Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming sucks the life out of me... @123
The fairest this to say is that Kunming is not your cup of tea.
To say 'Kunming Sucks' is very subjective.
I have been to many cities and stayed in very 'sucky' hotels, and had a bad day. Every other little irritation then got magnified.
Personally, I prefer Kunming to Beijing; but that is my personal preference. However, each time I visit Beijing I find some other new and pleasant aspect of life in the capital. Perhaps you could give Kunming more of a chance, and remember New York is not Alabama.
Forums > Living in Kunming > WTF!! DD Dragon. They are all very clearly linked.
No matter what you think of market forces (personally I think they are potentially very damaging), they are a very clear factor in this case.
Competitive wages are a fact. Recently we have we seen English teachers advertising at 80rmb/h or less.
The growth of the market is a fact. This has led to more new private sector schools, increasing competition. This has also led to marketing to lower income families, who can/will not pay premium prices.
I don't know if it has started to happen in Kunming yet, but in Shanghai and other cities (mature markets) many private sector schools have gone bust.
On a more personal note.
To start a post talking about "respect", go on to tell people that they "fail to read and comprehend", and close with "The End. (Again)"; is incongruous and potentially offensive.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Buying Property In Kunming @BBinKMG
When you sell you will also provide 2 receipts, as the buyer will pay the tax, and will want to reduce his/her costs.
When I say that the buyer will pay the tax, this is not a legal requirement. When people sell in the Kunming market the seller specifies the net amount that they require from the sale, meaning that the buyer picks up the seller's tax burden. This is also a norm in this market.
Forums > Living in Kunming > DIY stuff, tools, wood etc. @mike4g_air floated the idea of a co-op workshop.
I will be returning to Kunming in the Autumn.
I have space, some tools, a vehicle (for lumber) and lots of time. Not interested in running a co-op but I am interested in sharing resources and skills.
If you have skills, experience, tools, books, plans, or something else to add to the pot, I would like to hear from you. Please contact me by PM.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Is it possible to report someone for sexual harassment? I have PMd the original poster, in case the offender is a visitor to this site.
If you are a visitor to this site and you recognise yourself. STOP.
Snapshot: A trip to the world's tallest bridge
发布者Some of those villages might still be quite isolated, as the connections to the highway might still be hard to reach.
$17 billion Chongqing-Kunming railway nears completion
发布者The train won't suffer fog or China Eastern delay disease either.
Spring City's tallest skyscraper nears completion
发布者Tier ones, in the downtown/CBD areas will always be a good bet, but not so good in the suburbs unless serviced by or soon to be serviced by, Metro/subway lines.
Lower tier cities also have potential. Henan, Zhengzhou has boomed. Due to the city being named as an expanding rail hub for the Belt and Road initiative. Also, anywhere not yet serviced by a metro line. There is still room in this latter category in Kunming, but there is a need to be fast as the metro line as planned should be completed by next August.
I would also avoid buying new. Some of the more upmarket villas in SW Kunming are very poorly built, many are apartments and villas are overpriced and people are fighting to buy the more affordable.
Buying second hand may be less of an investment opportunity, unless a new metro line is going through. However, you can see quality or other issues more clearly and find out the reputation of buildings and management, you can buy already decorated (ready to occupy), there will be fewer unknowns.
Mid-Autumn Festival, China's harvest celebration
发布者Translation is perhaps a better word than adaptation. There are over 40 translations of the poem listed here www.google.com/[...]
Mid-Autumn Festival, China's harvest celebration
发布者The story of Li Bai always reminds me of:
The Little Fete
by J.C. Cooper
I take a bottle of wine and I go to drink it among the flowers.
We are always three -
counting my shadow and my friend the shimmering moon.
Happily the moon knows nothing of drinking,
and my shadow is never thirsty.
When I sing, the moon listens to me in silence.
When I dance, my shadow dances too.
After all festivities the guests must depart;
This sadness I do not know.
When I go home,
the moon goes with me and my shadow follows me.