I got my bait (like roach motel) in Metro. Came in packs of 6. They were near the fly killers etc. Did the trick for me. I put them everywere. In cupboards, in corners, behind fridge, etc, etc. I even had some roaches in the bathroom, and so echo what was said about drains being a likely avenue of roach invasion.
Just outside Lijiang (less than 5km) is a national park type area call (I can't spell) Shu He
There are no cars, you can walk to the Naxi village and Naxi Museum, and frescos. You can bus/taxi into Lijiang, short trip to snow dragon mountain.
ShuHe is very quiet, but has some bars and restaurants, and guest houses.
Costs to get in (was 70RMB 5 years ago) but ticket valid for at least 3 days.
For a moment I thought this was a duplicate posting about topiary 'down there'.
But back to the original topic of gardening.
We get our lawns cut, our flowers tended, our trees pruned, and everything watered and weeded for 600RMB/year. Unless you can compete with that, I don't think you have a chance.
If you are new to Kunming, and especially if you are new to China, and have no connections (Guanxi), your options are limited.
Opening a bar or restaurant can be difficult to do legally, it can take years to get the correct permits.
Unless it is your Chinese family, don't have a Chinese business partner. There is not real sense of business ethics in China. I know several Chinese nationals who have been ripped off by local partners. The stories of foreigners being ripped off are manifold.
If you are going to set up a company, one of the few options truly open to foreigners is some kind of consultancy. The most common consultancies are for trade or education. The former is a possibility if you can find western companies who need a bridge to Kunming, or if you can find western customers for Kunming products. The latter being teaching or training, as you need a license to be a school.
To set up and register a company you need at least 100 000 rmb, that would be a local company that would need a local/Chinese figurehead. I am not sure how much money you need for a WFOE (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (pronounced Woofee) currently.
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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.
Spring Festival 2020 Business Opening and Closing Times
Posted byThe re-opening of the meituan site is very helpful, thanks.
Kunming bank opens first biometric outlet in Yunnan
Posted byIf they are stopping family members from sharing, accessing SIMs, then I hope they relax the rules for foreigners.
Snapshot: Kunming's first ever PechaKucha Night
Posted byOff topic, but related to theme songs. When we watched terrestrial TV we listened to the whole theme, even if only in the background while we quickly made a cup of tea or finished off some other chore. With streaming, or watching box sets, we quickly FF over the theme song and titles. We are missing a lot of great music.
Everything else said by the last two posters can be captured within the idea that we no longer live in a society, we live in a market.
Yunnan reaches out to Cambodia with children's health initiative
Posted byThere is another elephant in the room.
Kunming dog registration required as of August 1, 2019
Posted byHa ha.