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Forums > Travel Yunnan > My passport being photographed .

just picking up on HFCAMPO's final paragraph, it was the same for me in Tian An Men in 2013, at almost the exact spot where, a week or two before my visit, Uighurs had committed an attack using a car. At that time I had a beard, but my beard being rather ginger and thick rather than black and wispy, it must have been clear that I was not a Uighur. I guess they must have instructions to let foreigners through, as most are tourists who authorities want to have a good impression of China.

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > My passport being photographed .

yeah this happened to me a couple of years ago on the train to Hekou.

I suspect it's to do with Uighurs. I believe that some (or possibly all) of them had to turn in their passports. Authorities are concerned about them posing as foreigners using stolen or fake foreign passports.

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Kunming suggestion?

Also, Dragon Gate (long men) which is some steps and tunnels on a high cliff overlooking dianchi lake is an easy-ish to get to place on the southwest edge of the city. You can take a cable car to the entrance from Haigeng Park

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under Mao, there were the barefoot doctors to treat the poor (i.e. totally unqualified doctors), while the ruling classes had specially reserved hospitals with the best doctors and equipment. So let's not pretend that it was a golden era of access to healthcare.

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in Hangzhou the toilets are nearly all new, clean(ish), and free. And you never see people pissing or crapping on the street.

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a very pleasant park with a tall pagoda you can climb and take photos of the city if you wish. Roses in summer, blossom in spring, nice lawn to sit on, bbq areas.

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Recently the food seems to be better. Decent steak at a decent price, decent pizza, some decent wine, and the music is more suitable these days (Rammenstein wasn't the right mood music for Cantina)!

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Had lunch - grilled chicken on top of mashed cuttlefish and a salad. The chicken was tasty and well cooked, and there was plenty of meat/fish to fill up even a hungry person. The salad was overdressed and nothing special - I won't order one next time. The service is a decent imitation of what you might find in the west. A large menu of food and drink. A nice civilised place to go for food or drink, but some of the dishes (i.e. the steaks) are very pricey. You could easily spend 300rmb+ per person here. Equally, it is possible to have lunch for under 60rmb per person (as we did). Warning - the bottle of water on each table costs an eye watering 48rmb! Don't be a sucker by opening it!

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Went for a spot of lunch. Best pizza I've had in Kunming by some distance. In fact, one of the best pizzas I've ever had - quality ingredients, thin base, cooked to perfection. Sashimi salmon tasted very fresh and was well presented. The drinks are expensive, and one of the waiters was letting the side down by being a bit scruffy and impolite (hence not 5 stars), but definitely go and try the pizza.

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Not bad. Pizza base was a little thick for my taste. Great selection of craft beers in the fridge, a few beers on tap, and well priced mixed drinks and cocktails. Staff were pleasant. A 14" pizza is the perfect size for two people, and very reasonably priced at 45-70RMB. Beware that the English menu, whilst written in perfect English, is not necessarily accurate. I ordered the 'local one' pizza expecting pepperoni and mango but got neither. The waitress explained that was a mistake on the menu. Would be nice if the menu corresponded with what you get on the plate! Hopefully this will get sorted.