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Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming FM International

Thinking about the business case.

Your audience - How many expats are there in Kunming, and what percentage would be regular listeners? You might be able to find out how many expats their are in Kunming from official figures. You could also guesstimate the percentage who would listen by posting a poll on here to count how many people would be interested in such a service (divide positive responses by 3), then finding out how many registered users on Gokunming and work out your percentage. This final number would be a guesstimate of your total audience (some regular, some less so).
Your revenue streams - somewhat dependent on your audience size.
Your outgoings - how much time, money are other resources can you commit.
Cost-benefit analysis - net positive or net negative.

If you are not thinking about making any money out of this, and it is just a pet project, then you need to minimize your investment (time, energy, money). Consider podcasts or blogs (going out of fashion) or vlogs (which you don't want to do).

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Forums > Study > How to get a student visa

For student visa age limit issues, I would contact a university. I would aim for one of the big Chinese learning programmes in Shanghai or Beijing, as by sheer weight of student numbers they will have come across this before. Someone who does not know will just fob you off and waste your time and this needs to be avoided. Pitch your inquiry as someone who wants to study there.

Exceptions. If you are already here on a work visa or family visa (with residence permit) you can study here without a student visa.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Air Quality!!! Kunming Not So Good.

China is getting better, but still considering EU or US standards it is pretty poor. If kids are asthmatic, then anywhere in China is not good. If you are already in, and committed to China then Kunming is comparatively not so bad. If you are only going to stay for a year or so the long term damage will be limited. If you are serious about health then you need to consider any long term effects of pollution PLUS altitude.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Dentist in Kunming

We were told that the best dental department is in Kunhua (I think that is Yunnan People's No1 Hospital) It is the one next to Jinbi Square, on Jinbi Lu. If memory serves it is on the ground floor of the first building behind the gate, at the very back of the building behind the lobby area.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Dentist in Kunming

The cheaper back street dentists may not. The larger hospitals will all use anesthetic if you ask them to. I was told that many Chinese people don't like the idea of anesthetic drugs.
Dental departments in Chinese hospitals have a lot of experience, mostly with major repair. Your case should pose no problems.

My advice would be to pay the extra for the VIP registration, and you will be seen by one of the consultant dentists. It is not expensive.
The issue for you will be language, but if you have a bilingual friend who can go with you it is easy.

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Tier ones, in the downtown/CBD areas will always be a good bet, but not so good in the suburbs unless serviced by or soon to be serviced by, Metro/subway lines.

Lower tier cities also have potential. Henan, Zhengzhou has boomed. Due to the city being named as an expanding rail hub for the Belt and Road initiative. Also, anywhere not yet serviced by a metro line. There is still room in this latter category in Kunming, but there is a need to be fast as the metro line as planned should be completed by next August.

I would also avoid buying new. Some of the more upmarket villas in SW Kunming are very poorly built, many are apartments and villas are overpriced and people are fighting to buy the more affordable.
Buying second hand may be less of an investment opportunity, unless a new metro line is going through. However, you can see quality or other issues more clearly and find out the reputation of buildings and management, you can buy already decorated (ready to occupy), there will be fewer unknowns.

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The story of Li Bai always reminds me of:
The Little Fete
by J.C. Cooper
I take a bottle of wine and I go to drink it among the flowers.
We are always three -
counting my shadow and my friend the shimmering moon.
Happily the moon knows nothing of drinking,
and my shadow is never thirsty.
When I sing, the moon listens to me in silence.
When I dance, my shadow dances too.
After all festivities the guests must depart;
This sadness I do not know.
When I go home,
the moon goes with me and my shadow follows me.

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A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.

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Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.

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In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.

They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.

They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.