Post office is cheap, I've lost one package of about 30 in 15 years.

Most restaurants and cafes have consumer-grade DSL or similar. Reliable is not the word I would use, but then we're in China - even a private connection is inoperable internationally between about 5-10PM. A 4G box will be faster.

Tibetan fruit wine just got profiled in an academic journal - en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-NJKJ201501048.htm - should be possible to grow here at lower altitudes.

Nice interest. I would be interested in planting some stuff down in Chengjiang on my roof if you want to give me some seeds to germinate.

@laotou: I used to eat there and recommend it, however the experience of staying there was so bad I ceased doing so.