My experiences at the Chiang Mai consulate have generally been better than those with Chinese immigration officials in Hong Kong, and the folks there are friendlier.

I think laotou's advice is good advice to a Christian. I don't begin to buy what Gracejin says but I do believe that Christian ideology can be usefully directed to deal with social concerns. It can also be used to promote bunk. Fact that I look for a different rationale to deal with human problems doesn't mean I have to negate decent efforts by decent people, Christian or not, to deal with them. Christianity has a mixed record in dealing with social problems, as does every other ideology. It's worth the trouble to argue about ideologies, but it's stupid not to accept decent goals and results, regardless of where they're coming from. We're never all going to agree about everything, and if we did I'd really begin to worry about widespread brain control - in fact I already do, evidence is everywhere (read Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent, on the US media) - in SOME ways Chinese media control is more honest - everybody knows it exists, and that's an advantage.
Like I said, I think Grace's focus is pretty nonsensical, but there is plenty of Christian work going on that is not nonsensical - Grace, look around, & don't buy ideas just because they either come or don't come from some category you happen to think 'must be' correct.

@HFCampo: Sorry, I still don't understand why metal particulates in the air won't blow away like everything else (dust, etc.) in the air.

Not too clear about what you mean by north & south. Suggest you see the city before you choose where to live.

@Liumingke: You're right, the term 'fact' is much abused.