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herenow, often the voice of reason and wisdom.

Looks like tiger is back to his usual helpful self, assisting old ladies cross the street....

all is well as James Callis of the world are asleep sweet dreaming of hit n' runs... until they awake.

As long as tigers roam this earth, so will the callous jackals.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Bring in Mangosteen from Thailand

Both tiger cloud are right, but to a certain extent.

Most vendors aren't confused. "Jin" is just part of Kunming's vegetable market idiolect. Used in lieu of "gongjin" among sellers and local residents/returning customers.

However, the operative word is "some" fruit vendors in traffic touristy areas would use "jin" as half a kilogram to lure one-time buyers. The suitcase rolling thriftless tourists making the exorbitant, one-off purchases. These jin-baits are placed at the very front for bystanders to see.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Bring in Mangosteen from Thailand

A word of caution for foreigners buying fruits in Kunming.

Some Machiavellian mangosteen vendors would purposefully mislead buyers by advertising prices using the market catty system, instead of the standard metric system.

Market catty units of measurements for mass is denoted by "jin" (斤).

One "jin" (斤) comes out to 500g. So 2斤 = 1kg

Don't confuse "jin" with the metric "gongjin" (公斤, or kg).

So when a cardboard sign prints "10元/斤" above the fruits. The price of that fruit is actually 10yuan for 500 grams. Or 20rmb/kg.

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Thanks Peter. I just went back to the video to check. Again they mentioned being set in the Qing Dynasty. Perhaps you should write to SCMP on their error.

Either that or the production piece time jumps. Incorporating eras of pre-interregnum, post QIng into Han Dynasty. Not unusual a play's storytelling would fast forward in time.

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Just Hot Jan, the carbon-footprint-less man.

Bon Appétit is a rising star among higher end bakeries in Kunming. Located near you at TPK shopping center, B1 level near the MRT tunnel.

Saw a new Bon Appétit bakery at today's grand opening of Spring 66 (opposite Dongfeng Square). Also B1 level..

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Yang LiPing's latest choreographed production 'Under Siege' is set to perform in Macao.

This dance piece will be a reenactment of a Qing Dyansty battle fusing elements of modern ballet with traditional Peking opera. Blood spilled in the form red confetti props. Historical backstory accompanied by stage backdrop far removed from her usual ethnic minority folk theme.

Below is an interesting article (and video interview) showcasing Dali native "Peacock Princess" though VPN may be required:

www.scmp.com/[...]

She never attended dance school, yet cemented her place as the most celebrated ballerina in China. She claimed to have learned from nature and the influences Yunnan's abundant ethnic groups, where she also handpicks her talent pool as a producer.

If you live in Kunming, may be worthwhile to learn about this national treasure. The hometown hero of the Bai people of Yunnan.

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