I don't know about back 500 years in time, but it still is a great place, although the tourist thing has been developing over the past 3 years or so in the usual ominous direction - so go now. Sideng, the main town, was very well 'preserved' by a Swiss project which began some 10 years ago - but then Lijaing was reconstructed very well after the earthquake, and then got invaded by the usual disneyland commerce and clientele.
Considering the importance of learning English and the average income levels, isn't Y150/hr. a matter of servicing the (relatively) rich?
Geogramatt, check out the social-scientific theme of 'McDonaldization of society'.
Faraday, now, after telling us what's WRONG with McDonald's, why don't you tell us what's good about it? And who is this 'we' that is taking over the world? Somehow I don't feel like I'm a member. Why do you want to 'take over the world', anyway? Such attempts usually annoy people.
I think it's all okay and that the discussions pretty much reflect the attitudes & mindsets of the contributors, for better or for worse.
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Not quite what you'd call a jumping place, but not bad at all for rather standard US-type meals, not overly expensive, and with a really good salad bar that's cheap, or free with most dinner dishes after 5:30PM. You can get a bottle of beer or even wine if you really want to, but I've never seen anybody do it - maybe that's just to take out. Chinese Christian run, and they hire people with physical disadvantages, who are pleasant and helpful. Frequented by foreign (mostly North American) Christians and Chinese Christians - was started by a Canadian couple associated with Bless China (previously, Project Grace), who are no longer here, but no religious pressure or any of that. Steaks are nothing special, and I avoid the Korean dishes, which I've had a few times but which did not impress me.
As a shop and bakery, it's very good bread at reasonable prices, of various kinds (Y18 for a good multigrain loaf that certainly weighs well over a pound. Other stuff too, like granola and oatmeal that is local, as well as imported things, including American cornflakes and so forth, which some people seem to require.
Large portions, seriously so with the pizza, which is Brooklyn/American style, I guess. Convivial, conversational, good place to drink with good folks on both sides of the bar, especially after about 9PM.
Too bourgeois.
Really good pizza and steaks. The wine machine fuddles me when I'm a bit fuddled, & seems unnecessary. Good folks on both sides of the bar.
Ain't no flies on Salvador's.
Fundraiser: More For Baby children's autism center
Posted byThe endoftheamericadream link is a lousy article and does not provide solid evidence for anything, but I'm willing to admit there may be some evidence that there is a connection between autism and vaccinations. However, somebody's got to come up with it before you can convince me.
Learning the art of the crossbow in Yunnan
Posted byNice story, Jim. I'm rather glad to didn't get the chance to do the William Tell, there are a lot of attractive women in the Nujiang & we don't want to lose any...
China's fast food scandal grows, extends to Yunnan
Posted byAlso might be difficult to define East & West clearly - what do we do with Japan/Pakistan, or Sweden/Brazil?
Fishing on Dianchi Lake banned once again
Posted byI think it's going to take a long time to get us past this manmade disaster.
China's fast food scandal grows, extends to Yunnan
Posted by@Yankee: not only western behaviors, I'm afraid.