The frozen 100,000 is a guarantee of having your own funds and is not related to having property here. I do have an apartment however as well here that is registered in my name but this is not a requirement.

I actually got one. This based on being married to a Chinese citizen.
Procedure took nearly two years so quite a bit longer then the six month stated.

The “No criminal record certificate” is one from your home country which has to be legalised by your own ministry of foreign affairs and then by the Chinese embassy in that country. You will need one as well from every country you have lived in during the last 10 years before coming to China if that stay was longer than 2 years.

What is not in the document referred to above is that you will have to freeze a 100,000 RMB on a Chinese bank for a year when applying (apart from the proof of income or savings).

I asked how many persons actually got a permanent residence card and was told that in Kunming there are about 120 issued so far of which about 40 based on marriage. Nearly all of the later group are marriages between Chinese citizens and overseas Chinese. I seem to be the exception to the rule.

The length of the application processing seems to be always nearly two years and my case was not an exception.

Permanent in this case is 10 years. Renewal is expected to be easier.

Cheese is a bit to common denominator. There is French, Dutch, Italian and English cheese and some small but good supply countries such as Norway and Australia.
Entering specifics in Taobou helps such as Brie, Gouda, Camembert, Stilton helps.
PS I dont buy cheese online.

Cheddar is for those who don't like cheese........................

There is a booking office at the junction of Xiyuan and Dianshi road.