It has been all over the Chinese news. The money has been put up by one of the big banks, maybe with some arm twisting. It will be good branding for them nationally and globally. In UK we had 'The Listening Bank' ,'The Bank That Likes to Say Yes' , in China they will have the bank that likes to save pandas, or some such slogan.
If you are looking for a teacher, check that they are qualified to teach Chinese as a foreign language. There are plenty of people out there who are.
If they tell you they were English majors, or that they taught Chinese in high-school, it does not mean that they can teach Chinese to a foreigner. They may be able to, but you should only pay at the bottom end for someone to practice their teaching skills on you.
If they say that they have taught foreigners before, ask for a reference (contact number), as anyone can say anything, and some people do say anything.
Find someone from your part of the city, some 'teachers' get bored very quickly if they have to travel a lot. You don't need to be travelling a lot either.
I am not sure if you are trying energy drinks, or Wang Lao Ji or bin hong cha, but all of those can seriously mess with your system. I have seen people completely wreck their sleep with these.
I think she is right. I doubt that the Embassy will be willing or even able to help.
A lot of Chinese government offices have a website now. You would need to try and find the specific office in place of birth.
Advice when contacting Chinese organs:
Remember if you ask the wrong office that they might not even bother to reply, as it may be about a matter that their office does not deal with. End of story.
Ask specific single questions, don't ask opinion questions, e.g. 'Do you think...?' etc.
If you are new to Kunming, the problem of weakness may be caused by, or made worse by, the altitude here. It is about 1900m/6000ft above sea level. It may take you two weeks to fully adjust, depending on your fitness level.
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Great to know it is no longer dry.
Good review BTW
This has moved.
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 Auto Show rakes in 1.5 billion yuan
Posted byNormally in Kunming there are over 1000 new cars registered every day.
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Another thought.
Byd Vs Lambo with Kunming roads. Winner Byd
Official: Yunnan will have two bullet trains by 2016
Posted byLeaky feeders used to be the solution for tunnels with 2G.
New underwater archeological discoveries made at Fuxian
Posted byAgree. Because that would imply that China has always been a Han dominated homogeneous culture. However, it wasn't always so.
Update: Officials fired after school stampede kills six
Posted byMy daughter's school wasn't an elite school.
It was the local middle school. Not even that high in the rankings.
If a school is high in the rankings I am sure parents who are not from that district of the city can find a way to get their children in.
Update: Officials fired after school stampede kills six
Posted byMy daughters middle school principal was removed for graft. That was in Shanghai in about 2006.
We had to pay 20 000 rmb, and a watch to get my daughter into the school. This was not a special school by any means. We had just moved into the city mid-year.
Students were told that they must have English tutoring. The tutor was the brother of the head of the English dept. It was 100rmb per student per hour (in 2005), about 2 hours per week. Now that doesn't happen without the principal knowing about it.