Forums > Travel Yunnan > 昆明不文明 but some people here have the warmest hearts @jason - Haha. Apparently, neither do the police, or any of the other people or hotels that I asked. If it were so simple don't you think I would have already done it? Neither can the several Chinese apps that I use on my phone find somewhere suitable. Like I say, I managed quite well in several other Chinese cities on my way to Kunming. Maybe you'd be so kind as to list some that don't have unnecessary Covid restrictions/requirements AND that welcome foreign passport holders.
P.S. 0 posts? I'm honoured to be your first post.
Forums > Travel Yunnan > 昆明不文明 but some people here have the warmest hearts Just arrived back in Kunming after a few years in other parts of China. Of all the places I've been, this is the only one where it's near impossible to get a hotel for the night (even after the Police came out to help). Foreigners aren't welcome to travel here. In their defence of this place,
the Police tried to help and the receptionist at the Vienna hotel on Baiyun lu is letting me sleep on the sofa in reception (police approved). They even gave me a blanket. Pity I forgot the mosquito spray and earplugs!
Forums > Living in Kunming > Moving to Yunnan I totally agree. Getting a property loan there as a foreign might be a challenge. I bought there in my Chinese partner's name alone for that very reason. You can later change the name on property ownership papers after the loan is paid off. It's also worth remembering that those with a local Lijiang hukou have access to a far wider range of loans and get favourable terms.
Look outside old town area. There can be a significant difference in price for property that's still within walking distance of everything. Renting land (20 years +) and building is also still an option there that you might want to consider.
In any case, there's more to life than money. Best of luck!
Forums > Living in Kunming > From student visa to work visa Some Chinese cities don't require the entry/exit.ost obviously do.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Moving to Yunnan 6k per month for 6 days/40 hours PLUS 'activities'?
OP, I hope you have a good amount saved!
Getting Away: Yunnan's eerie Wumao Earth Forest
发布者Does anyone have any advice on the best time of year to visit?
Getting Away: Yunnan's eerie Wumao Earth Forest
发布者Thanks Jonas... great article. Like Alien, I'd never realised that it was this interesting. I'll be making my way there soon!
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
发布者From www.theguardian.com/[...]
'either parked haphazardly by careless users or stacked by local security guards...'
My money is on the city management doing this. Sad. Locally one issue seems to be people parking them inside their xiaoqu or even in their apartment. Some idiots are also modifying them (changing the pedals for clipless ones) or simply removing parts so that the bike will still be there for their ride home. On the bright side I have heard of car park guards stopping people from putting them in paid parking.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
发布者I've only used mobike. you can register with your passport (just upload 2 pics of yourself and the passport). you can pay via Alipay or wechat. find a bike with the app (PM me and I can send you a link via wechat). scan the QR code on the bike to ride it and lock it manually at the end. oh... you need to provide a 299rmb refundable deposit.
2016: The Year in Review, part I
发布者Oh, you've changed it to 2016.
How about...
'a strike strike among Lijiang vendors'.
Is that a strike against strikes?