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Transportation may close the economic gap between urban and rural areas,but it would indeed disrupt many tranquil, attractive places with natural beauty. In China, neither developers nor officials really realise this.
Hope they would value the resource of travel under such circumstance!

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Easy there, bro, I don't think anyone's trying to take your meat away. No one even mentioned the word vegetarian. But the fact is that choosing chicken or fish (or vegetables) over beef will conserve far more water than cutting out car washes or halving shower times. And if you are a serious body builder, you know there are equally good, and arguably better, sources of protein than beef. Not to mention that fact that arguing against water conservation for your own muscle admiration is rather disingenuous.

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That's for AlexKMG and blobbes. Sorry I don't say you're smart for pointing out that meat indeed takes a lot of water to produce, I've learned this when I was on 6th grade.

Come on, if water is to be saved, shouldn't we instead stop the wasting in other non-essential activities, like the average chinese joe washing his overpriced car 2 times a week?

Meat is nourishing, loaded with protein, vitamins and minerals, using the drought to promote vegetarianism or reaching the conclusion that the best way to save water is decreasing the consumption of meat in a country that already has a minimal consumption is bullshit.

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Are you serious, eat less meat? Where have you been eating, Brazilian barbecue restaurants? Almost all of the population in China already eats the standard big rice bowl with traces of meat. Not a sound advice there buddy. I lift weights and will stick to my 300 g/day of protein. Thanks for going vegan to compensate for my muscles.

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I flew out of the old airport and in to the new one this weekend, and there is a stark difference. All the signs are clearly marked in English and Chinese, staff are extremely helpful, everything is laid out logically and in general it is just a pleasure to walk through the gorgeous architecture.

The metro system was a bit less impressive as it actually ran far slower than most cars on the highway next to the track...but I expect things will speed up as the system is broken in. In all fairness, being able to walk down from the airport directly into the metro station is great, and the machines that sell the tickets for the metro system are easy to use. The cars were not bad, but at least for airport line it seemed they skimped on some of the extras (like a durable floor that doesn't show a million stains, handles to hold on to, or signs printed without typos). All in all really amazing to see how far Kunming is reaching.

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Fun read, got to love the excitement and buzz over the new airport. I expect a lot more to come with Kunming's rapid development, as you guys have noted! I feel quite fortunate to be able to witness this transitioning period of a Chinese city.

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The airport express busses are supposed to be starting at 5am, not sure if it is true though. #1 runs from the old Nanjiang Hotel at Xiaoximen.

en.kunming.cn/index/content/2012-03/05/content_2865380.htm

Otherwise I have found that it is no problem getting a taxi early in the morning from the Kundu area, much easier than later in the day. Around 6am plenty of taxis still show up to take people back from a night out and they always seemed to be happy to take me rather than someone likely to throw up inside their car.

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"The lake's water levels have dropped so significantly during the drought that buildings from the submerged towns are again visible and locals are scavenging metal from them."

Where?

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@savannah
Sleeping at the airport maybe prohibited for security reasons. The light rail starts too late for an 8am flight. There are no hotels inside or any where nearby the airport. This leaves you with a choice of taxi, shuttle bus, or car service.

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i went to and from the airport yesterday on the shuttle.

in short, there are 3 lines, however the departure and return route doesn't always have the same stops.

here's a picture of the ticket, with the routes...
tinypic.com/r/2vvn80p/6

it's 25rmb per ticket, and the shuttle departs every half hour. if you have inquiries, you can also call the hotline: 0871-7115051

i rode the #1 line from xiaoximen (西驿酒店 west inn kunming) and travel time was about 40min.

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I'm excited about the airport, but unfortunately a bit stressed out because I have an 8am flight in a few days and there's no hotel near the airport where I can stay, and I'm not the familiar with Kunming (I live in the Lincang area). I do know that taxis can be hard to come by, though, which worries me for early morning.

Does anyone have any suggestions for where I should stay the night before to make sure I can get a taxi to the airport / be nearest to the airline rail? (Sleeping at the airport is an option, too, haha. Can't miss this flight)