Does anyone know how to access recent historical annual weather data? Not the average temps from the climate chart that is.
I was wondering if this apparently crap weather, and last two years, is uncharacteristic, or does it just seem that way.
If all those ebike riders were made to think about how vulnerable they are, and how hard they are to see at night with no lights on, I am sure that many would change their habits.
Why do I think this? Because a lot of the leisure cyclists I see wear safety helmets and are lit up like a Christmas tree at night. I put this down to awareness. Others are perhaps blissfully unaware.
It is a city that seems to have a well established economy.
The highway net work is now good, further feeding the local economy.
Tourism is growing, but it is not the coach party type.
F&B industry is growing, including a recently opened luxury hotel, and numerous guest houses and restaurants.
The local culture is influenced by its Confucian past. There seems to be a good work ethic and service culture. This is important if you are in a customer facing business.
There are language schools established. This can help if you are looking for bi-lingual staff, or if you are thinking of working in that sector.
Living there? The air is clean, the city is clean, and there is beatiful scenery. As for food, there is a lot of local produce for sale in the city. The weather is also warmer than Kunming. The city is about 4.5 hours drive, almost due south, from Kunming and so you are not remote.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Snapshot: A trip to the world's tallest bridge
Posted bySome of those villages might still be quite isolated, as the connections to the highway might still be hard to reach.
$17 billion Chongqing-Kunming railway nears completion
Posted byThe train won't suffer fog or China Eastern delay disease either.
Spring City's tallest skyscraper nears completion
Posted byTier 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.
Mid-Autumn Festival, China's harvest celebration
Posted byTranslation is perhaps a better word than adaptation. There are over 40 translations of the poem listed here www.google.com/[...]
Mid-Autumn Festival, China's harvest celebration
Posted byThe 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.