Hey @Ocean
What have you got against Geography teachers?
I was a geography teacher before I came to China and that didn't stop me from finding work as an English teacher in Kunming.
I spent my last night in China at Moondog.
So, Yunnan's international borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam are quite porous. The vast majority of the border is unfenced, unguarded, and and easy to cross. All you need is a map and GPS. When I lived in Yunnan, I used to cross those borders all the time, and was never once apprehended by any authorities.
So I'm just wondering...for those who are stuck in China and want to get out, what would happen if you snuck across the border to Myanmar or Laos or Vietnam? You'd probably make it across the border just fine. But you might run into trouble once you tried to get a room in a hotel, once they realize that you don't have a valid visa. So my question is, what would happen then? Would the Lao or Vietnamese authorities deport you? To where? Back to China? (I doubt China would accept you). Then back to your own country? Isn't that what you wanted in the first place?
Thanks for sharing this.
I'm happy to see this news.
A little surprised, too, since Panlong River never had much water in it when I lived in Kunming.
I always thought that Kunming's Panlong River waterfront was under-utilized. This seems like a good step in the right direction.
The route appears to start at "油管桥" in the north (where the old narrow gauge railroad crosses the river east of 小菜园立交桥 Xiaocaiyuan Flyover）. It's southern terminus is at "永平桥" down near the train station.
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This is a really nice new restaurant in Dali. High quality vegetarian and vegan food, varied menu, daily specials. They make their own kombucha, too. The environment is very chill...multiple layers, floor seating, an outdoor courtyard and terrace balcony overlooking the the roofs of the neighbors in old Dali
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Serendipity is an honest-to-gosh American style diner, a concept I don't think I've ever really seen before in China.
They do salads, burgers, and pasta dishes, but the true stars of the menu are the breakfasts, which are served all day.
No measly hostel breakfast sets, these ones come with heaping servings of bacon and eggs and bottomless coffee.
No table seating. Everyone sits around the counter, where you can see what's going on in the kitchen and chat with the friendly staff.
The fresh donuts are the best I've had in China
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The 68 kuai Saturday night all-you-can-eat buffet is a terrific deal.
Steak, pork loin, chicken schnitzel, pizza, two kinds of salad, creme de caramel, cheesecake, and lots of other stuff.
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Recently experienced both very early morning departure and very late night arrival at Changshui. Was worried about making the connection to and from the airport, but both turned out well.
First, the departure. It was 7:30 am. I arranged a taxi to pick me up at 5:00. That he did. Cost: 100 yuan.
The departure was scheduled for 12:30 am, was delayed, and didn't get in until 2:30 am. I was sure I'd have to find a black cab, and wasn't even sure if I would find that. Instead, I was delighted to discover that the Airport Express Bus was still running! For 25 yuan it took me to the train station, where I then caught a cab for the short ride the rest of the way home. I was very impressed by this late night bus. I'd thought the buses only ran till around 11 pm-midnight. I don't know if this is a regular occurrence or not. Maybe, knowing my flight was delayed and there would be hundreds of passengers looking for a ride home, the airport dispatched an extra bus. If so, kudos to whoever was responsible!
Hani terraces garner UNESCO status
Posted byUNESCO is threatening to remove Yunnan's Three Parallel Gorges UNESCO world heritage status if China goes ahead with its plans to dam the hell out of the Nujiang and Lancangjiang.
Looks like the dams are definitely happening. Whether UNESCO decides whether to actually follow through with removing the world heritage status or not remains to be seen. If they do, then that's some pretty big guts there.
I've got nothing against Yuanyang, but I always thought it was kind of funny that Yuanyang and Yuanyang alone gets all the fame for the terraces (at least in Yunnan. I know Guangx's Longji terraces are also famous). The fact is, terraces can more or less be found ANYWHERE in Yunnan with mountains and farmers in the same place. There's no need to pay to see them in Yuanyang. Though perhaps they are the most impressive there. I wouldn't know. When I went to Yuanyang the place was covered in such a thick, grey haze I couldn't even see the terraces. Took my parents there, too. What a disappointment.
Dragon Boat Festival
Posted byThanks Ludwig.
The Nanpan River (南盘江), a tributary to the Pearl River (珠江), does pass through Yiliang. A little south of the town there's a dam, so the river gets quite wide. Perhaps that's where the races are.
Dragon Boat Festival
Posted byThanks, Patrick. Very interesting.
My first Dragon Boat Festival in China was in 2006. I was in Macau and saw the dragon boat races. That was the last time I saw them. Does anyone know why doesn't Kunming have dragon boat races? It's not like Kunming doesn't have bodies of water on which to hold them.
Japanese-style hot springs in Anning
Posted byI've been several times over the last four years. The first couple times (in 2009 and 2010) students could get half-off. But then they stopped that deal and the last several times it was about 120 RMB.
@abcdabcd
How did you manage to pay just 88?
Drought gives rise to Jinsha diversion scheme
Posted byThere are a total of ten dams on the Jinsha River downstream of Benzilan (one finished, nine under construction) just within Yunnan Province alone that would be affected, not to mention the Three Gorges.
If this project is for real, it would require pumping the water over countless mountain ranges on its way from Northeast to Southwest at incredibly energy cost.
Besides, how many farmers' do they think they can water with a portion of one river's water, anyway?
A ridiculous proposal, drought notwithstanding