Why does CCTV5 insist on showing 70-80% of a live event and then cutting to some other recorded minority-interest event? So frustrating and unprofessional! And as for their logos - continually covering the scores. How difficult is it to move the logo to an info-free orner of the screen? Grrrrr....
"Thankfully" my bride-to-be only has one relative, so we are spared the pig-killing and bribery (I assume!). Many thanks to you all for the congrats and the great advice. Much appreciated. All the best to you too, Dan.
I wonder if anyone has been through the process of getting married to a local Chinese peson recently. I'm marrying my Chinese fiancee later this year (in Kunming) and would be interested in any advice/tips about the overall procedure (esp from Brits, as that will be my Embassy etc). Thanks.
I guess I've been really lucky. Four years living in Kunming, taking taxis almost every day, never (knowingly!) cheated. I've found Kunming taxi drivers to be amongst the most pleasant and helpful in China. Never tried to use one whilst bleeding though, to be fair!
I went into Guo Zi Lou in WenLing Jie yesterday and they have "No Smoking" signs prominent (at least on the ground floor). Is that new?
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Ocean
Prague cafe used to be my favourite cafe in Wenlin area but I went for lunch there today after a few months away and it's really gone downhill (new owners?). The menu was a photocopy, the food was lacklustre and much more expensive than before, the decor was dull and the service so-so. I won't be back there anytime soon.
Ocean
It's open! And it's free. And its terrific for kids.
The museum is surprisingly interactive (although only 2/3 of the attractions are working) and modern (VR, simulators, touchscreens, etc). Sadly, no English on any of the displays but the fun is in trying to work out how the exhibits work and what they are supposed to be showing. Well worth a visit.
Ocean
Much improved from a few years ago. Lots of interesting displays, with Plenty of English language translations. Nice open area in the middle where kids can have a run around. And it's free.
Ocean
The Bird and Flower Market hosts a Flea Market on Saturdays and Sundays, 9am to 6pm. There's 30-40 people selling stuff, but nearly all of it is "ancient" coins, comics, badges, ceramics, Mao memorabilia etc. The vendors have official-looking lanyards and numbered pitch sites. Nice for tourists, but not the free-for-all I had hoped for.
Ocean
This place is worth a visit although it's some way out of town and ticket prices are 200+ RMB per adult (the annual family pass is only 900 RMB though).
In "Ocean Park" you have a large aquarium, and dolphin/seal/beluga whale shows. The "Snow Park" there is huge indoor refrigerated building with various ice slides, aerial walkways, skiing, skating, ice sculptures etc. In addition the theme park has funfair rides and a circus (note: inc some animal performances). These are all part of the entrance fee. You could easily spend a whole day here or two days including travel from Kunming.
'Corpse walker' detained in Kunming
Posted byI watch "Walking Dead"... does that count?
Recipe: Seaweed, ginseng and sage root soup
Posted byNot relevant? It's totally relevant to your quote, "Pharmaceutical drugs are made from petrochemicals...".
Sorry - your links are all blocked for me. Agree to disagree, OK?
Recipe: Seaweed, ginseng and sage root soup
Posted by@Magnifico
Wiki sourced or not, it's hardly a controversial sentence...!
Getting Away: Hani Long Street Feast
Posted byLooks and sounds fantastic. Wow.
Recipe: Seaweed, ginseng and sage root soup
Posted byHmmm... a link to a website whose mission statement includes:
"The necessity of teaching mankind not to take drugs and medicines, is a duty incumbent upon all...."
Wiki is more balanced:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_drug
"Drugs can be extracted from natural products (pharmacognosy) or synthesized through chemical processes..."