Be careful of the coffee, as a lot of it is instant coffee dressed up to look like a bag of beans.
If gifting within China to Chinese people, a box of a seasonal fruit is a standard gift.
A thought or two on price.
I have just come back to Europe after a few years away.
Jesus! have prices for commodities gone up. If you have not been home for a few years, you will be shocked at how much prices have increased, generally.
The only stable prices are in cheap take out food, mostly due to the influx of cheap illegal labor, and the use of factory produced frozen pizza bases. The quality of this fast food is very low and prices are still higher than China. A 'real pizza' will cost a lot more.
Prices at the supermarket have also shot up, for example a loaf of bread in the supermarket can cost more than Wicker Basket's offering.
The other thing to consider is relative costs. If you eat in a decent Chinese restaurant (that has not kept is prices down by dubious means) the price of a meal can often be at least as expensive as eating western now, by the time you have thrown in the extras. Whereas five years ago a Chinese meal was a fraction of the price of western food.
Try contacting the international departments of the Universities directly.
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Great to know it is no longer dry.
Good review BTW
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The cut flowers are about 700m east on Duonan Jie. The plants and trees are about 700 m west and follow Duocai Section.
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.
Kunming to put 45,000 public use bikes on roads
Posted byI have seen lots of these bikes around. I have yet to use any.
From what I can see, you scan the QR code on the bike, which unlocks it. I assume you scan again to re-lock it. I assume billing is by Wechat.
It looks like you don't need to find a bike park, and I assume that the location of the bike is known from the location data from the phone that scans the QR code.
New governor sparks controversy with verbal gaffe
Posted byTypo, should read '...institution'
New governor sparks controversy with verbal gaffe
Posted by[M]any repeatedly asked the question, "Is there no local official to hold this important office?"
Well most of them are taking a prolonged break, at a government run institute.
Film Review: Shanren mini-doc Qike Ami
Posted byExcellent short film. It is nice to see something non-han being featured as central subject, and not merely as a subdivision of Chinese culture.
Kunming trees and utilities still suffering from January cold
Posted by...tried to save them where I live...