Forums > Living in Kunming > Is living in China hazardous to your health? After three years in kunming and another year before that in suzhou, ill give this one a go......
Simple answer: if you can't take pollution levels in kunming, china is not the country for you. Put in a months notice at your job and start again in another country.
Further reading: although kunming is by no means a "green city" by international standards, it takes the cake for Chinese ones. During my year in suzhou, I saw less blue sky days than I see in a month here, even kunmings worst pollution day would be a top tenner for the shanghai/jiangsu area of china. My other travels through this 'third world country' haven't given me the impression that there is any other city that would meet your standards as well. Other than maybe lasa,that has a total of zero jobs available to westerners. Sorry to break it to you brad.....but I think you should give it a little time and if you still haven't adapted just move on....pollution here is only gonna get worse
Forums > Living in Kunming > Books all expats in China should read The four classics of Chinese literature:
Outlaws of the Marsh- 水浒传
A Dream of Red Mansions- 红楼梦
Three Kingdoms- 三国演义
A Journey to the West- 西游记
All are over 2000 pages in English and available for about 80 Kuai a set at Mandarin Books. I reccomend starting with Outlaws, it's probably the easiest read.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Shane English School - Is it a good place to work? I worked for Shane for almost two years and I honestly can generally only say good things about the place. I auctually left to take a higher position in one of the schools Weekapaugh mentioned, but Shane is a great school to get experience particurally if you like working with kids. (which I did) Pay is reasonable, hours are too. I did it and I still dont regret it.
Forums > Living in Kunming > KONY 2012 What's the news, social implications of this video? www.nytimes.com/[...]
Watch the Video(English/中文): v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzYyNjY2Mzcy.html
Website:
www.kony2012.com (Cant access at this time, can they really block this?)
What to do:
1-Share this video with all your friends, foreign and Chinese
(If not for its message, at least for the impact its making and will make over 2012)
2- Discuss this with friends and on this forum.
3- Increase awareness and participate in the event if you feel motivated to do so
Forums > Food & Drink > Best snacks? Although a little hard to find here, definitely 肉夹馍(rou jia mo) also known as the chinese hamburger. There is a cafeteria style place on longxiang jie, about 20 meters down from the wenlin jie, jianshe lu intersection that serves them in the back left corner of the dining area.
卤面(lu mian) braised noodles are a good bet too, probably my favorite way to eat noddles, and a Kunming classic.
Getting Away: Songming's Crystal Palace
Posted byGood story Luan, I think i'll have to get out there sometime soon.
Film Review: The Fall of Womenland
Posted byYeah for real. After a thorough search for alternative sites to view from both China and abroad, it amazes me that for one, in Chinese webpages, the movie's title in both English and Chinese is not existant, and two, someone would go to so much work to make a documentary of this nature, only to make it so difficult to gain access to.
Patrick, how did you find the movie in the first place?
Around Town: Lianhuachi Park
Posted byAwesome article, perhaps the most informative and useful 'Around Town,' I have ever seen. I have passed by the place well over 500 times going to work and although thought it seemed interesting, never gave it a real chance. Now I can simplify this article a bit, teach my students about it as well as some great vocab in class and walk there for a field trip. Keep it up!