A friend of a friend runs a family operated shao kao stand at night... they rake in 30K a month! Yeah, no kidding.
I've found breakfast stands to be quite convenient in the early mornings. Now they've completely vanished in visible traffic areas. They'll find their way back soon enough once Kunming earns the coveted "civilized" badge.
Ahead of Beijing inspections this month, the red bicycle dock stations installed everywhere in inner city these past few weeks, feels like smokescreen attempt by local/provincial officials to show central accounting what they've done with their allocated budgets all these years, which in reality were probably back pocketed and not put to use for the good denizens of Spring City. Maybe i'm just being overly cynical.
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Thanks for response. Last question, are you testing from Kunming?
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Also, which protocol are you using? OpenVPN UDP?
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Blogger James has continuously updated technical comparisons of various VPN services, but mainly ExpressVPN's server speeds across several providers in China, check it out:
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Update: Kunming Metro Line 3 open as of August 29
Posted byExciting times in Kunming. Line 3 is about to start very soon, probably next month. Don't mind them taking time for safety precautions.
Line 5 "交三桥" station near Cuihu Lake has already begun construction with visible crane by 中铁十八局. There is another "交三桥" station with the exact name on Line 2 (adjacent to the East on the KRT map), which is kind of confusing.
Interview: National Geographic photographer Xue Bin
Posted byGreat interview, thank you! Love the diversity of Yunnan.
Lijiang observatory helps unravel mysteries of quantum communication
Posted bySpooky action at a distance. Science FTW.
Around Town: Finding solitude in the middle of the city
Posted byThank you for this post. Early mornings just before break of dawn will always reap quiet solitude in any city. For said morning birds, get the Kunming Zoo (Yuantong Hill) annual pass for just a little over 100RMB, and enjoy peaceful morning walks or jogging (w/ changing elevations) before 7am.
Up to 1,000 Dali businesses to close in face of new policy
Posted byI hear lots of locals in Dali are suffering from the mass shortage of tourists, not just the foreigner-run guest houses around the lake. Short-term sacrifice for long-term sustainability I suppose. Hang in there Dali.