This was an official announcement years ago. Obviously nothing happened. Still a decent idea:
This was an official announcement years ago. Obviously nothing happened. Still a decent idea:
If you can find it, this book remains one of the biggest and best I have seen:
www.gokunming.com/en/blog/item/2152/book_review_tea_horse_road
Black Dragon Pool, Green Lake Park and the Western Hills will most likely be crammed with people. I'd recommend Xuning Temple:
Lovely and spacious, so even if crowded, you can still get good pics. Also, if the weather is good, you can take fantastic shots of much of Kunming.
Here is the school listing:
www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item/59/kunming_keats_school
Check out the 'reviews' tab to see how students rate it.
Here is a complete list of Chinese Ministries (I think)
If you google any one of these and get the wikipedia page, scroll to the bottom. The first link is usually the official site. They often have English language pages and an 'contact us', 'hotline' or 'inquiry' section:
Name of Ministry:
Ministry of Agriculture 农业部
Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部
Ministry of Commerce 商务部
Ministry of Culture 文化部
Ministry of Education 教育部
Ministry of Environmental Protection 环境保护部
Ministry of Finance 财政部
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development 住房和城乡建设部
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security 人力资源和社会保障部
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 工业和信息化部
Ministry of Justice 司法部
Ministry of Land and Resources 国土资源部
Ministry of National Defense 国防部
Ministry of Public Security 公安部
Ministry of Science and Technology 科学技术部
Ministry of State Security 国家安全部
Ministry of Supervision 监察部
Ministry of Transport 交通运输部
Ministry of Water Resources 水利部
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Passable no-frills Dongbei food including lots of dumplings, tofu, disanxian and other standards. Fair prices too.
A pleasant surprise hiding inconspicuously inside the Second Ring Road. Go for the temple, stay for the lovely forested park and its ample solitude.
Excellent service even when packed and the food is top notch. Great group of owners too.
Had the buffet here recently. A bit expensive but discounts are available for groups. Seafood, including crab, lobster and sushi were all fantastic. European and Chinese dishes were great as well. Beer was included with dinner. Overall, excellent service and food.
Excellent dumplings for omnivores, vegetarians and carnivores. This is a hole in the wall joint with no frills, but the owners are friendly and the dumplings are just right. Five stars if they get higher quality vinegar.
Larung Gar: Sichuan's extraordinary Buddhist retreat
Posted byMore bad news for this amazing place...(requires proxy)
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No end in sight for Xuefu Lu traffic upheaval
Posted byNo need to worry @Xiefei. In my rush to get the article out, I didn't do enough digging. Xuefu and Yi'er-yi will revert to two-way streets on January 1, 2017. Sorry for the misinfo:
m.kunming.cn/kmart-4302851.html (Chinese)
Report: Three Parallel Rivers plagued by unregulated mining
Posted byThe animals are takin, aka gnu goats.
Yunnan's population by the numbers
Posted by@Alien just a terribly worded sentence on my part. It should read: "One other slightly disturbing statistic shows the number of children matriculating through primary school dropped over the previous five year period."
The article has been changed.
@Xiefei I'll double check.
Larung Gar: Sichuan's extraordinary Buddhist retreat
Posted by@Hotwater the first link in the article leads to a news report about the demolition, but as this is extremely sensitive, we thought it best to be subtle. Maybe too much so.