than ideal outcome, many more places are now open, and the outdoor bar is closed). Unless you are specifically seeking faux-Americana (often far better examples elsewhere) or two degrees removed faux-Mexicana, there's little reason to go there. How come French Cafe can serve a great sandwich for 24元 but Sals requires 50元 for a pretend-exoticized nibble? Certainly the business will continue, but the hey-dey is clearly gone. Romaniticizing the past aint gonna help. E-waste recycling by shipping (non carbon neutral) junk across the country? Puh-lease. Garbage processing people here recycle anyway! I applaud the ethical stance of one of the managers, but the place has frankly lost its mojo.
Hands down the best draft craft beer in Kunming. On top of that, very reasonable prices for food and other drinks (especially wine).
Called the number provided on a Friday at 2:15PM while a 10% discount was advertised "on Friday and Saturday" (listed in GoKunming specials).
A Chinese person answered the 'English' phone number in Mandarin then explained in broken English that you need to order 3 hours in advance. (Subtext: As their business is so slow)
Grumble. False advertising. Waste of time. Seems 100% Chinese run. Probably bad pizza.
The listing here is wrong! Teresa's are not defunct, they are just back to being one store instead of two stores on Wenlinjie now! They are still in business, still answer on this phone number, and are still delivering! Points for consistency, it's been years! As of right now, it's 68元 for the more toppings vegetarian at the largest size. They will do thin or thick crust. Yes, it's not to everyone's taste, but I always used to find adding dried chilli powder and some extra salt brought it up to tasty. Might go for a dash of Sichuan pepper oil to spice it up this time around. (You know you've been in China too long when...)
I also had a bad experience here recently.
Honestly, I wish them the best of luck, but I do think the staff are poorly managed and the owners have the wrong attitude and a clear lack of experience in service-oriented business. While the pizza is OK, everything else I have tried (including overnight stay) can be had cheaper and better elsewhere, and the pizza at Roccos is better in my opinion. The service has always fluctuated between acceptable to don't care.
Since they don't have their situation resolved yet, and it has been a few years, I have made the decision not to go there anymore or send anyone else. It's just not worth the hassle, given the crappy location (masked as private or lost). Better pizza with more quiet and privacy on Roccos' terraces.
Xuning Temple, Kunming's mountaintop sanctuary
发布者Let's be clear here. The site has been totally reconstructed over the last few years. It used to be basically an abandoned old temple. The current incarnation is evidently a local government attempt to create some kind of weak weekend alternative slash spiritual sinkhole to the noise and construction hell awaits those living in northern Kunming. Rather than constructing cavernous cookie-cutter colonist chalets with come-good chakra-conciliating carvings, perhaps they should kick the military and cars off the mountain and open up the real, replanted nature for some better bushwalking and marvellous mountain biking?
I note meekly that the Australian/China conference in Baoshan this month on the management of the outdoors, with particular reference to recreation and trails, will probably fail to be attended by anyone from the Kunming government, even as Sichuan, Baoshan, Australia and diplomats descend on the normally out-of-the-way town.
New underwater archeological discoveries made at Fuxian
发布者There's a diving shop in Lichangcun, about 3km south of Luchong on the western side of Fuxian Lake. Gear can be hired there.
Getting away: Solitude Hill
发布者Kunming south bus station, at the Luosiwan trade center, accessible by metro. Get a ticket to Chengjiang (about 16元 per person), 1.5hrs due to road improvements (due to complete ~2015/2016). By 2017 or so the metro will come all the way to Chengjiang.
From Chengjiang, you can get a public bus halfway down the western side of the lake to Luchong very cheaply. From there hail a bus further on to Jiangcheng, then get out to the port.
Alternatively, you can get a bus straight to Jiangcheng from Chengjiang.
You can also probably book a private taxi direct to the Jiangcheng port for the island for around 150元 from Chengjiang, a bit more if you want them to wait for you to check it out and go back same day.
Police shutter black market Kunming noodle-maker
发布者Sodium Metabisulfite is VERY common in foods ALL AROUND THE WORLD. For instance, virtually all cider, perry, wine and juices include it. IT'S NOT BAD FOR YOU IN SMALL DOSES.
The alleged problem here was only dosage, and no figures have been given. It's unlikely that eating too much of this in a few noodle meals is going to do much damage.
The upshot is, if you are worried about your personal intake of preservatives, don't drink non-fresh juices, wine or cider, and stick to fresh non-processed foods.
419 million year-old 'missing link' discovered in Yunnan
发布者Correction to the article: the probably new species of human (Red Deer Cave People) were found in caves some depth in to the mountains to the *south* of the Red River, significantly further east than Yuanyang and even Gejiu. This is not close to Jianshui at all. Even "Vietnamese border" would be a closer description.