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Forums > Living in Kunming > Sirens today

Sirens were in Haigeng Daba area. These went on for several minutes. Some time later more sirens. Maybe this is connected with the International Dragon Boat event that starts on Wednesday.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > International School in Kunming

Unless you studied specifically for Gaokao (3 years of hard study), there would be little chance of getting a score that would allow university entrance. I believe you cannot just sit for Gaokao, I think you need to be enrolled into a Chinese high school program. I have been told that without Gaokao, Chinese nationals cannot enter Chinese universities.
Chinese parents that decide that their children will opt out of Gaokao are closing the door on Chinese university entrance. The decision will have been made to study abroad. I have known one student to revert back to Chinese education, but he had worked hard to keep up with all of his Gaokao studies, as well as studying in an international program (amazing feat). He reverted back 2/3 way through year one.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > International School in Kunming

I know a local Chinese student who went to KIA. I do know that there is mandatory Basic Education, up to completing middle school, in China. Highs chool is not mandatory, and there may be flexibility here. I also know that mandatory can be/and is skated around.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > International School in Kunming

A little bit of what tuna says is correct. KIA is a fully international school, I am not sure, but Pollard might also be.
The bit about studying in bicultural schools does not apply to any of the international programs that I am aware of in Kunming (I worked for 3 of them).
The international programs are post middle school (students have already taken Zhongkao) and programs come under the licenses of local schools, i.e. they are a partnership, although they are run independently. This means that even though the student does not do Gaokao (or study for it) the student will get an official high school graduation certificate from the Chinese partner school. They need this to apply for study abroad. Some programs are even partnered with Universities overseas. The students are not left high and dry.
The students study for recognized qualifications that can include ACT, GAC, IB, IGCSE, and GED, in addition to IELTS or equivalent. All are recognized internationally.

NB KIA is not secular, it is a Christian organisation, which may be a plus or a minus to some people.

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Safe swimming, even for the body conscious.
About 1km north of Haikou is the village of Reshuitang热水塘. There is a beach and lots of peddle boats. Lots of people are taking the peddle boat out a few hundred meters to swim. These peddle boats are about 4m long by 3m wide, and make a big enough platform to go out, play, picnic for the day, and swim. There is even a rope ladder over the side to help getting on and off the boat. The boats are 30rmb/hr or 50rmb unlimited, well worth the money.
You can get a long way away from anyone else for a bit of privacy, you could even skinny dip, or topless sunbathe if you miss that. Nearly all of the local swimmers are using floatation and so you need not be embarrassed about that. For those who are not extroverts, or have children, or just want privacy, this is a great option. Don't leave your sunscreen in the car like I did.

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I think that they may be at it again.
We went to our open air market today and was told that it was closed until 16th, because of some civilized thing.
The workers are trawling through the local streams clearing out the weeds near where we live.
At 8am this morning there were uniformed traffic personnel along Dianchi Lu, and the uniforms looked bright/new.

Has anyone else seen or heard anything?

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Big thumbs up. This is a really useful article. The Metro has opened up new travel opportunities for us, and you are right, most of us don't have the time to randomly explore the city, but articles like this let us know about previously unknown (to the reader) places to visit.
Nice one!

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This has moved.
The cut flowers are about 700m east on Duonan Jie. The plants and trees are about 700 m west and follow Duocai Section.

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A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.

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Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.

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In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.

They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.

They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.