If you register your email address with the consulate then they should include you in their emails. I think you can do that through the link on this page...
chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/warden_message.html

from the consulate...

A consular officer from the United States Consulate in Chengdu will be in Kunming to provide limited consular services on Saturday, April 19, 2014. There are a limited number of appointment slots for this visit. You must email us to reserve a time; please include your full name and which service you require. When your appointment has been confirmed, we will email you the time and location confirmation.

The consular officer will be able to perform a number of limited American Citizen Services. Services available include:

- Passport renewal applications (no new passport applications will be accepted)
- Additional passport visa pages applications
- Marriageability Affidavit Notarials
- Notarials

For some of these services, some of your materials may have to be brought to Chengdu for processing. If this is the case, they can be returned to you via the local Chinese EMS mailing service. However, mailing through EMS is done at your own risk, as we cannot guarantee EMS service. Alternatively, you can come to pick up your documents at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu during regularly scheduled ACS hours.

To use the EMS mailing service, you must bring your address (in Chinese) and the EMS mailing fee. The EMS fees are listed below:

- 1 Passport renewed 1 envelope RMB25
- 2 Passports renewed 1 envelope RMB30
- 3 Passports renewed 1 envelope RMB35
- 4 Passports renewed 1 envelope RMB40
- 5 Passports renewed 2 envelopes RMB65
- 6 Passports renewed 2 envelopes RMB70
- 7 Passports renewed 2 envelopes RMB75
- 8 Passports renewed 2 envelopes RMB80

Please note the consular officer will have no change available and cannot keep any overpayment, so exact change is required. Fees are listed below:

Passport Book Renewal – Adult (over 16 years old): $ 110.00 / ¥ 682
Passport Book Renewal – Minor (under 16 years old): $105.00 / ¥ 651
Additional passport visa pages: $ 82.00 / ¥ 508.4
Notarial and Marriageability Services: $ 50.00 / ¥ 310
A small number of required forms will be available, but it is suggested that you download, print, and fill out any required forms yourself. These are all available on our website: chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/service.html.

Also, please bring originals and photocopies of all materials you will be submitting.

Regards,
American Citizen Services Unit
U.S. Consulate General, Chengdu

We have had a number of our customers at Salvador's complain recently about the amount of students approaching them for free English lessons during meals on the weekend. It is an issue we have dealt with for a long time now, and we are looking for ways to ease the problem.

We would like to contact the schools and teachers that are making this homework for students to ask students to avoid meal time and also learn how to first ask politely before taking photos and starting conversation. If anyone out there knows which schools are are responsible, we would appreciate any contacts.

We are open to any other ideas that can both please our customers and not offend the students who are only doing this because it is their homework.

Thanks

Anyone out there know of any streamlined and legal ways to transfer money from Kunming to an international bank account? I need to get money into my US account somehow. Cheers

I promise no one is asking for your passports. Not sure how that one got started, but hilarious nonetheless. Things are back to normal and we truly appreciate all of your support. Cheers