Follow aqicn.com daily and find out. There was another thread on here, that I can't find right now, but last year it regularly got over 150, occasionally over 200, and one day over 400.
It makes sense that air is cleaner during rainy season, as the air gets washed every day.
AQI not so good today. Chenggong over 130, Xishan Forest park almost 140. Across the center of Kunming from east to west was over 150. Surprisingly the best air quality was in the north of the city, only in the 90s.
This is probably the start of the poor air quality season. Asthmatics may benefit from keeping an eye on aqicn.org.
The issue for business would really be for those that need VPNs to operate secure networks for data transfer.
These are the companies that run their own VPNs, for example the banks. This is totally different to how you would use the shopping basket.
Buying online across borders already has barriers. There are some companies in Hong Kong that I cannot their websites from within Mainland China, although I can access them from EU. I can only assume that they don't want the China business. There are also Chinese websites that I cannot buy from if I use a server outside of the Chinese mainland. There are companies outside China that don't want to deal with or ship to China, this may or may not be due to regulatory barriers.
I would think that it would be a problem if it has expired. I would go back to the PSB and ask for a new one, explaining that you need it to travel with.
I found tomb sweeping to be a nice family day out. A branch, or several branches, of the family will visit the tomb and pay respects to the ancestors.
The tomb is cleared of weeds. Firecrackers. There is a small offering of food, wine, money (fake) etc. and some kowtowing. After that it becomes a family picnic, with my family.
All in all a pleasant time out. Not morbid, and very social.
Some of the old double deckers already have a few tables up top, but I doubt these will be put into new busses. Buses are hugely overcrowded at peak times, anything that potentially reduces bums on seats would not be considered. Anything mobile, like flip down aircraft seat type tables, would soon be broken.
Baisha village has developed a lot in the last 8 years or so, but is still peaceful. The Naxi art museum was very informative and well run. We visited last year and there were even a couple of guest houses and a brew pub.
If the Dongba Kingdom is the place with totem poles (look modern), forget it. It is a privately owned tourist attraction with a 280rmb entrance fee. I walked passed, and from what I could see it appears to be not much more than a glorified visitor centre.
Shuhe has changed and is no longer as quiet as it used to be. However, entrance is now free. In addition you can walk along the dirt road (no cars allowed) from Shuhe to Baisha village. It is a much shorter distance than driving.
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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Tomb Sweeping Festival in China
Posted byI found tomb sweeping to be a nice family day out. A branch, or several branches, of the family will visit the tomb and pay respects to the ancestors.
The tomb is cleared of weeds. Firecrackers. There is a small offering of food, wine, money (fake) etc. and some kowtowing. After that it becomes a family picnic, with my family.
All in all a pleasant time out. Not morbid, and very social.
Shangri-la still looking to bounce back after horrific fire
Posted bySadly, I am almost certain that people saying this know it to be false and are saying it to promote tourism in their own towns.
Kunming buses installing wi-fi services
Posted bySome of the old double deckers already have a few tables up top, but I doubt these will be put into new busses. Buses are hugely overcrowded at peak times, anything that potentially reduces bums on seats would not be considered. Anything mobile, like flip down aircraft seat type tables, would soon be broken.
Monkey mayhem descends on downtown Kunming
Posted byI saw this in K6 yesterday. That monkey was not happy.
Exploring Lijiang's countryside: A day-trip to Baisha
Posted byBaisha village has developed a lot in the last 8 years or so, but is still peaceful. The Naxi art museum was very informative and well run. We visited last year and there were even a couple of guest houses and a brew pub.
If the Dongba Kingdom is the place with totem poles (look modern), forget it. It is a privately owned tourist attraction with a 280rmb entrance fee. I walked passed, and from what I could see it appears to be not much more than a glorified visitor centre.
Shuhe has changed and is no longer as quiet as it used to be. However, entrance is now free. In addition you can walk along the dirt road (no cars allowed) from Shuhe to Baisha village. It is a much shorter distance than driving.