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@Peter: Yes there is a need, I don't know what you are talking about, tell us.
And I'm sure Hamburg was dramatic and excuse the hyperbole, but we need to remember that people like us don't know anything, really, about what civil war is like.

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@Peter: Just watched "America under Siege" (easy to find on Youtube) - doubt if that's the whole story, but I'm perfectly sure that antifa groups and actions are not all admirable - I'm more into free speech myself, not defending any particular incident of street violence. Hope you also watch films of US wars, and read accounts of cops shooting people, large prison populations, etc.
Seems Trump is not bringing people together - if he did, what would it be to do - oppose non-Americans, make money for very rich people like himself? I think you've got to admit that capitalism doesn't bring people together, as it's based on the idea that some should live off others (a very old idea, old as war).
I remember seeing videos like this one around 1962, worrying about

those who went on to organize against the American War in Viet Nam.

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Which ones are 'thugs', how dangerous are they, and why would Hillary getting 'the trophy' (damn, why couldn't we have democracy instead?) mean their potential would be greater, and what 'game' do you want to see continued, and why?
C'mon, Peter, somebody just sent me a message asking why I bothered to pay attention to you, and I responded that it's because

the more you continue to post, the more ridiculous you sound. So give us real data and real logical thought, try not to disgrace your side of the argument (whatever it is - I suppose you mean to say something like 'Trump is good', is that it?), and prove me wrong.

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@Peter: ""About Western women loosing respect for their pathetic men, even debating over that on an expat website in Asia, would sound quite funny."
Why?
Note I said nothing about women in any particular area, but only about nationalism generally.
Seems Trump waived Jones Act for Puerto Rico only 1&1/2 weeks after storm hit, & only for 10 days. I don't know what this indicates.
San Juan mayor said "something close to a genocide" was involved - damn, I wish people would not use such ridiculous rhetoric, it's a very bad habit employed by people on all sides of many issues.

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Jim's article is, as usual, excellent, but although he mentions renovations, perhaps he has left off a few that are really quite extensive. For example, there is a tourist street in Jianshui that has all the 'traditional' curved Han-style shop roofs you might like to see, but they were all built since the first time I went there some 10 years ago. More recently, the old South Gate has been built from scratch - wasn't there 10 years ago either.
The significance of the Confucian temple should not be missed - the conquerors of Yunnan were Mongols, with Central Asian troops, many Muslim. The fact that a Muslim ruler built such a large structure in this far-away province is a good example of the nature of the rulers: they were big supporters, not only of Islamic learning, but of Confucianism and Buddhism as well. And by the Ming Dynasty, if not before, the fact that this was the second largest Confucian temple in China, after the one in Qufu, the Kong (Confucius) family home in Shandong, is a clear statement of the attitude of the dynasty towards this frontier, Han-minority province, which had been very much independent, and under non-Han rulers, before the Mongols: This place is Ours now, and b'god we're here to stay!
And then note the role played by Lin'an (Jianshui) during the massive 'Panthay Rebellion' against the Qing (Man, or Manchu rulers), led by Muslims but with numerous Yi and Han followers, which went on for 18 bloody years in the 19th century...
Yunnan's history is unique, and it's fascinating.

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Doesn't it cost more in terms of the planet? And not necessarily cheaper in personal cash terms either. More comfortable too, and not faster to Chongqing - 3 hours, the article says - how much time would you spend getting to the airport, boarding the damn thing, then sitting scrunched up, getting baggage, etc.?

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Good question, nnoble. My not-too-informed knee-jerk reaction would be to say no, but I'd be happy to consider any opinion that came with reasons.
Also the question: 'Does Kunming need this building...' makes me think of another one: who, precisely, is this 'Kunming' who either needs or doesn't need?

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Not quite what you'd call a jumping place, but not bad at all for rather standard US-type meals, not overly expensive, and with a really good salad bar that's cheap, or free with most dinner dishes after 5:30PM. You can get a bottle of beer or even wine if you really want to, but I've never seen anybody do it - maybe that's just to take out. Chinese Christian run, and they hire people with physical disadvantages, who are pleasant and helpful. Frequented by foreign (mostly North American) Christians and Chinese Christians - was started by a Canadian couple associated with Bless China (previously, Project Grace), who are no longer here, but no religious pressure or any of that. Steaks are nothing special, and I avoid the Korean dishes, which I've had a few times but which did not impress me.

As a shop and bakery, it's very good bread at reasonable prices, of various kinds (Y18 for a good multigrain loaf that certainly weighs well over a pound. Other stuff too, like granola and oatmeal that is local, as well as imported things, including American cornflakes and so forth, which some people seem to require.

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Large portions, seriously so with the pizza, which is Brooklyn/American style, I guess. Convivial, conversational, good place to drink with good folks on both sides of the bar, especially after about 9PM.

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Really good pizza and steaks. The wine machine fuddles me when I'm a bit fuddled, & seems unnecessary. Good folks on both sides of the bar.