Forums > Living in Kunming > Ban on smoking starts May 1st So, has anyone seen even the slightest difference since the beginning of this month? Interestingly, I spoke to a Kunming Judge and he said the "May 1st non-smoking" thing was not a law, but a government recommendation, which carries little or no weight. But he said that all restaurants in Kunming have been made aware of it. I've seen no difference at all though, sadly. Some very selfish/ignorant people out there...
Forums > Travel Yunnan > indian visa And Chiang Mai, for what it's worth....
Forums > Living in Kunming > White tree trunks It's always been a msytery to me too, but last week I asked an English speaking lady whose large business does "city-based horticulutre" in Kunming and elsewhere. As others have said, she confirmed it was a form of insecticide, but widely acknowledged to be pointless and unnecessary, expecially in cities. However, she pointed out that it provided cheap employment for unskilled labour and "some things in China are more troublesome to stop than to allow to continue". Indeed. Wise words!
Forums > Living in Kunming > Ban on smoking starts May 1st Maybe this is something the Chengguan "police" could enforce, rather than beating up old ladies with carts?
Forums > Travel Yunnan > Day trips - where to go I'm a big fan of GuanDu old town. An easy drive away (SE Kunming area) and lots of places to park. It's pedestrianised, it has a nice park, two old towers (well, one older than the other), a stupa, 2-3 temples and the "world-famous" baba to eat. Best of all, you hardly see any foreigners there and (for now at least) the locals seem kind and curious rather than greedy and jaded. Worth a day trip, I reckon.
Changshui once again closed by fog
发布者Not the airport staff's fault, perhaps, but the airport planners were apparently warned by locals that the area is prone to regular fog problems long before any building work started. So this will be one of many days of chaos to some.
Kunming to monetize street vendor chaos
发布者I think there's a big difference between the vendors who ply their trade for a meagre living eg snack sellers outside schools and park, and the young, middle-class people who sell as a hobby from the back of their large cars, clogging up the roads.
Myanmar to Tibet: Hiking the Dulong, part I
发布者Fascinating article. Thank you.
'Corpse walker' detained in Kunming
发布者I watch "Walking Dead"... does that count?
Recipe: Seaweed, ginseng and sage root soup
发布者Not relevant? It's totally relevant to your quote, "Pharmaceutical drugs are made from petrochemicals...".
Sorry - your links are all blocked for me. Agree to disagree, OK?