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Forums > Living in Kunming > Mo Ni Hei - Mud Festival

The festival will begin April 29 (Fri) and end May 6 (Fri) give or take a few days.

Twins Festival in Mojiang, Puer takes place during the same timeframe.

Reservations go by quickly so the early bird gets the worm. Hotel prices skyrocket during these events.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Is the importance of Guanxi in business in decline

- cultural nature of guanxi, family/clan/village, classmates, or brotherly friendship - Yes this still continues and is alive and well in small towns. However, in the large cities in the east - it is no longer true (fading quickly). People are changing jobs more nowadays so you do not have the longevity that guanxi requires.

I totally agree with the notion that guanxi and mianzi go hand in hand - that is why BOTH are fading simultaneously. Chinese people are learning how to say NO because chinese culture is changing. Old people drink tea while young people drink coffee. More westerners are drinking chinese tea now.

Also agree with the notion of - business as cooperation - however, now there are so many competitors that one competitor can be easily replaced by another and not cherished as they were in the past. Technology and information change so quickly now that businesses have to continually move with the pace or they will become obsolete.

Guanxi is a beast that must be nurtured and fed. As soon as you stop feeding it, it stops serving you as was mentioned by Geezer above. Guanxi is a stationary phenomena that can not survive in the new mobile China. There are some people and businesses that are not mobile and they will continue to rely on guanxi but they quickly become obsolete and do not get passed on to the next generation.

Guanxi = Loyalty. Nowadays, money is king and that is all that matters in business. Easy to find another person because of competition so loyalty has gone out the window.

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Erhai lake Tour - Bus 007

Pay the driver at the end of the day is the standard. The driver will drive along the lake and stop where you tell him to. Some places require you to drive inland a bit but he will not do so unless you ask him to. This requires knowledge of those places which you probably do not have. A trip around the lake only will give you plenty to see if it is your first time. I would avoid extended stops for more than 30 minutes. Once you know your way around the lake you can come back to do longer stays at particular sites if you have time.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Is the importance of Guanxi in business in decline

Mobility is a huge factor in eliminating guanxi. When people move to start new careers (not jobs like KFC or construction) they must rely on their abilities (resume/CV) not on their guanxi because they have none in a new city.

10 years ago people were born, raised and died in the town/city of birth - this is no longer the case.

Access to the internet is another factor that is eliminating guanxi because more people now see it for what it really is = bribery - and no longer tolerate it. See the many articles posted on internet from Unsatisfied netizens.

Wang Ba (internet cafe) were a dime a dozen when I first came to China 12 years ago. Now you don't see as many because more people have computers at home or phones.

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Alien, I know you mean well but we already live in a world were millions of people are murdered (on purpose) every day and the entire world condones it.

The UN is a useless entity that serves the rich. Israel has violated so many UN resolutions yet the world has done nothing for over 60 years. They murder people and all the UN does is pass resolutions and tell Israel they broke a law. Iraq broke 1 rule and they were on Saddam in a minute. Millions killed in Iraq, Chile, Argentina, Guatemala and the list goes on and the world does what? Nothing. So please do not say it would not be condoned.

Totalitarian control is very possible because there are many countries with this type of govt and it is not Syria or North Korea, or Cuba. The EU is now totalitarian, the peole have no way to vote for their leaders just as in the USA. Billions are given to bankers and the majority of the population disagree but there is nothing they can do because if they try to protest they are beaten and arrested. Am I insane or is this not a fact? How many countries object to austerity measures yet the people can do nothing.

Many people are put on the no-fly list and see what happens to them. They have no legal rights and they are guilty until they can prove themselves innocent. Last I heard there was a 5 year old on the list - Haha.

The USA is a fascist country and this did not happen because of me.
Finally, drugs are NOT uncontrolled. They are in fact very much controlled by the govt. Talk to border Patrol agents (not rookies) and they are told when to search and when not to search. Everyone knows the schedule of the border patrol in San Onofre near Camp Pendleton. Drugs go by in trucks as innocent people are stripped searched at borders in search of drugs while the drugs pass through in huge trucks. It is an illusion.

I am trying to be very clear - it does not matter what I think or you think is an illegal drug - It does not matter because we are dictated what is legal or illegal. We have no choice. If the USA was a democratic contry then many things would change but they never do because it is no longer a republic and it is in no way democratic.

If there was a vote tomorrow, who would vote for spending trillions on war and weapons and who would vote for education, health and so on. Of course, the overwhelming majority would vote for education, infrastructure and NOT war or weapons. So why doesnt it happen???

Alien, I read your posts and you seem logical and intelligent from what and how you write. Is anyhting I am stating here untrue or is it not factual. Look at the condition of the world, the entire world, not just a few countries. Everything is purposely set to fail and cause chaos. Everything!

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How about putting a very powerful poison in all illegal drugs so when the drug user take the drug they will literally kill themselves. This way no one must bear the responsibility of their own deaths. After some time, all drug users will die off and the drug demand will end all drug wars. With good education, young people will not fall into this problem.

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Now the truth comes out. You defend this cause because you are one of the many that do take drugs. I dont care if you took drugs once or 100 times. I dont care if you are useful or not to society. No one is going to execute you. Grow up fool. Dont you realize where you are? This is a forum where people discuss topics and all people have different opinions. This is not a personal battle between Hugo and Blobbles. How old are you? Perhaps the LSD you took as an adolescent has impaired your judgement and left you with the maturity of a 13 year old.

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The new Visa office is located at 118 Tuo Dong Road. There is no number on the building yet so do not bother to look for it. There are 2 passport photo shops on either side of the building. The office is located directly in front of the Kunming Museum. The bus stop is named - Shi Bo Wu Guan - Bus 1, 62, 109, 117, 145, 213, A1 and K3 stop directly in front of the office. Foreigners need to go to the 3rd floor. The Tuo Dong Stadium is located to the right of the office while Baita Road is located to the left of the office.