Great!

And more dogowners who dont know how do train a dog or really think Kunming is a good environment for Huskeys.....
And even more dogs who have to live on tiny balconies just because their owners have no clue to train them to pee outside under a bush.
And lots and lots of so calles "breeders" who have no idea of what they are doing. They are no breeders, those are dog production places.
And more dogs living on the street in a couple of month, going to be catched by the guys in the nice van and killed afterwards.

A bear walks into a bar and says to the bartender, "I'll have a gin and................................................................ tonic." The bartender says, "Sure buddy, but why the big pause?" The bear looks up at the bartender and says matter of factly, "I was born with them."

Sounds wonferful.

I suppose I should have phrased my comment differently- what I meant was that while the Kunming shift change policy is annoying and probably somewhat less than ideal, it isn't completely illogical. When I was in Shanghai last month I asked a driver about the change and she told me they go one day on, one day off; so there's no real crunch time in the middle of a day.

Bucko,

Kunming's taxis are not even close to being the dirtiest in China, much less the world. Smaller cities across the country use vehicles that look like they've survived mortar attacks. Even in Chongqing, the cabs are so badly outfitted that ordinary speed bumps provide an uncomfortable experience for the passenger.

I hope you will have some footage of China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) and the role they played with the Flying Tigers. CNAC was a partnership of the Chinese government and Pan Am and pioneered the Hump routes over the Himalayas, even before WWII. They were the main source of supply for the AVG and continued to fly the Hump throughout the war and afterward.

A group of CNAC Association members will be in Kunming in September (2010), including Moon Chin one of the surviving pilots of that era.

@Me2:

Yes, I agree with you completely.

Rush hour is the best time for the shift change, because that's when demand for taxis is high.

new in kunming,

-so which is good?
-it's all good
-statisticly unlikely

glad to read the story

Sarcasm doesn't exist in this country and the word logic didn't either until bastardized from englsih but CalMatt the shift change doesn't make sense at all. If it was a Rolling Shift Change like what would happen in places that upgrades things from time to time then that would make some sense but when you get told no by 8 taxi drivers in a span of 15 mins then once you get a taxi you see people at every corner trying to flag down a taxi at 7pm then something isn't right and are large portion of logic might be beneficial. but probably not.

Wooo~

Once again, logic flies out the window when you try to put the two words together..."Chinese" & "logic". It's as idiotic as "military intelligence".
I would be happy just to use a taxi that simply doesn't resemble a broken down dog house. Kunming must have the dirtiest taxis of anywhere in the world...no doubt!

Actually, the taxi shift change, while annoying, makes sense because the period around 5pm-8pm is the busiest of the day. As a result, all taxi drivers want a piece of this time frame, explaining the need for the shift change.

Aling....the "kissing" piece is wonderful. When I saw it you had only worked a bit on the faces. Congratulations on the upcoming exhibition.

Today was actually the last day of the festival. It started on Tuesday.

actually, the 6:30 shift change idea was mine, i sarcastically suggested it back in the day when pullin tubes with the minister of roads and some taxi company bosses. then i said, 'hey, why don't you keep the taxi fleet the same size forever?'. didn't think they'd take me seriously. sorry.