"Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailin' man, the Skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour. A three hour tour."

10个核心景点中,包括国际会展中心、金马坊站、文庙、翠湖、云南大学等。

I only see 5 - International Conference Center, Golden Horse Memorial Archway, Confucian Temple, Green Lake, Yunnan University.

Just in time for monsoon season.

Interesting article .. would have been greatly improved by a map.

The link above about the trucker - well, okay, not merely speculation. The other link I couldn't access - Mindcops on patrol, or just a bad link?

All worth considering, although it's all speculation. Anyway, although local cops may not particularly like foreigners, I don't notice anything I'd call the evil eye - just the expectation of possible verbal trouble if they have to deal with them. I think the implication that foreigners would be likely targets of choice in some melee is highly unlikely.

BTW, I agree with Bobbles and Liumingke; people who have no self-identity (the norm today) and get hold of power (guns) will try to emulate fiction as a way of developing an identity, even if it's a fictional or false one. Just wait until those police officer start acting like movie actors.

Again, to yankee: I read my posts again and couldn't pinpoint anything I said that was racist. Was it because I said that those gym rats have napoleon complexes (compensating for being short)? If so, get real, this is a worldwide phenomena.

to Yankee: Was this addressed at me? What did I say that was racist?

'Plans are underway to construct 38 ad-hoc exam rooms for the county's high-school seniors, who must take their university entrance exams — known as the gaokao (高考) — later this week, disasters notwithstanding.'

Just one reason to have tons of respect for Chinese students.

Thanks for the wonderful comments and keeping a positive spin on things! Check out "Exploring Kunming Bread: Guandu Baba" if you want more of the same. I'm currently researching/writing an article about my local Library Lady, who owns a private English and Chinese Children's Library. Regards, Roz

I imagine sensualists of all stripes have noticed that it's now mango season. I think I'd buy mangoes on wechat about as fast as I'd order mail-order brides. My appreciation of these people, and the fine friendly lady who sells fruit on my streetcorner, for keeping life here several jumps ahead of unadulterated electronic supermarket culture - which, I guess, has its strong points, but not when it comes to mangoes.

Yep, excellent article. No days off whatsoever!? And I complain about my 4 weeks a year...

Nice article. More like this one would be awesome.

If I'm not mistaken, the wholesale market mentioned in the article also has a side with an extensive choice of frozen food. Many restaurants, shaokao vendors and meat sellers at wet markets get their supply there. Nice place to get cartons of steaks, chicken wings or seafood on the cheap if you have a big freezer.

Great article Roz.

You had me at that first picture! Nice article. Wechat some fruit, very interesting.