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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Where did all the Naxi go?

Who can blame the locals for selling or renting their houses and moving to villages outside Lijiang where live is cheaper and quieter for them? I would do the same. Unfortunately Lijiang has become an overpriced tourist place ruled by a greedy and ignorant tourist mafia. Official nationally licensed tour guides can usually enter all tourist sites within China for free, no matter how many "stars" these sites have - except in Lijiang where they are branded as "hei dao you" and banned from entering to the tourist sites. They either buy a ticket or hire a local Lijiang Guide. That is what I call protectionism in its purest form! Entrance fees are ridiculously high – service is not existent. Since a couple of months the Black Dragon Pool Park has no more water, and still they charge you 80 RMB to get in! However, it will be interesting to see for how long they can still play that game. Chinese are travelling more and more and start to understand what they can expect for their money. So far the average Chinese Tourist knows the price of a trip but not the value – hopefully that is going to change pretty soon and then Lijiang will be at the losing end – and rightly so. Furthermore destinations like Lijiang are already feeling the competition from Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand where prices are cheaper and the service better. However, having said all that I still like Lijiang! There are still many beautiful, quiet spots and villages around with no entrance fees and where you can all by yourself.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Problems with China Eastern Airlines

Mike4g-air:
Record profits in 2011? hmmm...read the following article:
www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=14359

What frustrates me at Kunming Airport is the lost luggage issue: They lost my luggage twice on a flight to Kunming. On both occasions they gave me a call later on that the luggage has now arrived and I should pick it up at the airport..... Aren't they supposed to deliver it to your home....? I mean they did misplace it in the first place....Luckily so far Kunming airport was (until today) not too far away. I don't really look forward to drive out to the new airport evertime they misplace my luggage....I wonder how this issue is handled at other cities in China.

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I predict that Chinas turn for the World Cup will be in 2026. Until then their National Team will hopefully be less corrupt. (I mean: out of 1.3 billion people they can't find 11 good players....??) So far the only things they copied from other countries football leagues is the spitting, complaining and the "rolling endlessly on the ground" after a foul. However, I am confident that China will have a competitive team by 2026!

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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!

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I had to wait for 7 hours for a flight from Kunming to Lijiang with Shanghai Airlines 2 month ago. The official explanation was also "due to bad weather". My friend who waited for me in Lijiang confirmed me that the weather was perfetly fine in Lijiang at the time. Therefore it was a lie. From the Shanghai Airlines staff was nobody around - no information, no food - nothing. Only when the people started to beat up the poor guy behind the small desk at the gate, somebody from the Management (or so it seemed) showed up and some food was served. A kind of an "interesting" experience for a foreigner....

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I love that place! Their food selection is getting better and better. Today they had a great selection of different cheeses. Ok, I could not buy them all but the one I did buy was really delicious. There is also a choice of cold cuts, ham, bacon and imported steaks....Hope they can get more of these Christmas cookies! 5 Stars!

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What happened to that place? Went there quite regularly in the past for their Amber Beer and a Burger. Went there last week again. The Amber they did not have available and the burger was – lets put it nice – disgusting! I ordered a Cheeseburger. After 30 Minutes I reminded the "waiter" about my "missing" Cheeseburger. Another 15 Minutes later I got a Burger with no Cheese but with cold fries and a huge leaf of lettuce almost the size of the plate. (Seems to me that the oversized leaf of lettuce was to camouflage the fact that there was no cheese available). The Burger went back to the kitchen. After one minute (!) I got the same burger with the same cold fries......but they added a scoop of deep-frozen kind of thing they call cheese on top......sorry guys- but never again. Not even for your life music or the Amber.

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I love that place. But what is preventing them to have that delicius bread ready every day at about the same time? Seems to be different every day. Went there 4 times in a row and came back empty handed everytime.....(went to French Cafe instead). Yesterday I asked the girl WHEN the bread will be ready and she said she didn't now. There is a thing called A TELEPHONE where one could actually call the boss and ask..... I'll try one last time though.

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I agree entirely with prd34. I stayed there for one night only, and that was enough. The rooms are very damp and cold. Furthermore the quality of food they serve can be improved. Really nothing special. The staff was helpful and friendly but we could not get a smile off the owner's face.