Forums > Living in Kunming > Ban on smoking starts May 1st So, has anyone seen even the slightest difference since the beginning of this month? Interestingly, I spoke to a Kunming Judge and he said the "May 1st non-smoking" thing was not a law, but a government recommendation, which carries little or no weight. But he said that all restaurants in Kunming have been made aware of it. I've seen no difference at all though, sadly. Some very selfish/ignorant people out there...
Forums > Travel Yunnan > indian visa And Chiang Mai, for what it's worth....
Forums > Living in Kunming > White tree trunks It's always been a msytery to me too, but last week I asked an English speaking lady whose large business does "city-based horticulutre" in Kunming and elsewhere. As others have said, she confirmed it was a form of insecticide, but widely acknowledged to be pointless and unnecessary, expecially in cities. However, she pointed out that it provided cheap employment for unskilled labour and "some things in China are more troublesome to stop than to allow to continue". Indeed. Wise words!
Forums > Living in Kunming > Ban on smoking starts May 1st Maybe this is something the Chengguan "police" could enforce, rather than beating up old ladies with carts?
Forums > Travel Yunnan > Day trips - where to go I'm a big fan of GuanDu old town. An easy drive away (SE Kunming area) and lots of places to park. It's pedestrianised, it has a nice park, two old towers (well, one older than the other), a stupa, 2-3 temples and the "world-famous" baba to eat. Best of all, you hardly see any foreigners there and (for now at least) the locals seem kind and curious rather than greedy and jaded. Worth a day trip, I reckon.
Yunnan boxer fighting his way toward world title
Posted by...."Kunming Municipal Stadium" according to the article.
Will someone kindly post the result of the fight once know?
Starbucks moving into Yunnan to support China expansion
Posted byI've been told there's a Starbucks coffee shop near Metro in the North (anyone confirm?. Plus one of my Chinese students is having an interview for a management post at a new Kunming Starbucks, so they must be here, or imminent. Hang in there rbusch!
Interview: Dr Wang Xiaowei
Posted byVery uplifting article. Nice one.
Getting Away: Emeishan
Posted byI like the "Getting Away" section of GoKunming, but I'd much prefer to read about lesser known Yunnan places a long-distance bus journey away than large cities which I'd need to fly to. Most of us have job/study commitments, you know!
China men's footballers to battle Syria in Kunming
Posted by...Did anyone GO ... sorry!