this was in the same block as I live. Anticipating an absurdly unnecessary house arrest on my return this evening like the poor lady in this article:

jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/[...]

Doesn't that girl look familiar? Anyone?

Is baldy trying to kowtow to the Harmonious Society or is he just attempting to score the hot chick? At least he is getting a sympathy smile.

Hey Beizhan,
Thanks for your reply. It's an interesting topic, isn't it? I think so too, especially when living in Yunnan.

It's not my company. I'm just mentioning it because I do think there are better tourisms than others. And people might not know about it...

I did some advertisement for the forum post you wrote earlier as well. Hope you can find more people to debate these world dilemmas! Let me advertise yet another company (still not mine) and their view on sustainability vs profitability: www.wildchina.com/blog/?p=174

If you ask me, I think nobody should travel... or live for that matter, it's just too bad for the environnement...
Seriously though, I like Maggie's positive note!

You're going to start to see more amusement parks all over China. They have been identified by the travel & tourism industry as a big investment opportunity. I'm not excited about it, but I do love a roller coaster, so I guess I can't begrudge the Chinese public the chance to ride one.

On a positive note, maybe the construction of actual theme parks will stem the practice of turning ancient towns into theme parks...

Hei Philou,
What does the advertisement for this so called Ecotourism travel company has to do with the article? What alternatives do you actually offer in relation to the topic? Maybe we should start a discussion about what the currently so popular words Ecotourism and Ecolodges mean in the first place. As a Ecotourism Company you should actually be in favour of entrance/preservation fees!

I hate to read these "bad" news about tourism in Yunnan... it's not pretty sometimes, and it seems it will only get worse.
Also read the related GoKunming Forum:
www.gokunming.com/en/forums/thread/1480/enough_is_enough

Of course, there are alternatives (see ecotourism.com.cn disclosure: i did the website) and hopefully those are sustainable...

Oh my gosh, this was my favorite dish when I was a student at Yunnan University! Thank you thank you for the recipe!

People don't realize that Coca Cola ('Coke')'s first formula included cocaine! But, when the U.S. Government found out that people were having too much fun drinking it they made ('having fun') illegal!
So, C.C. replaced the cocaine with caffeine.

That'll teach 'em. Girls that age shouldn't be doing stuff like that. They need to study hard and play duo mao mao in their spare time.

if we want to be specific that looks like the red bull you get in the west. In Asia its a short, stumpy, gold coloured can. Isn't it?

Thanks Dan, the first sources we looked at didn't mention the cola - the error has been corrected.

thats the regular red bull pictured. Its the red bull COLA that has the trace amounts of cocaine.

WHAT?? Tell me what the hell I am to do now with the 2000 cans I have been stockpiling since yesterday?? Jesus Christ!!

there's also Green Kunming - they've got some awesome stuff: www.greenkunming.com/