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Forums > Study > Is Kunming safe for a Muslim student to study Chi?

Safety will not be an issue for a Muslim in Kunming.
There is a large Muslim population in Kunming. Both traditional and secular Muslims live side by side with other locals.

There are two mosques in the center of the city, and I am sure that there are others around the city. There is also a Muslim community, adjacent to one of the city center mosques.

You will find Halal restaurants in many parts of the city. These are easy to see, by the Arabic signage above the door.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Moving to Kunming - where?

The area around the Aegean would be a good area to set up a kinder garden. There is a lot of residential property in that area. Occupancy rates are high, and there are a lot of young middle class families. There are already several kinder gardens in the area, which proves that there is a market. I would not worry too much about competition, as the population density is fairly high.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Anyone here gotten a Chinese Green Card?

The problems listed in the articles seem to stem from the ignorance of the service staff (bank staff/hotels). It may also be that banks need to catch up on their own internal policy. Policy over law is perhaps too strong a point. The 'law' does not say that you have to treat green card holders differently now. It just allows that organisations can.
Ignorance has always been a problem, even for local people trying to get the services they are entitled to. The answer is to keep escalating it higher, and doing the umpteen phone calls routine. I know a Chinese bank manager, who also has problems (on occasion) with bank staff know knowing their jobs.
I can see non-parity in some jobs. I can also travelling to some parts of the country may also hold green card holders to same limits as other foreigners.

However, the new ID card is a huge step in a positive direction.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Traffic flow on Gokunming

A good way to link with Wechat groups is to seek out those related to your interests. Last year, for example, I asked if there were any cycling groups in Kunming. I made the request on GoKunming, and I received a few PMs that allowed me to link to three Wechats.

Some groups may be reluctant to respond to an open 'add me to any group' type message. In part because once a group gets over a certain size there are legal limitations (and responsibilities) that apply to Wechat groups.
These groups are often very specific, e.g. parents group, kinder-garden, teachers group, teacher recruitment, etc.
I also find that every time I have put my Wechat ID into a post, I have received commercial traffic. The GoKunming forum is a good starting place for questions, and they filter out the SPAM for you.

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Because of the Metro Line 5 opening in our area, we have just gained another 3 bus services in our area. We live in a area a little off the beaten track, before we only had one bus.
It may be worth regular commuters, who live near line 5, checking to see if they have picked up any new bus routes.

Yes. A schematic map is only useful to find your way on the system that is mapped. For most tourists and strangers to the system, a map that relates to what is on the ground (above) is much more useful.

I could be mistaken but the I thought that the metro lines used to be shown on Googlemaps. But not any more apparently.

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