@liren
It depends on the program. For Yunda, several, but not ALL graduate and doctoral programs are hosted at the Green Lake campus - but you'll have to check with the university directly as most activities are migrating to Chenggong as mentioned.
Yunda has buses from the Green Lake Campus to the Chenggong Campus that operate all day long (roughly hourly). The commute fee, if any, is nominal/negligible. The subways also take you into university town but don't know station proximity to campus entrances. From Kunming city central - it costs ¥5 to the airport, so would assume the cost is ≤¥10 round trip daily - but the campus bus will absolutely be cheaper.
FYI, the Chenggong campuses are epic and monolithic to sustain future growth. Kunming is currently at a population of roughly 6.5 million with a mandate to grow to 10 million (no known or published date).
Depending on your planned duration of stay - there are many opportunities to help, start, and or lead new research departments to develop world class arts and sciences curricula, students, and ... ad infinitum.
If you need a formal introduction to the university, let me know and I'll introduce you to the Foreign Affairs Office - to help you get started. Your Chinese Language abilities will absolutely make things smoother.
Please Private Mail (PM) me if you'd like this assistance. Please note - everyone is on Chinese New Year break so arranging informal meetings may be delayed until March when campus operations emerge from hibernation.
Metro Line 5 connects Kunming's top attractions
Posted byThis was and still is an excellent and timely article. The comments also fantastic and helpful. Thank you.
COVID-19 vaccinations for expats in Kunming available until July 18
Posted byYereth & gokm
Thanks much for timely and potentially important information.
Yunnan's capital scrambles as 'Civilized Kunming' audit looms
Posted byIt's been a long haul - but seems Kunming finally made it to the list of "civilized cities".
Congrats!
REFERENCE
www.kunming.cn/en/c/2020-11-10/13086919.shtml
Kunming Metro Line 4 and Line 6 (phase 2) officially in operation
Posted byYereth
I was thinking that gokm could maybe get the Kunming Tourism Dept and the KM Metro et al to pay for a professionally illustrated bilingual PDF map and maybe start a series of web articles and videos on things to do and see (and eat) at each station - aside from the major tourism venues.
NHK (Japan) did this about 20 years ago - very popular and interesting series - inspires people to get out, socialize (when it's safe) and support local businesses...or not.
Kunming Metro Line 4 and Line 6 (phase 2) officially in operation
Posted byGrace
The referenced map was an ANCIENT planning map...hence the hint hint hint hint to the gokm staff - when they have budget and absolutely nothing better to do with their time...
Yereth's map is great as a geographic index - but most high density subway maps (Beijing, Tokyo) go for the symbolic stations shown in the ancient picture I referenced. These things are great as either screensavers, desktop wallpapers, or mobile phone pictures (screensavers, wallpapers) for those who commute within the bellies of these steel dragons.
I used to carry around subway maps on small plastic cards (doubled as my prepaid card) when exploring these cities. Each station had uniquely popular venues for both tourists and long-term locals alike (popular eateries, shopping boutiques, etc).