Is there a map online anywhere which shows the destroyed area of Zhongdian? A list of businesses which are still going concerns? I imagine that, for example, Sean's No. 2 Cafe is defunct, but what about the Raven? Or Noah Cafe and Inn? and so on.
Lester Ness
No. 8 bus goes from the train station to Dali Old Town, the West Gate. The main Xia Guan bus station is a few blocks from the train station, perhaps a long walk. A 3-wheeler will take you there if you don't care to walk. Taxi from Xia Guan to Old Dali is pretty expensive.
Lots of earlier societies have harmed or destroyed themselves by screwing up their environments. I first learned of this long ago, studying archaeology (Robert McC. Adams, _The Land Behind Baghdad_), but it's well-known. We are not a bit smarter than the classic Maya or the Mesopotamians of Sasanian dynasty. We just have more powerful technology and can harm ourselves more thoroughly, all the while denying the obvious.
Personally, I wonder why unhappy Americans stay in the USA. My years in China have been the happiest of my life! I hope to spend the rest of my life here.
Does anyone have any experience with Kunming Siya Consultative Services Co., which is offering TESOL classes in Kunming? Apparently they are connected with ACT Chiang Mai and Cornerstone University in Michigan. They have been advertising in Kunming Swap and perhaps other places.
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I've stayed here many times over the years and been very satisfied. Central location, comfortable rooms, reasonable prices. Some might mind the noise from the Bad Monkey Bar across the street, but I've always been able to sleep. The staff is very helpful with bus tickets, excursion tickets and the like.
Does anyone know if this is still a going concern? Or destroyed by the fire?
One of my favorite places in Jing Hong! It's my landmark, the center of the hotel, restaurant, bike, etc., area. I discovered dark Beer Lao there!
But getting to the S. bus station takes another hour....
Around Town: Scenes of desolation in 'New Kunming'
发布者I visited the Normal U. Campus and the Minorities U. campus around New Years. It's still a wasteland and probably very boring for students to live there. Faculty insist on living at their old Cui Hu area apartments.
Aside from all else, Cheng Gong has no public transportation, making it almost impossible to get around, unless you are one of the new rich, with a car. Just getting there from other parts of KM is very difficult, and I don't expect the subway to change that soon.
Rhinos reintroduced to Yunnan
发布者Someone needs to invent fake rhino horn! Everything is fake except your mother, right?
China and India look to strengthen ties
发布者I've been telling my students for years that one reason to study English is that business with India is bound to grow. One need only look at the map to notice that two of the fastest growing countries in the world are almost side-by-side, and that Kunming is well-placed to benefit from that. English will almost certainly be how Indian and Chinese businessmen communicate.
Interview: Dr Anton Lustig
发布者Why not? Variety is good, uniformity is boring.
Yuantong Temple: More than just turtles
发布者" first constructed more than 1,200 years ago during the Tang Dynasty"
would mean built during the famous Nanzhao Kingdom.